SUPPORTER AUTUMN 2020
a national ASELCC research project led by Griffith University and supported by AnglicareSA. Designed to support health professionals to work with children who are minimally verbal, the guides incorporate best available evidence and outcomes from focus groups with speech pathologists across Australia. As a leader in the provision of evidence-based autism services, AnglicareSA maintains its expertise by partnering with others to undertake vital research to inform program design. AnglicareSA provides support, education and opportunities for people living with autism, as well as families, through our outreach therapy supports, NDIS accommodation and individualised support services, and our own early learning and care centre based in Prospect.
Latest research to help autism services
Grace Frost from Anglicare SA’s Autism Specific Early Learning and Care Centre (ASELCC) presented the workshop alongside autism experts Dr Madonna Tucker and Joanne Stephen. The workshop invited health and education professionals from around Adelaide to learn about four new clinical guides developed from
AnglicareSA and the AEIOU Foundation for Children with Autism recently partnered to present a workshop on the latest research into supporting children who are minimally verbal.
Five years of suicide prevention
Suicide is the leading cause of death for South Australians aged 15 to 44. For every death by suicide it is predicted that there are 15 attempts. The Suicide Prevention Service provides specialised support to individuals who have attempted suicide or have strong suicidal ideation. The free service offers intensive support for three months, helping people with strategies to prevent further attempts. It works alongside mental health services to provide psycho-social supports and assist in connecting people into community supports. It also supports families of those who have attempted suicide. While the service predominantly receives referrals from hospitals, GPs and allied health professionals, individuals and families are welcome to self-refer to the service. To access the Suicide Prevention Service, please call 1300 067 798 or email sps@anglicaresa.com.au
In the five years since it began, AnglicareSA’s Suicide Prevention Service has grown in size, impact and reputation, supporting more than 850 families and individuals following a suicide attempt. One of Australia’s longest running after care services, it originally started as a pilot program funded by AnglicareSA with money raised at the Cathedral Banquet in May 2014. In February 2015, it started taking referrals in the southern suburbs of Adelaide and the following year obtained funding from the Adelaide
Primary Health Network to deliver the program right across metropolitan Adelaide. By 2018, the service had gained accreditation in the National Standards for Mental Health Services and expanded into the Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula with funding from the CountrySA Primary Health Network. With five full-time positions, the service is a leader in the field and staff regularly present their work and outcomes at state and national forums.
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