Current Grant Opportunity View - GO6889

The purpose of the grant opportunity is to continue funding PASTT organisations that provide specialist counselling services and other supports to those who are experiencing psychological and/or psychosocial difficulties resulting from their pre-migration experiences of torture and trauma.

The grant opportunity also provides for the delivery of community capacity building activities that help mainstream health and community organisations better support successful resettlement of humanitarian entrants. The objectives of the grant opportunity is to assist the recovery of humanitarian entrants who are survivors of torture and trauma and support them to successfully settle in Australia by:

• providing them with specialist psychological and psychosocial support to improve their mental health and wellbeing
• increasing their access to mainstream health, mental health and community services to manage their ongoing needs; and
• increasing the capacity and capability of health, mental health and community services to respond effectively.
• The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are:
• improved psychological and psychosocial outcomes for humanitarian entrants
• increased capacity of mainstream health, mental health and community services to meet humanitarian entrant needs; and
• contribute to the successful resettlement of humanitarian entrants in Australia.

To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.

Rehabilitation of torture and trauma survivors is complex. PASTT organisations are nationally, and internationally recognised as centres for excellence with reputations for delivering high-quality mental health and support services for humanitarian entrants. The organisations also have well-established networks, administrative arrangements, experienced personnel and infrastructure and are well placed to continue offering the specialised services.

The list of eligible organisations was determined to possess the appropriate capability, specific knowledge, expertise, established partnerships and infrastructure to continue to operate PASTT services and supports to eligible humanitarian entrant clients. Consistent with previous processes, the department has analysed: Activity Work Plans, Budgets and other documentation were used to determine PASTT agency’s ability to continue to provide the required services and achieve value for money. Eligible organisations include:

NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (ABN: 15 136 372 248)

The Victorian Foundation For Survivors of Torture Inc.(ABN: 52 783 974 656)

Queensland Program of Assistance for Survivors of Torture and Trauma Incorporated (ABN: 50 043 097 082)

STTARS Survivors Of Torture And Trauma Assistance And Rehabilitation Service Inc (ABN: 66 791 296 287)

Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors (ASeTTS) Inc. (ABN: 83 460 231 835)

Migrant Resource Centre (Southern TAS) INC (ABN: 63 028 115 942)

Companion House Assisting Survivors of Torture and Trauma Inc (ABN: 98 349 936 816)

Melaleuca Refugee Centre Torture and Trauma Survivor’s Service of the Northern Territory Inc (ABN: 50 116 495 405)

$178,816,000.00

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