The Richmond Fellowship of NSW:

• Provides a range of accommodation services that enable people with mental illness to live in the community in an environment of support and acceptance.
• Provides and facilitates access to recovery and psychosocial rehabilitation programs that assist each person to optimise his or her potential to live a satisfying and meaningful life.
• Prepares people with mental illness to take greater responsibility for their lives.
• Provides flexible services that meet the identified needs of people with mental illness.
• Involves friends and families in the services it provides.
• Promotes positive attitudes towards people with a mental illness in the community and works to overcome prejudice and stigma.
• Lobbies governments for increased resources that will improve services for people with a mental illness.
• Acts as an advocate for the rights of people with a mental illness.
• Improves the quality of mental health care through staff development, education and on-the-job training.