topic Mental Health Carer Support Groups in Supporting family and friends

Mental Health Carer Support Groups

Purple_People_Eater — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 06:09:06 GMT

I was trying to help another member find these on Carer Gateway. I have only managed to find the Victorian resources so far, please see below

http://tandemcarers.org.au/carer-support-groups.php

Mental Health Carer Support Groups

PamelaR — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 00:45:08 GMT

Hi Purple People Eater

Welcome to our forums and good on you for trying to help others. Thanks very much. I'm sorry it's taken so long for a response to your post. It's nothing to do with you, just your post has been missed. Sorry.

The Australian Carer Gateway is an Australian Government initiative. Their website is - https://www.carergateway.gov.au . Alternatively, you can call 1800 422 737 Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm or request a call back.

Hope this helps Purple People Eater.

Kind regards

PamelaR

Mental Health Carer Support Groups

Purple_People_Eater — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 03:03:46 GMT

Hi Pamela

Thanks for the positive feedback. Sadly, they don't actually have a way to search for mental heath carer support groups - only Adult Carer and Young Carer, which is not finegrained enough in my opinion.

I have raised this with them and hope to get some feedback or see something more finegrained next time someone needs this help.

PPE

Mental Health Carer Support Groups

PamelaR — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 05:15:31 GMT

Hi PPE

Thanks for letting me know. I have found the information accessible by doing a search in the carer gateway website for mental health and was taken to the following page - www.carergateway.gov.au/mental-health-services

I see however this is frustrating. When you're mentally not feeling the best you don't need the hassle of being unable to find what you want. Hope the Carers Gateway uses a label for Mental Health soon.

While I was out and about looking for sites I also found the National body -
www.mentalhealthcarersaustralia.org.au/about-us/

This website gives a list of the groups that I think you may be trying to find???

Tasmanian group - https://mentalhealthcarerstas.org.au
Northern Territory group - mifant.org.au/index.php
New South Wales group www.mentalhealthcarersnsw.org
Queensland group - www.arafmi.com.au/contact/
Western Australian group - https://helpingminds.org.au

Also found -

https://mhaustralia.org
National body where you enter your post code - www.mindaustralia.org.au

Hope this helps.

Kind regards

PamelaR

Mental Health Carer Support Groups

Purple_People_Eater — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 22:57:49 GMT

Yes, I finally found that too. Thanks Pamela. I noticed it didn't have the same Victorian group on it.

The other thing that helped was going to Carers XXXXXX and searching for support groups.

Mental Health Carer Support Groups

PamelaR — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 23:10:17 GMT

Hi PPE

Great thinking PPE, I've reported your request to Moderators (in case it gets missed) so I hope they will do as you asked.

Yes, I realise I left of the Victorian group. That's because you had the details in your first post. It was included in the website that I mentioned above.

Kind regards

PamelaR