Our achievements

In our 13-year history we have had many major achievements and have developed a reputation for innovative and high quality services and programs.

The organisation has also won many awards and staff have written journal articles and presented at a variety of conferences. In order to highlight some of these achievements, some of our key achievements in 2006 are listed below:

• Presentation of three papers at The Mental Health Services Conference, Townsville, Oct 06
  
  
• Poster presentation at the International Occupational Therapy Conference, Sydney, Sept 06
  
  
• The Dental Program received an ‘Excellence in Care Delivery’ award at the Victorian Public Health Care Awards
  
  
• The Community Connections team presented "Homeless Memorial" at the Low Cost Insecure Housing Conference
  
  
• ISCHS and its partners were awarded a National Mental Health Services Silver Award for the PATS (Pay Attention to Self) Program
  
  
• A Victorian Public Health Award in the Spotlight Innovation category for the ‘Port Melbourne Childhood Nutrition Project’
  
  
• Many successful events including community-building events at housing estates, annual homeless memorial and the community winter breakfast program
  
  
• Significant reductions in Dental waiting lists
  
  
• Stonnington Leader Business Awards: Community Service of the Year 2006
  
  
• Street Walking Blues research report
  
  
• Inner South Rooming House Report
  
  
• Working with Men Who Use Violence and Control in Therapeutic Relationships is Systemic Therapy (book)
  
  
• Received City of Port Phillip Civic Project of the Year Award 2006 for our Community Winter Breakfast program