Wellbeing and support services for small businesses

The Small Business Wellbeing Project is part of the Victorian Government’s $26 million Wellbeing and Mental Health Support program for small businesses. The Project is funded by the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR), managed by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and delivered by the Partners in Wellbeing team at EACH.

What does the program offer?

Free and confidential one-on-one access to a highly experienced wellbeing and mental health consultant*
Free financial counselling and business advice.

Who is this available to?
The project will run until the end of June 2021. During this time, you, your family and any staff member can access these services – it’s free and confidential.

How can you access these services?
VTIC has a new team member – Danielle Hose, Mental Health/Wellbeing Clinician and Consultant (see below a message from Dannii) – who is looking forward to connecting with you in the next few months. Remember that you, your employees and family members can access this service, so just contact Dannii on:

Email: consultation@vtic.com.au
Phone: 03 7035 5732

Hi, my name is Dannii. I am the new mental health clinician consultant for the Partners In Wellbeing, Small Business Wellbeing Program at VTIC. I work for a community organisation called EACH. I have been working as a mental health practitioner for the past 14 years in the community public mental health sector.

Along with my expertise in mental health and wellbeing I come with a background, knowledge, and understanding of business after spending the first decade of my career in the international trade sector in the USA, China, and Singapore. I have worked in small and family-run businesses, and understand the demands, intricacies, and pressures of running a small business.

I’m also a proud Victorian born and bred with a great sense of adventure and wanderlust and enjoy nothing better than getting out and about in our great state. My passion for travel took me overseas where I lived as an expatriate for 12 years after being awarded a full athletic scholarship to university in the USA after high school. I grew up as an elite junior tennis player in Australia, so health and wellbeing have always been a top priority for me, it’s what I live and breathe to this day. And like an elite athlete, peak performance when it comes to managing your business starts with a foundation of good mental health and wellbeing.