Introduction to Community Services: The Case of Beyond Blue's Impact

This report provides an overview of Beyond Blue, an Australian community agency focused on mental health, suicide prevention, and anxiety disorder support. It details Beyond Blue's purpose, objectives, fundamental processes, and practices, emphasizing its commitment to providing knowledge and support to all Australians regardless of age or location. The report highlights Beyond Blue's strategic goals, including reducing the impact of depression, suicide, and anxiety, delivering evidence-based initiatives, and improving access to effective services. It also discusses the organization's values, its reliance on funding from government and other networks, and its independence from pharmaceutical, alcohol, and tobacco companies. The conclusion emphasizes Beyond Blue's significance in providing essential community services and addressing mental health challenges across Australia.

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Introduction to Community Services
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Table of Contents
Introduction...............................................................................................................................................3
The Purpose of Beyond Blue.....................................................................................................................3
Objectives of Beyond Blue........................................................................................................................3
Fundamental processes and practice of Beyond Blue.............................................................................5
Resources and funding from Government and Other networks............................................................5
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................................6
References..................................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
Community services are services done voluntarily by a group of people or an individual with the
purpose of giving back to the community. Are social work is done for free in the community
without expecting any reward of money back, therefore, the services are only performed aiming
to benefit the selected community (Jorm & Mulder, 2018). Also, personal advantages may come
out as result towards the individual performing the task.
However, in this report, the description of community services will be discussed based on the
community agency called Beyond Blue. This is an integrated community Agency which deals
with matters related to suicide, anxiety disorder, depression, and any other mental related
disorder.
The Purpose of Beyond Blue
This is the organization in Australia which works non-selective towards proving knowledge and
support to all people in Australia possibly to maintain mental health care regardless of where
they live or their ages. Other function of Beyond Blue, is to deal with people having issues like
suicide, anxiety and other mental disorders which affects human begin life negatively (Harman
& Heath, 2017). Young people, men and women, older and multicultural people, Torres Strait
and Aboriginal Islander people, gay trans, bi, intersex and lesbian all these groups are being
handled by Beyond Blue not forgetting early parenthood and pregnancy mothers. Beyond Blue
can prevent individuals and groups of people from being affected and the same time helps those
are affected (Rose, Williams, Olsson, & Allen, 2018).

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Objectives of Beyond Blue
Beyond blue started ninety years ago with an aim of achieving several goals and objectives in the
community. The strategic plan of Beyond Blue of 2015 to 2020, which is the latest plan it gives
clearly three main goals to be achieved. Each and every goal provided has several objectives
which support the main goal and is achievable for our short-term period of time (Mihalopoulos,
Engel & Chatterton, 2018).
The first goal of Beyond Blue is to reduce the effect of depression, suicide and anxiety by
supporting the individual to protect their mental health and being able to make progress when
they become unwell. This involves improving people's ability to maintain and recover when the
risk of depression, suicide and anxiety raises. This encourages not only the Beyond Blue but also
is the role of friends, family members to support the infected individuals to maintain and recover
from mental disorders (Sawyer & Lawrence, 2018).
The second goal is to deliver evidence-based, integrated and cost-effective initiatives through the
use of resources and people who use best business operations. Beyond Blue is willing to support
all people to work to their greatest potential they have in achieving and building a strong reliable
image in the market. Also, Beyond blue ensures all these resource and businesses are
accountable monitored and evaluated accordingly and final the reported is submitted to the
community (Sawyer & Lawrence, 2018).
The third goal is to improve people’s opportunities which will assist in offering effective services
and support at the appropriate time. This is by ensuring the appropriate engagement is available
from the professional who will assist in anxiety, depression and other risks. All these activities
are aiming to improve the health outcomes of the infected and unaffected individuals (Sawyer &
Lawrence, 2018).

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The fourth objective is to minimize the individual’s experience of discrimination and stigma.
This is achieved by sharing an individual history of anxiety, suicide, and depression and how
they handle the conditions after infection. Other means of reducing these mental disorders is by
interacting with people you both having mental health problems and are willing to share the
stories of experienced towards the risk of depression or anxiety (Sawyer & Lawrence, 2018).
Fundamental processes and practice of Beyond Blue
The main operations of Beyond Blue are dealing with individuals in the community who are
affected with mental disorders like depression, anxiety and committing suicide (Jorm & Mulder,
2018). Beyond Blue is an organization which is used to reduce these effect through working
tirelessly to achieve their goal on those people. Beyond Blue is an organization for everyone in
Australia even if he's at home, work, online or school is ready to ready to exercise the services to
every individual in need.
The culture and practice of Beyond Blue are to achieve its mission to all people in Australia
possibly through the use of these values: Collaboration, enthusiasm, respect, excellence,
innovation and integrity to all members. All these values will help to reduce social impacts and
support the progress of health in Australia.
Beyond Blue works in accordance with all influences, platforms, places, and interventions since
this tool work successfully in all places including in the workplace (Memish, Martin, Bartlett,
Dawkins & Sanderson, 2017).
Resources and funding from Government and Other networks
This organization is an independent party and non-profit organization which is supported by the
government, state and territory Government in Australia. Corporates, individuals and non-

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government organizations they offer support inform of funds, donations, and other items to the
organization which is of value. Movember Foundation has supported the organization through
sponsorship of male-focused health enterprises with an aim to improve the style of men’s mental
health in the country (Braun & Bassett, 2018). The big reason for Movember Foundation to
provide these initiatives is because are in partnership with Beyond Blue.
Pharmaceutical, alcohol and Tobacco Company they do not fund Beyond Blue in any way
towards their activities even if is the research or any advice, it acts independently. Only business,
individuals, communities and government offers continues support to improve and maintain the
health of peoples affected by depression, anxiety, and suicide in Australia.
Government supports in providing resources during the promotional event and strongly build the
image of Beyond Blue. Printed resources are also provided on those events. Free other resources
of Beyond Blue are located online which has been used to spread the knowledge about mental
health among the individuals in the workplace (Robb, Due & Venning, 2018). Other resources
they have shareable content and can be used to learn Management system if they are one
available for use.
Conclusion
Beyond Blue is amongst the organization in Australia which provides community services back
to the community. Business, government and individual funds Beyond Blue for success in all its
operations. This organization deals with mental disorders amongst all individuals in Australia
regardless of the age or social life one belongs.

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