Supporting mental health in rural communities
The In a Good Place program gives small remote, rural and regional communities across Australia the opportunity to access funds for a broad range of community-driven projects, services, activities or initiatives, which clearly and directly focus on strengthening mental health and wellbeing of vulnerable community members who are at risk of, or are experiencing, mental health issues.
The program supports community-based approaches that:
There are now two streams within the program:
- Community wellbeing for projects focussing on mental health and wellbeing within remote, rural, and regional communities;
- Farmers and farming communities for projects specifically supporting the mental health and wellbeing of farmers and the communities they live in.
NOTE: Farming communities refers to remote, rural, and regional communities with a high dependency on agriculture and related industries.