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MOODACTIVE 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2

2019 Annual Report


About Moodactive

OUR VISION

Is to see more Australians using exercise to improve their mental health

OUR MISSION

To run affordable exercise programs that empower people to better manage their

mental health - and to get more General Practitioners & Psychologists prescribing

exercise as treatment for depression / anxiety.

OUR CLIENTS

Individuals 18-65 years experiencing mild to moderate anxiety, depression and/or

mood disorders.

OUR PORGRAMS

• 4 week wellbeing workout

• 8 week program (treatment option)

• Social exercise group (closed Facebook)

OUR REACH

We are currently based at

• Camperdown

• Surry Hills

• Sydney City

• Kingsford

• Rockdale


From the President

Largest thanks to our volunteer staff, committee, sponsors/funders, supporters and

venue partners.

Collectively we've made 2019 a successful year - one more on the road to

recognition of exercise in boosting mental health.

In 2020 we hope to run more of our 4-week programs, build our casual class

attendance, and convince more people that three proper exercise sessions a week

can change a person's life.

We'll also be on the front foot with our advocacy and media engagement - an area

which needs a few loud voices backed by conviction and results.

My best wishes to our entire team for a cheerful and challenging year...I trust there

will be some funky adventures for all of us along the way.

Onward,

Cameron Wilson (President & Founder)


Our objectives

TO INCREASE

The use of exercise as a

treatment option for those

diagnosed with mild to

moderate depression and

anxiety

TO INCREASE

Accessibility to affordable

exercise options for those

diagnosed with depression

and anxiety by expanding

program offerings

TO ENCOURAGE

More doctors,

psychologists and

community service

providers to prescribe

exercise as a treatment

option


Year in review – GM Tania Curley

FY19 has been a year of exploration and growth for Mood Active. Exercise continues

to remain in the spotlight with media as a key intervention to assist in mental health

recovery and the demand for low intensity mental health services continues to

increase. Thanks to some funding support from Central and Eastern PHN and City of

Sydney and the support of key venue partners we have been able to expand our 8

week program from 2 to 4 Sydney locations and also launch our new 4 week

wellbeing workout having now delivered 5 of these with really positive results. For

those who complete our programs, over 80% report an improvement in one or more

of their mental health scores post program and we have now introduced a 3 month

post program survey to help track longer term outcomes so we look forward to

seeing the results for this.

This year we delivered over 600 sessions to individuals that may not have otherwise

engaged in exercise and education with over 2500 attendances at our programs.

We would not have been able to deliver this without the significant efforts of our

team, which has now grown to over 40 and has included primarily volunteers, some

paid trainers and a small operations team of 3 who are now paid.

Our team continues to rely heavily on volunteers due to ongoing lack of significant

and long term funding and our focus in FY20 will be to explore opportunities to better

self sustain and work with charitable partners while also maintaining operations at

our 4 sites and offer our 4 week programs to a more. Given our growth there is also a

need to improve our systems efficiency and make life easier for our staff so that we

can continue to maintain our 4 and 8 week programs at our 4 sites, offer our 4 week

program to corporations and then longer term expand our offerings sustainably.


Key highlights

6 Completed 4 week

wellbeing workouts to

date post launch

80% of participants who

complete report an

improving in the

mental health

OVER 100 People engaged

in our programs

619 Sessions run and over

2500 attendances

at classes in our

4 & 8 week programs


4 week program attendance We were excited to Launch our new 4 week wellbeing workout in October 2018, with 6 programs run in total and over 40 participants attending. This program combines both motivational techniques and exercise to help participant start and sustain their own exercise routine. Psychological services, community services and Mood active website referrals were the most common sources of referrals. 85% of enquiries were from those who were low income or unemployed, with 80% being females and the while age groups were broad , those who were 25-34 years were most like to enquire making up 25% of enquiries followed by 45-54 year olds at 23% .

