Some Recommended Links : Want to know more about the Clubhouse Movement?... The Canadian Mental Health Consumer Net Connections has a terrific links page... Here is more than you'll ever be able to read about MH consumers... You are not alone - Consumers Internetional says so... Here is the Aussie Consumer Watchdog...

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KEY: [H] indicates a homepage... [GO!] indicates a specific page other than a homepage... ***** indicates very good information



CONSUMERS ONLINE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

What is a Consumer Representative? ANSWER ONE


MH CONSUMER GROUPS & WEBSITES

NATIONAL
[H] Australian Mental Health Consumer network [GO!] An Aussie Consumer Newsletter
[H] Fyreniyce - Aussie Bipolar Webpage
[H] Survivors.org.au - Survivors of child abuse, very popular site
[H] Theraputic Alliance for Self-Recovery from Dissasociative Disorders - Consumer Group - chatroom and lots of stuff in here
[H] Depressionet - has everyting to do with depression in Australia [GO!] don't leave without visiting the resources page!
[H] [GO!] GROW - this info is from Depressionet
[H] True Blue Friends is a site on depression [GO!] make sure you visit the the guestbook
[H] Australian Child Abuse Survivors Page
[H] Reclaim the Night march
[H] Disability Action Inc [GO!]
[H] DICE - Disability, Information, Communication & Exchange
[H] Annorexia Bullimia Nervosa Association helps sufferer's & thier supporters

ACT
[H] ACT Mental Health Consumers Network

NSW
[H] [GO!] Chelmsford Victims Action Group
[GO!] Depressive & Mood Disorders Assoc.
[GO!] NSW Obsessive Compulsive Disorders Support Group
[H] [GO!] SPERANZA - means 'hope' in Italian, also spells out Suicide Prevention, Education, Research, Australia & New Zealand Action

VIC
[H] Halcyon is a consumer site, Fern Tree Gully
[H] The Garage Clubhouse Wonthaggi - consumer site
[H] Wyndham of Marybyrnong based on the clubhouse model of rehab - SFV
[H] Post & Ante-Natal Depression Support Group
[H] Bipolar Support
[H] Disability Information VIC [GO!] Need Financial Assistance? [GO!] What Services Do You Need?
[H] Open the Doors Pregnancy Counselling - VIC

SA
[H] [GO!] SA Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Support Group
[H] SA Mood Disorders Association - lots of great information in here!
[H] Autism Association of SA
[H] Health Rights & Community Action [GO!] Advice for making complaints in SA

QLD
[H] Building Blocks Consumer Network - Qld
[H] Lorikeet Clubhouse - Clubhouse movement (Qld)

TAS
[H] The Eureka Clubhouse Website
[H] [GO!] Listing of Southern Tasmanian Organisations - from ARAFMI
[H] North West Tasmania Post-Natal Disorders Network

EMAIL GROUPS
[H] OZMAD is an Aussie consumer/survivor email group, beginning soon


MH CONSUMER PERSONAL PAGES & BIOGRAPHIES

[H] Aussie Consumer's Depression page
[H] Sara Clarke - Consumer
[H] Allan Pinche is a Melbourne consumer - this page has alot of valuable information
[H] [GO!] Personal Stories from Depressionet
[H] My Battle with Depression
[H] [GO!] Jack's story of Stress & Depression (PDF Document)
[H] [GO!] Jonathon's Story of Schizophrenia - QLD MH Service


MH CONSUMER RESOURCES

[H] [GO!] Disability Consumer Training & Support Evaluation
[H] [GO!] National Peak Disability Consumer Bodies Index & Contact Information - C'th Family & Community Services
[H] Clinical Information Access Program - although created for professionals, some consumers will find it useful. Many sites linked from here need ID checking.
[H] MH Dual Diagnosis Website - this is well worth a visit [GO!] Self-Help Resources
[H] ADYAR Alternative Bookshop [GO!]
[H] Sleep Better Without Drugs - [GO!] Case Studies of People with Sleep Disorders
[H] COPAS - Community Oriented Paediatric and Adolecsent Services
[H] Medic Alert Bracelet
[H] Sleep Disorders Australia
[H] Australian Federation of Homelessness Organisations [GO!] Homelessness figures still high
[H] Catholic Health Australia [GO!] A strategic framework for mental health care [GO!] Advocacy Agenda
[H] Health Issues Centre - Independent policy organisation
[H] Australian Institute of Health & Welfare - Statistics on health
[H] [GO!] Advice for making health complaints in SA


