40 years of ermha365 - reflections and celebrations

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2022 sees complex mental health and disability services provider ermha365 turn 40! ermha365 produces this podcast.

We wanted to reflect on and recognise how ermha365 has grown over these four decades in Victoria and beyond, supporting people with complex mental health and disability.

Our special guests are two of ermha’s long-standing employees who’ve witnessed – and experienced - how ermha has evolved and adapted, in particular over the past 20 years. 

Guests:
Dennise Rossetti – who recently retired after 20 years at ermha365 as Assistant Finance Manager and has seen a lot of change at ermha over that time.

Ellen Maple -  ermha365’s Project Manager for Carer Respite & Field Education. Ellen joined ermha as a graduate social worker in 2004 and has worked in a number of roles over the years.

ermha365 CEO Karenza Louis-Smith hosts this episode.

Produced by Emily Webb, Advocacy and External Communications Advisor.

ermha365 history
Ermha was established forty years ago in Melbourne’s south east suburbs by consumers, their families and a psychiatrist who were concerned about the lack of support services for their loved ones who were experiencing a mental illness, especially after a hospital stay.

Ermha, then known as Eastern Region Mental Health Association, met a huge gap at that time. Today, we deliver services in Victoria and the Northern Territory. The ‘365’ was added to our name to highlight that many of our services are provided 24/7, 365 days a year. 

If you are affected by anything discussed in this episode you can contact:

LIFELINE on 13 11 1413 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people)Q LIFE  on 1800 184 527 anonymous and free LGBTI peer support and referral

If you’d like to know more about the work we do at ermha365 please visit our website ermha.org.au or follow us on social media:

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ermha365 provides mental health and disability support for people in Victoria and the Northern Territory. Find out more about our services at our website.

Helplines (Australia):
Lifeline 13 11 14
QLIFE 1800 184 527
13 YARN 13 92 76
Suicide Callback Service 1300 659 467

ermha365 acknowledges that our work in the community takes place on the Traditional Lands of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and therefore respectfully recognise their Elders, past and present, and the ongoing Custodianship of the Land and Water by all Members of these Communities.

We recognise people with lived experience who contribute to GET REAL podcast, and those who love, support and care for them. We recognise their strength, courage and unique perspective as a vital contribution so that we can learn, grow and achieve better outcomes together.