How does the Pathway work?
HPTW is open to anyone suffering the effects of hopelessness due to mental anguish, chronic pain or special needs.
HPTW offers a wholistic approach to wellbeing: focusing on the physical, emotional and spiritual dimensions of guests and providing a range of therapeutic services to renew hope.
1. Guests will arrive and be invited to register in the waiting area.
2. Guests will be invited to experience a somatosensory video presentation followed by a breathing exercise.
3. Guests wanting to pass through the prayer pathway will be invited to meet the prayer team.
4. Guests attending a therapeutic appointment will access a range of therapeutic, counselling, nutrition and/or life coaching services.
5. Guests will be reviewed regularly to assess what stage of the pathway will best serve their needs.
6. Referrers and care oversight will be regularly communicated to with updates of progress and recommendations for moving forward.
Does it Cost?
The initial assessment and triage is FREE.
The healing prayer pathway is FREE.
Therapeutic, Counselling, Nutrition and Life Coaching Sessions carry an affordable cost. Both individual and group sessions are available.
Most services will offer a suggested fee of between $60-80 per session for individuals working full-time and $15-20 per person for group sessions.
A sliding scale will be available for guests in financial difficulty or currently out of work.
A minimum fee of $10-20 per individual session will be charged.
Some services on health plans may be medicare-rebatable. Please contact us to confirm which services are available for clients.
Helpful Phone Numbers
Lifeline – 13 11 14
Kids Helpline – 1800 55 1800
Hunter New England Emergency Mental Health Phone Line (24hrs) – 1800 655 085
Domestic Violence Line (24hrs) – 1800 656 463
Mensline Australia (24hrs) – 1300 789 978
Rape Crisis Centre (24 hrs) – 1800 424 017
Sexual Assault Service (24hrs) – 4921 3888
Suicide Callback Service (24hrs) – 1300 659 467
Parent Helpline (24 hrs) – 1300 1300 52
Family Crisis Service (after hours only) – 9622 0522 or 9622 0313
NSW Victims of Crime Support Line – 1800 633 063
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service – 1800 011 511
Headspace (Youth Mental Health Service) – 4929 4201
Intermediate Stay Mental Health Unit (ISMHU) – 4924 6965
Lake Macquarie Community Mental Health Social Worker – 4904 9100
Partners in Recovery Program (Transition to NDIS) – 1300 656 608
Nova for Women and Children (Domestic Violence Victims) – 4023 5620
Mum’s Cottage (family support) – 4953 4105
Salvation Army Life Transformation Centre (Residential Drug and Alcohol Program) – 4355 8000
Aboriginal Medical Services – 1800 292 225
Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) – 1800 727 555
Housing NSW – 1300 305 667
Link2Home (specialist homeless housing 24hrs) – 1800 152 152
Compass Housing – 1300 333 733
City Sleep Safe – 0455 491 985
UPPER HUNTER
Ungooroo Aboriginal Corporation (Young indigineous homeless or at risk, Singleton) – (02) 65715111
Hunter Valley Mental Health Service (Maitland) – 4939 2900
Helpful Websites
We Help Ourselves (WHOS), Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre – www.whos.com.au
Beyondblue – www.beyondblue.org.au
Black Dog Institute – www.blackdoginstitute.org.au
Anxiety Disorders Association of Victoria – www.adavic.org.au
Kids Helpline – www.kidshelp.com.au
Family Relationships – www.familyrelationships.gov.au
Parentline – www.parentline.org.au