Complex Needs: supporting people experiencing significant service gaps
From Get Real: Talking mental health & disability by The team at ermha365
June 18, 2025 · 33 min · Season 5 · Episode 108
About this episode
This episode discusses the Assertive Outreach and Support service in Victoria and its impact on individuals with complex needs.
Send us Fan Mail The basis for this conversation is an important pilot service in Victoria called Assertive Outreach and Support (AOS), funded by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing under its Multiple and Complex Needs Initiative. ermha365 and ACSO Australia deliver the service in parts of Melbourne and regional Victoria. Our guests for this episode are Cassandra Turnbull from ermha365 and Psychiatrist Dr Debra Wood, from Clarity Healthcare, who provides clinical governance for t...
People in this episode
Guests: Cassandra Turnbull, Dr Debra Wood
Topics covered
- mental health
- disability
- service gaps
- assertive outreach
- support services
Keywords
- Assertive Outreach
- Multiple and Complex Needs Initiative
- Victoria
- ermha365
- ACSO Australia
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Victoria, Melbourne
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