Primary & Community Care Services

14/10/2025

We’re thrilled to share that Social Rx, delivered by Primary & Community Care Services, has been named a finalist for the 'Excellence in Community Service Award' by Central and Eastern Sydney PHN.

Social Rx is a short-term program designed to link people to locally available support services and community-based resources using a social prescribing approach. Instead of starting with what's "wrong," we begin with values, dreams, and purpose, co-creating pathways to education, employment, and community connection.
Through our WellTogether® groups and Skillness® group programs, participants build resilience, real-world skills, and meaningful relationships. From photography groups to ChillChef cooking sessions led by a Good Food Guide–hatted chef, we’re proving that mental health care can be creative, empowering, and deeply human.

Since launching in March 2024, Social Rx has supported over 200 individuals.

This recognition is a testament to the power of community-led solutions and unwavering belief in people’s potential.

Congratulations to the other finalists of the 'Excellence in Community Service' Award.

09/10/2025

🙂 Happy Mental Health Day! 🌏 PCCS program highlight:

YourCoachPlus - Practical Mental Health Support to Feel Great!

YourCoachPlus is a free, low-intensity mental health coaching program for anyone aged 16+ in Central and Eastern Sydney. Drawing on practical strategies inspired by Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), our coaches help you:
✔️ Build confidence to handle everyday stresses
✔️ Strengthen emotional balance
✔️ Build supportive habits for better wellbeing
✔️ Gain confidence and practical tools to handle life’s ups and downs

Register or find out more here: https://www.pccs.org.au/ycp

12/06/2025

This week is Men’s Mental Health Week, so it’s a good time to mention 4 Habits for Better Mental Health.

1. Check in with your mates regularly and catch up for a chat. Try some professional support with a mental health service, like YourCoachPlus.
2. Focus on being physically active. Spend more time in nature. It improves our emotional wellbeing and lowers our stress levels.
3. Normalise talking about mental health. 1 in 2 men will experience mental ill health across
their lifetime.

4. Develop a healthy mindset to keep you mentally strong. Set goals and reframe unhelpful thoughts.

To learn more, go to www.pccs.org.au/ycp or call (02) 9477 8700

12/06/2025

If you’d like to become more confident in managing everyday stress, learning practical ways to handle life’s ups and downs, then YourCoachPlus is right for you!

YourCoachPlus is a free mental health coaching program for anyone aged 16 and over living or working in Central and Eastern Sydney.

Fast track your wellbeing with YourCoachPlus personalised, confidential coaching. You don’t need a referral.

Just call (02) 9477 8700 and make an appointment (via phone or video call) with one of our friendly mental health coaches.

Take the first step by calling us now and feel the positive effects as soon as possible. Especially in Men's Mental Health Week!

www.pccs.org.au/ycp

03/06/2025

14/05/2025

“I photograph food but not the kind you would want to eat. In my world, a banana isn’t just a banana, and a slice of bread may be having an existential crisis.” – Dee, 2025

Drop by the One Arts Gold Coast Gallery this May (Tuesday-Saturday) for the VISUALISED Exhibition – it’s FREE, it’s local, and it might just spark your next creative endeavour!

22/04/2025

FREE Mental Health Coaching on the Gold Coast

NewAccess coaches are trained to provide a practical approach to problem solving. At your first appointment your coach will develop a program tailored to your individual needs. Appointments can be face to face, via video or phone. Progress is measured every week, so you know how you’re tracking.

The 6 structured sessions give you practical tools to manage whatever you’re facing, like relationship issues, living arrangements, work or study stress, health or financial concerns. To make an appointment ring 07 3186 4000.

If you're 16 or over, and not currently accessing mental health support, consider NewAccess. It’s FREE, completely confidential and you don’t need a GP referral. Want to know more – visit www.pccs.org.au/newaccess

31/03/2025

Make a free call to Medicare Mental Health on 1800 595 212 Monday to Friday, 8:30am–5:00pm. Talk to a mental health professional to find local support that's best for you.

21/03/2025

What an incredible honour to receive a Partnership Award last night! 🎉🏆

We’re truly grateful for the recognition – but even more so for the opportunity to collaborate with some of the most committed and forward-thinking partners around.

Working alongside Gold Coast Health, Gold Coast Primary Health Network - GCPHN, the City of Gold Coast, Queensland Alliance for Mental Health, and a whole network of amazing agencies across the region is what makes our work meaningful. Whether it’s supporting the After Hours Safe Space, co-creating around Head to Health Kids, designing innovative initiatives like Wise Carer and NatureLink, or simply finding new ways to connect people with the care and support they need – it’s a genuine joy to be part of it all.

Here’s to strong partnerships, shared purpose, and a better-connected Gold Coast.

Thank you for the recognition – and thank you for the collaboration.

Outdoors Queensland RACGP Queensland Mental Health Commission National Mental Health Commission Southern Cross University Griffith University Confederation of Australian Sport

19/03/2025

⭐ Today is World Social Prescribing Day - a day to celebrate connection and the value we bring to each other. ⭐

Good health isn’t just about medical care. It’s about having people, places, and purpose that make life meaningful and wonderful. Social prescribing helps people find what they need in their community - whether that’s local groups, creative activities, time in nature, material support, a chance to volunteer and help others, or just a friendly space to belong. 🥰

We spend so much time and money treating illness, but what if we focused on quality of life and staying well in the first place? A good life isn’t just about avoiding sickness - it’s about feeling connected, valued, and supported. When we invest in social and emotional wellbeing, we don’t just help individuals - we build stronger communities, ease pressure on health services, and create a better future for everyone.

Here’s to a world where everyone has the opportunity to live a good life - and to make life better for those around them too. 💛

Drop an emoji in the comments 👇 to show how you’re celebrating today! Tag a friend or colleague who’s on the social prescribing journey with you.

23/02/2020

Our "Chill Chef" cooking groups are great for building skills toward independent living and run in a supportive, low-stress group atmosphere.

Our Hub1 (Mermaid Beach) facility has a full calendar of social prescribing events combining skills, health or hobby activities in peer groups.

Check out the calendar here https://gc.pccs.org.au/events/
and see the recent article below to get the "flavour" of it🙂

NDIS Grassroots Discussion