Local Carer Networks & Committees
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Beautiful Minds Community Committee - Campbelltown
Beautiful Minds is a community group of volunteers (Carers and Consumers) who fundraise and advocate for improved mental health service in South West Sydney.
Meetings
1st Thursday of the month – 6pm – 8pm – Ingleburn RSL Boardroom, 70 Chester Rd, Ingleburn NSW 2565
Contact
P: 040 863 3181 or E: sandra@beautifulminds.net.au
Beautiful Minds Community Committee - Bankstown
Beautiful Minds is a community group of volunteers (Carers and Consumers) who fundraise and advocate for improved mental health service in South West Sydney.
Meetings
Last Monday of the month – 6.30pm (for 7pm) – Panania Christian Church, 183 Tower St, Panania
Contact
Mental Health Consumer, Carer, Community Committee
The South Western Sydney Mental Health CCCC brings together consumers, carers, community members, other related service providers and senior representatives of the South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) Mental Health Service to work to improve, promote and encourage continuity of care in South Western Sydney.
Contact
Consumer & Community Participation Unit – P: (02) 9616 4204
SWS Partners in Recovery Consumer and Carer Subcommittee
A representative group of consumers and carers from across South West Sydney who meet to discuss issues impacting them in mental health sector and advocating for improved mental health services in the region.
Meetings
3rd Wednesday, bi-monthly, 2pm-4pm, Northside Private Hospital Campbelltown
Contact
Partners in Recovery – P: 1300 747 797
W: http://www.pirsws.com.au/projects/pir-sws-carer-and-consumer-subcommittee-2/
Macarthur-Wingecarribee Carer Services Network
The Carer Services Network (Network) was formed specifically to create a greater collaborative and interactive relationship between carers’ services for the benefit of carers in the Campbelltown, Camden, Wollondilly and Wingecarribee areas.
The Network is open to carer representatives, direct carers and all carer service providers/ organisations who work or support carers in all situations.
Meetings:
Meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday, bi-monthly, 10:30 to 12pm (Starting January 2018) at Common Ground Café – Picton
Contact:
Tegan Clift – Community Links
Mental Health Carers NSW - Carer Peak Advisory Committees
Mental Health Carers NSW seek people with lived experience or people who have had lived experience of caring for someone with mental illness, people who have a keen interest or work in that area, to become involved in their Carer Peak Advisory Committees.
Carer Peak Advisory Committee:
The primary aim of the Carer Peak Advisory Committee was to provide the link between the Mental Health Carers NSW (MHCN) Board, MHCN management and staff and the Helpline on carers issues by providing MHCN advice, input and objectiveness from carers to identify projects, activities and advocacy issues and regular exchange of carer views on topics for which MHCN is asked to comment.
Out of this Committee, three sub-committees were formed to allow space to focus on specific issues and vulnerable populations affected by mental illness:
- Young Persons Peak Advisory Committee
- Older Persons Peak Advisory Committee
- Alcohol and Drug Peak Advisory Committee
Meetings:
Meetings run bi-monthly (each committee has a separate date and time) at the Mental Health Carers NSW office in Woolloomooloo – Level 5, Suite 501, 80 William Street (option to teleconference in)
Contact:
Please contact Laura Knight – Mental Health Carers NSW to express your interest in becoming involved.
Bankstown Mental Health Carers
Meetings:
1st Tuesday of each month at 7pm, Banks House Hospital Basement, Cnr Clarabel and Gallipoli Sts, Bankstown
Contact:
For more information, or to register for the group – Contact Mae
P: 0439 437 926 or (02) 9708 2670 E: sara.diterlizzi@onedoor.org.au
Liverpool Fairfield Mental Health Carers
Meetings:
1st Thursday of each month, 11am – 1pm – Cabravale Diggers Club, 1 Bartley St, Canley Vale
Contact:
For more information, or to register for the group – Contact Amy
P: (02) 4625 1639 E: amy.kemp@onedoor.org.au
Campbelltown Carers Support Group
Meetings:
3rd Tuesday of each month, 5.30 – 7.30pm, Campbelltown RSL
Contact:
For more information, or to register for the group – Contact Janelle
P: 0423 767 501 E: janelle.hint@onedoor.org.au
Camden Carers Group
A support group for anyone looking after a loved one with mental health concerns who would like some time out.
Meetings:
4th Tuesday of each month
Contact:
For more information, or to register for the group – Contact Janelle
P: 0423 767 501 E: janelle.hint@onedoor.org.au
Camden Support Group Flyer 2018
Moss Vale Carers Support Group
Meetings:
2nd Wednesdat of each month, 10am
Contact:
For more information, or to register for the group – Contact Carmel
P: (02) 4868 2755 E: carmel.averillo@onedoor.org.au
Men's Carer Support Group
Are you a man who cares for a member of your family, friend, or loved one?
Macarthur Disability Services is excited to offer a men’s support group for carers
• Meet other men who have similar experiences and face similar challenges
• Have the opportunity to share your experiences with other carers
• Learn how to better balance your life as a carer
Meetings:
First Thursday of every month, 10am – 12pm.
Communications Room – MDS Head Office – Level 8, 138 Queen Street Campbelltown.
Contact:
Colin
P: (02) 4621 8400 E: colin.aston@mdservices.com.au
Vietnamese Carers Support Group
Meetings:
2nd Tuesday of each month, 10am – 12.30pm – Villawood Senior Citizens Centre, 29 Villawood Road, Villawood
Contact:
For more information, or to register for the group – Contact Lianne
P: (02) 9708 2670 E: Lianne@onedoor.org.au
Transcultural Mental Health Centre’s Carer Support Program
language-specific carer support groups for families and carers from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, who live with or care for a family member or friend with a mental health problem. Some of these mental health problems are severe depression, eating disorder, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and all childhood disorders.
Meetings:
Arabic – Seminar Room No – Education Centre, Liverpool Hospital – 1st Friday of the month, 10am – 12.30pm
Contact: Lilian Sedrak M: 0424 411 426
Assyrian – STARTTS, Level 2, Room 204, 25 Smart Street Fairfield – 3rd Tuesday of the month, 2pm – 4.30pm
Contact: Carolin Thomas M: 0433 263 304
Khmer – Fairfield Community Health Centre, 53-65 Mitchell St, Carramar – 3rd Tuesday of the month, 9.30am – 12.30pm
Contact: Sonia Parmegiani M: 0423 432 117
Macedonian and Serbian – ACL, 2 Hughes Street, Cabramatta – 1st or 2nd Saturday of the month, 10.30am – 1pm
Contact: Ruza(Rose) Micevska M: 0403 732 308
Spanish – Fairfield Community Centre, 25 Barbara Street, Fairfield – 3rd Monday of the month, 10am – 1pm
Contact: Fabiola via Ramy Var P: (02) 8838 2120
Vietnamese (carers of mental health problems) – Cabramatta Bowling Club, 1st Tuesday of the month, 12.30am – 2.30pm
Contact: Hanh Tran M: 0424 724 899
