CHP is hosting a 2 day, in-person Mental Health First Aid training course in Melbourne’s CBD on 4-5 March. Using a practical, skills-based action plan, participants learn the skills to recognise and respond to someone experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis, until professional help is received or the crisis resolves.

Find out more and book through the Learning Hub.

Person-centred practice seeks to partner with people who are without a home to deliver holistic, strengths-based and trauma responsive services, centering practice on what is safe and meaningful to people seeking support.

CHP’s new Person-Centred Practice Guide has been developed to assist the SHS workforce develop a shared language and understanding about what a person-centred approach to service provision is and how to integrate it into current practice.

CHP, in conjunction with Homelessness Australia and with the generous support of the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation and Homes Victoria, is hosting two special seminars with one of the UK’s foremost practitioners and proponents of Housing First, Jo Prestidge, on Tuesday 20 February at Abbotsford Convent.

For Housing First frontline practitioners, there’s “Housing and Homes: exploring our work to end homelessness” from 9:30am – 12:30pm. Then for SHS CEO’s, Board members and Senior Managers, don’t miss “Housing First or Housing Led? Learning from England about 3 reasons why it’s important to know the difference” from 3-5pm.

Use the links above to find out more and register, through the Learning Hub.