Men’s Health & Wellbeing

The Men’s Health & Wellbeing (MHWB) Program is based at Hamersley St and delivers a range of programs to support men and their families. These programs include the Drop In space at the front of 11 Hamersley St which is open Mon – Fri mornings as well as programs to support clients leaving prison to engage in employment and health care.

Further programs include counseling and case management to support men with complex needs including homelessness, alcohol & other drugs, mental health issues and relationship issues.

	Time to Work Employment Service (TWES) Time to Work Employment Service (TWES) is a contract with Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE), to work with Aboriginal offenders making he transition from prison to community life, in order to improve their chances of employment post-release. This is achieved by MOSAC TWES team engaging with individual clients in the last 2-4 months of their prison sentence, in order to build a relationship of trust. This relationship enables an accurate assessment, via a Transition Plan, of each client’s capacity, and barriers to work. The TWES team also link their clients with specialist assessors and employment providers.
Men and Family Relationships (MFR) Men and Family Relationships (MFR) is a contract with Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS) under its Family and Relationship Services program. This service provides counselling, information, advocacy and referral services to vulnerable and disadvantaged men and their families,  who are often dealing with complex challenges, including substance abuse, mental health, homelessness, and violence, as well as relationship breakdown.
	Prison Health Prison Health is a contract with WA Country Health Service (WACHS) to support offenders making the transition from prison to community life, focusing on providing continuity of care regarding any chronic health issues that affect them. MOSAC Prison Health team work closely with prison clinic staff to identify clients pre-release, and then follow up with community medical services and clinics to support the client’s health needs post-release.
Drop In Drop In provides a safe space (men only) for clients of the MOSAC Men’s Health & Wellbeing program, and for any homeless, isolated or otherwise vulnerable men to build relationships with each other and/or the MOSAC team. The team work collaboratively with other service providers to deliver information and education sessions and to provide health checks and immunisations to Drop In clients in this safe space.