Stride Mental Health Gold Coast
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Not-for-profit organisation delivering programs and services across the mental health care and disability sectors on the Gold Coast QLD
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| Monday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
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Australia’s longest serving mental health provider
1907 wasn’t the best time for mental health services in Australia. A time of government underfunding and misunderstanding, it led to a situation where many people released from mental health hospitals had to restart their life alone.
Emily Paterson – blind from birth, yet a talented pianist and composer – lived near Gladesville Mental Hospital. She visited patients and often invited them to her home for concerts and afternoon tea, hearing firsthand how hard it was for them to find a job and accommodation after being discharged. Women especially struggled to find support, and Emily became friends with many of them.
From their stories, she decided to create her own solution to the question: What happens when hospital care ends? In this way, Aftercare was born – an association helping people find ‘a safe place to live, a place to work, and friendship’.
Over a century later and Aftercare has changed. Now known as Stride, we provide 50 services across 3 states, employ over 630 staff, and partner with a number of health networks, government and social services.