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Improve your social & emotional wellbeing

Plus Social^® is a program with award-winning design that focuses on improving your support network, confidence and wellbeing. It runs in conjunction with your existing medical care and involves an experienced and caring Service Specialist connecting you to local sources of support. This enables you to access a vast network of social and health-related services and local supports such as:
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Community services to aid physical and psychological health
Clinical interventions like medication reviews
Allied health services
Financial and relationship counselling
Housing, education and employment assistance
Accessing benefits and transport
Social interest groups including relaxation, gaming and arts and crafts

Programs Available

Plus Social^® - EML (NSW)

PCCS, together with EML, are currently running the Plus Social program.

If you have been injured at work, and unable to fully return to work for the last three to nine months, you may be eligible to participate in this program. Plus Social can help you:

build your support network
get you moving
increase your confidence
boost your mood.

The program is accessible via referral from your EML Case Manager and subject to other eligibility criteria.

For further information and assistance with the referral process, please call Primary & Community Care Services on (02) 9477 8700 or email enquiries@pccs.org.au.

Primary & Community Care Services Ltd is grateful to EML for their support and funding of this service through the Mutual Benefits Program. Learn more about the Mutual Benefits program and discover other resources available to support you by visiting Mutual Benefits | EML.

Plus Social^® (Gold Coast)

The Gold Coast version of the Plus Social program is designed for people whose mental health significantly impacts their daily living. The program features:

Clinical care coordination between GPs, psychiatrists and allied health workers
Connections to a range of local community services and social groups, and
An after-hours community-based space, The Hub, where clients needing support can come after hours and where many of our social groups are run.

Plus Social is free to Gold Coast (Queensland) area residents who are:

Are 18+ years old and living with complex mental health issues
Living in the community in the Gold Coast area and supported by a GP or private psychiatrist
Are in need of (non-urgent) additional support beyond GP management, and not receiving supports from Gold Coast Health or Queensland Health.

The program is only accessible through a referral from a GP or psychiatrist. The referral form is available here. For help with the referral process, please call Primary & Community Care Services on (07) 3186 4000 or email plussocialgc@pccs.org.au.

This service is supported by funding from Gold Coast PHN through the Australian Government’s PHN Program.