Welcome from the team and best wishes for the festive season
We hope this e-newsletter finds you well and that you have had a healthy, happy and productive year.
For this newsletter, we have selected some specific information that we hope you find meaningful and useful for your practice.
There's lots of information about some of what we have been working on for the second half of this year, some reflections from our 2024 psychiatry registrar, details about our ongoing approach to rural and regional mental health support, and much more.
We hope you enjoy this e-newsletter and we welcome opportunities to continue working with you.
All the very best from us to you for a relaxing festive break.
To learn more about what we do and to access free resources, please explore our website.
Team News
INTRODUCING | new VTMH Communications Consultant - Sam Ryan
We are thrilled to have been able to create a new role within our team; that of Communications Consultant and have appointed Sam Ryan to the role.
SPOTLIGHTING | VTMH Team Member – Olivia Fletcher
We realise that while many of you reading this work with some members of our team, some of you don’t know who we are!
To change this, we have decided to share with you an interview with one of our team members in each of our e-newsletters. This time VTMH Carer Consultant Olivia Fletcher has agreed to be interviewed.
REFLECTING | Upon my time at VTMH - By Psychiatry Registrar Sangita Raj
This year at VTMH has been an incredibly meaningful chapter in my journey as a registrar—a role I’ve always dreamed of doing. From the moment I joined, I felt welcomed by a team whose kindness, support and inclusivity made me feel valued not just professionally but personally.
News From Our Website
REFLECTING | Upon the Daryl Oehm Oration 2024
The Daryl Oehm Oration, which is held every two years, took place this year on Wednesday 30 October 2024, at the elegant St Andrews Conservatory in Fitzroy.
UPDATING | Rural & Regional Approach Initiative
VTMH continues to test and adapt interventions based on the rural and regional mental health services stakeholder feedback.
DEVELOPING | VTMH's Group Facilitation Skills - Professional Development
The VTMH team undertook a two-day training workshop in August 2024, with Group Works Center. The workshop was focused on group facilitation Skills. This training was to strengthen and build on facilitation skills and practice for VTMH staff.
TALKING | Community Engagement in Mental Health Podcasts
Listen to our podcast series conversations about community engagement in mental health.
LEARNING | Together in 2024: Highlights from the Past Year of VTMH Workshops
Over the past 12 months, VTMH has continued to deliver training across the state, reaching participants in both metropolitan Melbourne and rural and regional areas. This year has seen significant achievements in supporting Victoria’s mental health workforce.
TALKING | Spirituality & Diversity Discussions
Over the past six months, VTMH has helped facilitate several more reflective sessions on spirituality.
SUMMARISING | VTMH Seminars in 2024
This last year, we’ve held six seminars for the mental health sector. We’ve enjoyed the company of over 400 attendees from across the sector.
OFFERING | Transcultural Clinical Discussion Service
Transcultural Clinical Discussions (TCD) are a service that VTMH offers to mental health clinicians across Victoria. This is not an emergency service.
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Victorian Transcultural Mental Health (VTMH)
Address: St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Level 1, Bolte Wing, 14 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
Address: St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Level 1, Bolte Wing, 14 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
Tel: (03) 9231 3300
VTMH acknowledges it is located on the traditional lands of the Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) peoples of the Kulin Nation. We know this land has history, custodians and stories spanning tens of thousands of years. We celebrate and recognise the First Peoples’ continuing connection to the land and water, and pay our respects to their Ancestors and Elders, past, present and emerging.
In a spirit of reconciliation, we commit to walking the journey of learning and healing together.