iNTRODUCTION
OzHelp is expanding
The Minister for Health Tony Abbott formally launched the National Expansion Program of the OzHelp Foundation Ltd at Parliament House on 22 March 2007.
The program originally commenced as a pilot initiative of the ACT branches of the Master Builders and CFMEU in partnership. It was established following persistent lobbying of one mother who lost her apprentice son (David Alan O’Bryan) to suicide.
Following the success of this local program, consistent demands have arisen both from the Construction Industry nationally and from other industry sectors in the ACT to expand the OzHelp ACT Program to service these needs.
With funding provided by the Department of Health and Ageing, under the National Suicide Prevention Strategy, OzHelp Launched Phase One of its national expansion. This phase will see the program expand operations:
Interstate with the formation of OzHelp Tasmania
Regionally into regional New South Wales
Inter Industry to serve the utilities industry in the ACT
In addition the funding will enable work that is in progress with another 5 states and territories to continue so that this collaborative model can be established throughout Australia.
For information on the expansion into your state/territory, please contact Keith Todd on 02 6251 4166 or 0412 507594.