Rural and Remote Mental Health
Nathan Mercurio serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Rural and Remote Mental Health since May 2021, where initial roles included Acting Chief Executive Officer and Director of Programs and Operations. Additionally, Nathan is a Volunteer Fire Fighter with the South Australian Country Fire Service and has contributed to SA Health as a Partnering with Consumers Committee Member. As the National Program Manager for COTA SA from June 2019 to December 2020, Nathan managed the expansion of the Strength for Life program across Australia. Prior experience includes positions such as Field Officer at MATES in Construction SA and Community Health Manager at Sonder, overseeing various health initiatives. Nathan holds a Bachelor of Public Health from the University of South Australia, alongside multiple certifications in project management, public participation, and mental health first aid.
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Rural and Remote Mental Health
Rural and Remote Mental health is the leading provider of mental health and wellbeing programs in Australian communities. Rural and Remote Mental Health help rural and remote Australia start the conversation about mental health through their comprehensive, evidenced-based mental health awareness, early intervention and suicide prevention programs, culturally tailored to people living and working in rural and remote Australia. Our tailored programs include practical workshops designed to destigmatise mental ill-health and deliver information about mental health, well-being and suicide prevention for those in mining, resources and quarrying operations (Resource Minds), Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (Deadly Thinking) & agricultural and farming groups and families (Rural Minds). Prevention and early interventions are critical to achieving better mental health outcomes; the objectives for these programs are to: 1. deliver culturally targeted and demonstrably effective primary prevention; 2. raise awareness of risk factors, reduce mental ill-health stigma and prevent suicides; 3. educate and train natural helpers and community leaders so as to embed these skills and knowledge in rural and remote communities where access to health and/or mental-health clinicians is either severely limited or non-existent; 4. educate individuals, families and communities with pathways to help; 5. evaluate and translate the outcomes. Programs can be implemented in collaboration with other organisations delivering mental health and social emotional wellbeing information. RRMH is a not-for-profit organisation that relies on government grants and donations in order to deliver vital early intervention mental health programs in rural and remote Australian communities. facebook@rrmh_ltd twitter@RRMentalHealth instagram@rrmh_ltd