Enquiries and conversions 88%

Completion

rate

Participants

completed

4 week program

Programs run Inquiries

81

6

41

36

88%

Participants

attended


4 week program outcomes

8 week program

Early results from our 4 week wellbeing workout program are also positive. Of the 32 individuals who fully completed pre and post program surveys from the 4 week wellbeing workout the early

results are positive. At this stage only 10 individuals have completed 12 week post so it is still too early to review effects at 12 weeks. We are still waiting for 12 week post program data.

Community services, psychological services and the Mood active website continue to remain the primary source of referrals. While GP referrals have improved to 8% this continues to be a targeted area of improvement.

83% of enquiries were from females and while age groups were broad, those who were 26-35 and 46-65 years continue to be those most likely to enquire making up approx. 52% of enquiries

Improvement in DASS scores at the

End of the 4 week program

88%

Of participants reported

exercising more than they

were pre=program

78%


Classes offered

Class attendances


8 week program attendance

8 week program outcomes

62 people joined the 8 week program with 39 completing. Casual post program members built from 13 to 28 members who continued to stay on with Mood Active This improvement can be attributed to the additional Program Manager support provided. We continue to target a completion rate of 75%.

Enquiries and conversions

Increase in inquiries on

previous year

68%

63%

Overall completion

rates

For FY19

10%

UP

From previous

year

Total number of

inquiries

135

Pre and post mental health outcomes surveys and fitness tests for our 8 week program have indicated positive results. Of those that completed surveys (n= 64), 81% reported improvements in 1 or more DASS scores which is in line with previous years and 89% improved in 1 or more fitness score. Aggregate average scores can also be seen on the follow page showing significant improvements in all scores.

81%

Reported improvements

In 1 or more DASS Scores

89%

Improved in one

Or more fitness scores


8 week program outcomes cont’d


Financial Summary


Client story - Gill R

I first started experiencing anxiety when I was in my teens, while writing my HSC exams. In addition to getting panic attacks, I also suffered from quite severe physiological symptoms like nausea and gastro upsets.

It was during my gap year in the UK that I decided to seek professional help. Even though my anxiety improved with some CBT, I was suffering from depression as well. Since I’ve moved back to Australia, I’ve been seeing a psychologist and a regular basis and using anti-depression medication. This, together with the work I’ve done with my psychology nurse practitioner using DBT has had a positive impact, but I knew that I had to keep working hard to stay level and healthy.

I saw an ad for Mood Active on Instagram, signed up for the 8-week program and ended up staying for the social program, once I’d completed it. I’ve tried exercise as part of my treatment program before, and it has been the one activity that I’ve found hardest to stick with. But the cardio tennis was really fun and I’m also now doing yoga every week.

I had no idea what to expect when I started, but having a client liaison officer and a really supportive team of trainers made all the difference. They gave me all the information and support that my anxious brain needed to feel more confident about trying the program.

I’ve enjoyed meeting so many different people with really similar stories to mine. I could turn up on a low day and speak to everyone else how I was feeling, because I knew that they understood. That’s something I don’t feel I can talk about in my everyday life, so it’s a really good outlet.

I am so proud of myself, I managed to keep on schedule, improved my fitness ‘beep’ test and feel calmer and stronger, particularly after a session of yoga. Mood Active has been a great addition to my treatment plan – it has been easy and accessible and has really built my confidence, in my body and in my strength.

I would recommend that anyone thinking of signing up should just do it! It’s never as scary or hard as you think it will be and the Mood Active team are very welcoming and supportive.

Gill R.

8-week program participant


Testimonials

“I found the entire program enjoyable and beneficial I’m so glad I showed up and joined in I feel an immense change in my mental attitude towards exercise and most surprisingly the fact that I like group activities! I’ve been a loner for so long so this was quite an Awakening for me The facilitators were great, far more than just competent, they were all excellent communicators and held extensive knowledge base re their chosen field. Tania was AWESOME, she presented the course in an interesting, entertaining, relaxed and fun way. I highly recommend the course.”

Peter - 4 and 8 week program “The most beneficial things were definitely the educators (past talk therapy hasn’t worked, a training room environment has worked best and I needed take home skills), sharing the Moodactive program within a supportive group environment as I learnt my challenges are similar to others who are experiencing anxiety, etc., the exercise (who wants to be told to take a tablet and go home!).

