The following are useful links for Mental Health Carers in the Haven Project area

 

By Local Government Areas:

Wollondilly Council www.wollondilly.nsw.gov.au/

Wingecarribee Shire Council: www.wsc.nsw.gov.au/

Campbelltown City Council: www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/

Camden Council: www.camden.nsw.gov.au/

By Local Service Provider:

Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Services: www.commcarelink.health.gov.au/ 

ANGLICARE: www.anglicare.org.au/ 

BCD Community Care: www.bcdcc.com.au: 

The Disability Trust: www.disabilitytrust.org.au

Community Links Wollondilly: www.communitylinks.org.au/

MacArthur Disability Trust: www.mdservices.com.au/

Interchange Wingecarribee Incorporated (IWI): www.iwi.org.au

Carer Assist: www.sfnsw.org.au

Association of Relatives and Friends Of The Mentally Ill (ARAFMI) www.arafmi.asn.au

Family Relationships: www.familyrelationships.gov.au

Australian Psychological Society: www.psychology.org.au/Default.aspx

Health and wellness: www.healthinsite.gov.au/

 

By Mental Health Topic:

Anxiety Treatment Australia:  www.anxietyaustralia.com.au/index.shtml

Anxiety disorder: www.anxietytreatment.com.au/

Panic and Anxiety: www.panicanxietydisorder.org.au/

Anorexia Nervosa: www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/publication_details/6425.asp

Bipolar Disorder:  www.bipolar.com.au/

BiPolar and Depression Information:  www.blackdoginstitute.org.au

International BiPolar site: www.bpkids.org

Schizophrenia Fellowship NSW:  www.sfnsw.org.au/

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Support Group www.ada.mentalhealth.asn.au /support/support-groups.html

Panic/Anxiety Disorder pdf: www.sswahs.nsw.gov.au/MHealth/documents/anxiety.pdf

Alzheimer’s Australia NSW, National Dementia Helpline www.alzheimers.org.au

On general Multicultural Mental Health: www.mmha.org.au

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: www.aacbt.org

Autism and related: www.autismspeaks.org

Case management plan for mental health: www.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/adahps/pdf/case_mgt_plan.pdf

Depression:

Black Dog Institute:  www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/  

Depression Services (24 hour peer support): www.depressionServices.org.au

The Mood Gym: www.moodgym.anu.ed.au

Suicide Prevention Australia www.suicidepreventionaustralia.org.au  

Link to post suicide help for survivors www.aftersuicide.com.au

Beyond Blue: www.beyondblue.org.au

Dealing with grief and loss: www.goodgrief.org.au/

Carers Organisations:

Mental Health Council of Australia : www.mhca.org.au/

Carers NSW Inc.:  www.carersnsw.asn.au/   

Think Positive (UK): www.boltonmentalhealth.org.uk/thinkpositive/

Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Office (MHDAO): www.ambulance.nsw.gov.au/mhdao/index.asp

Mental Health Association NSW: www.mentalhealth.asn.au/

Transcultural Mental Health Centre: www.dhi.gov.au/tmhc

Mental Health Information Service: www.mentalhealth.asn.au

GROW Providing mutual support and self-help groups for mental health www.grow.net.au

Association of Relatives and Friends Of The Mentally Ill (ARAFMI) www.arafmi.asn.au

SANE Australia: www.sane.org/

 

Drug and Alcohol Related:

Alcoholics Anonymous www.aash.org.au/ or www.aanswaread.org/

Odyssey House : www.odysseyhouse.com.au/

We Help Ourselves: www.whos.com.au/

Kedesh House: www.kedesh.com.au/

St. John of God Health Care: www.beatalcohol.com.au/

The Northside Group: www.northsidegroup.com.au/

William Booth: http://positivelife.org.au/contacts/william-booth-house

Maryfields: www.dow.org.au/group/maryfields-day-recovery-centre

Alanon, (help for people who live with an alcoholic): www.al-anon.alateen.org/australia/information

Young Carers, Adolescents

www.headspace.org.au - information on mental health problems where young people can find support online

www.youthsafe.org – event guide checklist, safe celebrating resources, safe driving etc.

www.beyondblue.org.au – information about depression & other mental illnesses, wristbands, publications, postcards, fact sheets etc

www.youthbeyondblue.com – information about depression & other mental illnesses, youth specific

www.alcohol.gov.au – information, patterns, behaviours & risks associated with alcohol; publications, CD Roms, water bottles etc

www.drugfree.org.au – information about drugs, resources & publications

www. communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au- a variety of campaign and resource material for young people 

www.youthsolutions.com.au – online resources and information about Alcohol & Other Drugs

www.tricomm.org.au/communitynet - Networking and community website similar to Sector Connect email distribution list, however it’s all online.

www.youth.nsw.gov.au - NSW Government's website for young people and people working in the youth field

www.yapa.org.au – Youth Action and Policy Association – information, resources and publications for young people and youth workers

www.al-anon.alateen.org/australia/information.html  Alateen is a fellowship of young Al-Anon members, usually teenagers, whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking

(COMING SOON: a virtual library of books for carers) 

disability books: www.abilitybooks.com.au