Veritas House and Orygen’s youth IPS Centre of Excellence have collaborated to launch a Trauma-Informed IPS initiative for young people in Out of Home Care (OOHC) or facing homelessness in regional NSW.

Veritas has employed a team of trauma informed IPS vocational specialists who will work closely with the Clinical and Consultation Services, Personal advisors and Caseworkers, providing young people with individualised support to find and maintain work and study.

Orygen will provide training and supervision for the trauma informed IPS vocational specialists and will evaluate the effectiveness of the trauma informed component of the program.   Orygen acknowledge the Australian Government for funding this initiative through the Local Jobs Program. This support has been instrumental in bringing this crucial initiative to life and providing much-needed assistance to young people in the region.