What we do

Partnerships with Industry

The Partnerships with Industry Project has been developed to assist social firms increase their capacity and consequently employment opportunities for their clients  by encouraging business and gov

Social Firm Development

The Social Firm Business Development Team consists of a highly skilled group of professionals from the business sector committed to helping create accessible workplaces for people with a mental ill

Research and Evaluation

SoFA is committed to increasing the evidence base in best practice employment supports for people with a mental illness.

Workplace Support Consultancy

Since 2008, SoFA has been providing workplace supports consultancy services to the employees and managers of Social Firms, social enterprise and general workplaces.

“Workforce non-participation and unemployment levels for people with psychotic disorders are 75-90% in the United States of America (USA), 61-7_% in the United Kingdom (UK), and 75-78% in Australia. This means only 2 in 10 Australians with a psychotic disorder are in some form of employment.”
Mental Health Council of Australia (2007) Lets get to work:
“The annual cost of mental illness in Australia has been estimated at $20 billion, which includes the cost of lost productivity and labour force participation”
Australian Bureau of Statistics http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTA
"SoFA’s visits to the site and their interviews with employees and support workers have provided us with a better insight into managing employee’s reactions to work related instructions and situations."
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Social Firms Australia ltd
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10/49 Smith St Fitzroy Vic 3065
P: 03 9445 0373 F: 03 9445 0375