It’s rare to find any program invested in

using exercise as the prescribed dose

to support anxiety suffers. “

Aj.- Mar 2019

"It has been a Godsend finding you

guys. Wished I’d found you sooner. It is so nice to see there is help out there but it wasn’t easy to find“,

Janette - 4 week, 2019

"My life before mood active was very emotionally and physically challenging and this will always be ,but finding out about mood active and the supportive team has been amazing helping me make healthy and challenging decisions and they have been very supportive in all of it .

I wish I found out about it early in my

journey. Thank you to you all“

Pauline, June 2019, 4wk & 8 week

“I enjoyed the content it was evidence based. Even the little things like visualisation or writing things down were good to bring up. The CBT strategies were good to know too. I thought the staff were fantastic and they created a great group environment.”

Hannah, Feb 19

“I’m truly grateful for finally getting into

the MoodActive program. Having the

support and understanding offered to

myself it was a very positive

experience. The staff of Mood Active

were always helpful and caring

towards the achievement for my

exercise capacity and very

considerate of my chronic disease. If it

wasn’t for this caring approach I would

certainly have had left the program..”

Edna, May 2019 4 week program


Fundraising

For the second time we ran the Moodactive Amazing Race as our key

fundraising event at Centennial Park .

Many thanks to our key sponsors

Nuzest, Pet Resorts and PBCo

Over 80 participants

$6000 raised & so

much fun


Social exercise group

The Moodactive Social exercise group has doubled its size with over 100 members now part of the group since it started in Jan 2018. We have held 9 exercise events for the year including bushwalking at La Perouse, the blue mountains and Lane Cove as well fizzy Jam and lawn bowls.


Our focus for the future

We will continue to focus on organizational sustainability with the launch of the 4 week wellbeing workouts with community partners and corporates. There will also be a move towards larger and longer term research and government grants. Making life easier for our operational staff and volunteers through the improvement of our systems is still key for us while we aim to maintain our operations in 4 locations across Sydney and continue to pursue expansion opportunities throughout Sydney with charitable partners.

We will no longer be pursuing NDIS provider status or medicare status at this time. Our due diligence shows that this will not provide our clients or the organization with any additional key benefits at this time (although NDIS clients can use their funds on our program). This focus may change in the future as we monitor the changes to the frameworks and cost structures around exercise rebates and processes around this.

Sustainability

Improved

Expansion systems

grants Research


FY 18 -21 Strategy

KEY

PRIORTIES

REACH

MORE PEOPLE

IMPROVE LONG

TERM MENTAL

HEALTH

OUTCOMES

SUSTAINABLY

FUND

OPERATIONS

BUILD

CAPABILITY –

PEOPLE,

PROCESS,

SYSTEMS

BUILD REUTABLE

BRAND AND BE

LEADING

ADVOCATE FOR

MENTAL HEALTH

& EXCERCISE

Diversify service

offerings

Optimise existing

service offerings

Increase referrals

& direct inquiries

Improve

affordability for

members

Improve

compliance and

retention rates for

8 week program

Ensure programs

align to evidence-

based practise

Obtain grants to

assist financially

disadvantaged

members and keep

program costs low

Increase funds

raised through

ongoing member

support

Build & retain long

term charitable

partners

Meet & beat the

outcomes agreed

for grants &

tenders awarded

Build and retain

qualified core

operating team

and trainers

Build a reliable

volunteer base to

support core

operating team

Move to systems

and processes that

make life easier for

our team

Develop and

implement brand

awareness strategy

Partner with

recognised

reputable brands

Identify and

leverage networks

FOCUS AREA


Thank you to our team & partners

This year we grew our team to over 40 volunteers, operations staff and trainers. Without their key support we would not exist.

We at Moodactive would like to acknowledge their valuable contribution along with the funding support we have receive from key partners including;

City of Sydney Council,

Clovelly Community Bank,

Eastcourts Tennis, Valiant,

NSW Clubs Grants,

Enjoy Health and Fitness,

Valiant and The Goodridge Foundation

Enjoy Health and Fitness Gym

Central and Eastern Primary Health Network

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