CENTRAL Coast Industry Connect has received a boost of $50,000 through the NSW Government’s State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) Recovery Boost grants.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch said Central Coast Industry Connects project, Better for Business, would use the funding to help people recover at work while at the same time reduce the stigma around mental health.
Better for Business Central Coast is an industry led initiative that seeks to understand mental health in small and medium sized business. The project will be delivered in partnership with the Local Health District (Mental Health Service), Central Coast Suicide Prevention Alliance and University of Newcastle.
The NSW Government has granted more than $350,000 to eight organisations undertaking initiatives to boost mental health in the workplace.