Video| City of Casey’s Link Worker program
Published: 2024
Brief Summary:
The City of Casey’s Link Worker program has recently developed videos to build awareness and showcase benefits of the program.
The Link Worker Program plays a vital role in fostering community wellbeing by providing information and pathways between residents and community health services.
The promotional videos assist to demonstrate how the program can help residents and community health services obtain information, navigate complex systems, and connect residents to important services and activities.
One video targets a community audience whereas the other video targets community health providers:
The promotional videos will feature in facilities across Casey and in community health settings.
For Community members https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv1dP4MuqMo
For Health Professionals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAneRd8_msM
Results/Outcomes:
The program’s efforts have helped many residents in breaking down access barriers and has assisted with increasing knowledge about what services and supports are available.
To showcase the program’s success in 2023 officers from the Link Worker Program assisted more than:
650 people to access allied health interventions
480 older people to access aged care services
218 people to access social services such as housing, family violence, mental health and social connection activities.