MH CONSUMER PROJECTS

[H] Lemon Tree Project - improving communication between consumers & MH Professionals - VIC
[H] Allan Pinche is a Melbourne consumer - his page contains various ideas for MH service provision
[H] 'Understanding & Involvement' - Consumers becomming involved with thier health care decisions - VIC


OTHER CONSUMERS

[H] Consumers' Health Forum of Australia
[H] Australian Consumers Association [GO!] 'CHOICE' Magazine Health Page
[H] National Council on Intellectual Disability
[H] Public Health Association [GO!] Friends of Medicare have joined together to support the service & have alot of information about Medicare - Public Health Association
[H] Assoc. for Disability - Information, Support & Advocacy
[H] NSW Medical Consumers Association
[H] Public Health Association [GO!] For information on the SIG (Special Interest Group) on MH email - janis.shaw@abs.gov.au [GO!] Newsletter
[H] Australian Medical Writers Association [GO!] Resources page is worth a look [GO!] A list of freelance medical writers



CARERS ONLINE
CARER GROUPS - see below for Shiz' Fellowships, Rich' Fellowships & ARAFMI

NATIONAL
[H] Carers Assoc. of Australia
[H] Australian Parents Council
[H] Alzheimer's Association
[H] National Network of Adult & Adolescent Children who have a Mentally Ill parent (NNAAMI) VIC
[H] Association of Genetic Support Australasia

ACT
[H] Carers Association
[H] Parents & Friends of ACT Schools
[H] Carers Net - ACT & NSW

NSW
[H] NSW Parents Council
[H] Carers Association of NSW (NB: Link was dead when last checked)
[H] Carers Net - ACT & NSW

VIC
[H] National Network of Adult & Adolescent Children who have a Mentally Ill parent (NNAAMI) (Vic)
[H] [GO!] Age Newspaper Article about children with MI Parents (email for CHAMPS - mobrien@papyrus.mhri.edu.au )
[H] [GO!] Loddon Southern Mallee region support for children of MI parents
[H] Alzheimer's Association of VIC

QLD
[H] Federation of Parents & Friends Associations of Catholic Schools
[H] Independent Parents & Friends Council of QLD
[H] Queensland Carers Association

SA
[H] Federation of Parents & Freinds of Catholic Shools Association
[H] [GO!] Independent Schools Parents Council of SA
[H] Carers Association of SA
[H] Alzheimer's Association of SA
[H] Carer's Association of SA

WA
[H] Parents & Freinds Federation

TAS
[H] [GO!] Listing of Southern Tasmanian Organisations
[H] Carers Association of Tasmania
[H] Alzheimer's Association of TAS

NT
[H] Independent Schools Parents Council


CARER PERSONAL PAGES & BIOGRAPHIES

[H] Schizophrenia Carers Page
[H] Stories of Children Carers from NNAAMI [GO!] James is a teenage carer [GO!] David Smith's mother had Schizophrenia [GO!] Child Carers remember thier situation even after many years
[H] ourplaceinwaggawagga.homestead.com - Carer Site


CARER RESOURCES

[H] [GO!] A Carers Guide to Financial Support, Respite Care, & Information Services
[H] [GO!] Multicultural information for carers
[H] Headroom.net.au is for children & Carers
[H] NSW Office of the Public Guardian [GO!] Support for Private Guardians [GO!] The Role of a Guardian
[H] SA Govt Parenting Site
[H] [GO!] Information for Family & Friends about helping someone who is depressed - from Depressionet
[H] [GO!] Information on disorders & MH issues - from ARAFMI Tasmania
[H] A page for Young people who's friends may be depressed
[H] [GO!] Age Newspaper Article about children with MI Parents (email for CHAMPS - mobrien@papyrus.mhri.edu.au )
[H] COPAS - Community Oriented Paediatric and Adolecsent Services contains information for carers/parents
[H] [GO!] AICAFMHA Project for Children of Parents with MI
[H] SA Govt 'Parenting Easy Guides' - information on many aspects of parenting [GO!] About Mental Health [GO!] About Adolescent Depression [GO!] About Eating Disorders
[H] Sleep Disorders Australia
[H] The Office of Family & Children (this link went to an incorrect site when last checked)



MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTER GROUPS
SCHIZOPHRENIA FELLOWSHIPS

[H] NATIONAL... [H] ACT... [H] NSW... [H] VIC... [H] SA... [H] SA...


RICHMOND FELLOWSHIPS

[H] Asia Pacific Forum ... [H] ACT... [H] VIC [GO!] Victoria Lodge...


ARAFMI

[H] NSW... [H] SA... [H] WA... [H] TAS...

[H] VIC ARAFEMI...


OTHER SUPPORTER ORGANISATIONS
NB: this list includes rehab/clubhouse/drop-in centres, many NON-GOVERNMENT in nature; for a full list of government support, see the AUSTRALIA-WIDE SERVICES page

NATIONAL
[H] SANE Australia
[H] Lifeline
[H] Kids Help Line [GO!] Other services offered [GO!] Hids Help Line NEEDS YOUR HELP
[H] Reach Out - Suicide Prevention [GO!] Directory for Youth Counselling Aust-wide [GO!] The BIG Rorrt - Reach Out Rural & Regional Tour - bringing 'Reach Out' to isolated communities in Australia
[H] MHCA - Mental Health Council Australia
[H] Sleep Disorders Australia
[H] ACROD - National Industry Association for Disability Services
[H] Australian Federation of Homelessness Organisations [GO!] Homelessness figures still high
[H] Catholic Health Australia [GO!] A strategic framework for mental health care [GO!] Advocacy Agenda
[H] DADDA - Disability in the Arts, Disadvantaged in the Arts

ACT
[H] Junction Youth Health Service
[H] Young Men's Support Network
[H] Attention Deficit Disorder Support Group

NSW
[H] NSW Association for Mental Health [GO!] Support for Self-Support Groups [GO!] Links - well worth a look

VIC
[H] Autism Victoria
[H] VicServ - Psychiatric Disability Support Peak Body (Vic)
[H] Vic. Mental Illness Awareness Council Inc.
[H] MH Research Institute of Victoria
[H] Victorian Trans-Cultural Psychiatry Unit
[H] Youth Affairs Council of Victoria [GO!] Info Xchange, lists many links to sites of interest for youth justice

MELBOURNE
[H] Chinese Council of Social Services
[H] NEAMI provides support for people with psychiatric problems in North East Melbourne
[H] St Kilda Drop-in Centre - provides light meals, activities, outings...
[H] Non-Govt middle south sector of Melbourne - creates services for the psychiatric disabled; includes SAILS
[H] Finchley Support Service provides support services for people with psychiatric disabilities aged between 16 & 65
[H] Lifeworks aims to provide services which enhance the lives of people with psychiartic disabilities
[H] Rivendell - rehab & support in the Yarra Valley
[H] VIC ARAFEMI have a number of support activities

VIC REGIONAL
[H] Wimmera Psychiatric Disability Support Services - provides psycho-social rehab
[H] Association for Support of Psychiartic Services - south west Vic support for consumers & Carers
[H] Social work agency providing diverse human services throughout north central victoria - St Lukes Community School
[H] Peninsula Support Services aims to improve services to people with MH Issues in the peninsula region

SA
[H] [GO!] SA Roofs Housing Association - for people with Psychiatric Disabilities
[H] Information about Respite for Carers
[H] Nuerological Resource Centre
[H] Speak Easy - for stuttering

TAS
[H] The Eureka Clubhouse Website
[H] Mental Health Community Resource Centre
[H] [GO!] Listing of Southern Tasmanian Organisations

WA
[H] [GO!] Creative Expression Unit - WA University

















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