a leading service provider in the mental health field
Market Data for Mental Health Service
Queensland Market. Similar percentages of adults experienced high or very high psychological distress in Queensland and Australia (standardised prevalence 14.0% and 13.0%, respectively). Report of the Chief Health Officer Queensland (2023). Queensland government.
Australian Market. About 1-in-5 (21.4%) Australians 16 to 85 experienced a mental disorder in the previous 12 months and 2-in-5 (43.7%, more than 3.4 million Australians) sought help from a health care professional for their mental health in their lifetime in 2020–21. Major Mental Health Study Released (2022). Department of Health and Aged Care.
International Market. 1 in every 8 people (970 million people) in the world live with a mental disorder. Mental disorders (2022). World Health Organisation.
LWWHC Reports
Annual Report 2024: 338 new clients base up 445% from 76 new clients in 2023. There are currently 37 active clients on average.
Our clients come from multi-cultural backgrounds. The most spoken languages are English and Mandarin.
The majority of our clients attend their appointments in clinic, some in home, in the community and telehealth.
We have retained most employees and increased client intake. Our visibility and network connections have improved as well as our online social media platforms. We have been Award finalists. Feedback from clients has helped us improve our services and the ease of our referral and intake process.
Our reports are available upon request.
LWWHC leadership team
Key Personnel
Director – Gary Xia
Gary Xia has possessed sophisticated bi-lingual (English and Chinese) counselling and case-management skills and knowledge with excellent communication and collaboration tactics. He has extensive expertise in counselling people with dual diagnosis (intellectual disability and mental health), complex needs, ASD and relationship issues. Gary also has the special interest and expertise in working with young people (including those under Child Safety Order) and people from non-English background (including refugees and asylum seekers).
Gary, with a Master Degree in social work, has been working as an accredited mental health social worker in Queensland Department of Communities, Disability Services and Child Safety, NGOs, Queensland Transcultural Mental Health Centre, Royal Brisbane and Women‘s Hospital, International Federation of Social Workers Asian-Pacific Region and his private practice in Australia for over 13 years with prior 7-year working experience in China.
