WA, Australia
Social support - home visiting through volunteer, calling once a week for 1 hour visits. Also Telelink - enables groups of up to 8 peope to talk together each week by phone from their own homes. HACC programme
Visit supplier >Red Cross Carers Support Service
WA, Australia
Support group for primary carers who are home based and provide long term care to a family member or friend who is frail aged or has a disability. Bunbury group meets 3rd Friday of the month 11am - 1 pm with guest speakers to address the meetings, and a planned outing every 3rd month. Contact Kaye for details of when outing occurs.
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CWA undertakes projects at State and Local level. No specific issues re support groups. All enquiries to 91851277.
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People diagnosed with a mental illness between the ages of 16-65 Informal groups and activities daily
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Over 50's keep fit classes, tai chi, indoor bowls, concerts, talks, bus trips, luncheons.
Visit supplier >Carer Support Group - Guildford
WA, Australia
Meeting 4th Monday 9.30 - 11.30 Updated July 2008
Visit supplier >Carer Support Group - Forrestfield
WA, Australia
Meeting 1 st Thursday monthly 10-12pm. Updated July 2008
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Carer Support Group for carers of people with Dementia. Meeting second Monday monthly 2-4pm.
Visit supplier >Muscular Dissophy Association of WA
WA, Australia
Foundation raises money for research. A club has been formed to provide support children suffuring muscular dissophy. Activities such as outings allow families to get to know each other. Some liason with the welfare department to try help out. Updated February 2008
Visit supplier >Alzheimers Carers Support Group
WA, Australia
Support group for carers/families of individuals suffering from Alzheimers and other forms of dementia. Transport can be arranged for carers. Meetings are held at BETHANIE HOUSE.
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Support group for compulsive gamblers who wish to change. Gold coin donation.
Visit supplier >Even Keel - Bipolar disorder Support Association
WA, Australia
Mount Barker group:- Mount Barker Hospital. 1-2.30pm second Friday of each month. Contact Benita: 0418802075 Even Keel offers support through a network of support groups in WA for people diagnosed with Bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression), depression, schizophrenia and related disorders. Family, friends and other interested members of the community are welcome to attend our groups, including our online forum. We also have a library and resource centre. Our group coordinators are caring, supportive and empathic; with many of our employees having a diagnosis of Bipolar disorder themselves. Support group for people with mental health problems,and their carers and families. Is part of the Bi Polar Support Association of WA. Even Keel currently operates twelve support groups wth one in Mt Barker and also one in Busselton. Support Group meetings are open to everyone... The main location is in the June O'Connor Centre in Subiaco.
Visit supplier >Carer Support Group - Bayswater
WA, Australia
Meet 2nd Monday 2 - 4 of every month . Updated July 2008
Visit supplier >Myasthenia Gravis Friends Support Group
WA, Australia
The Myasthenia Gravis Friends Support group aims to provide mutual support and information, local telephone list for members to communicate to overcome isolation, helpful hints about everyday self management. The group provides contact with professionals and other groups. The group provides contact for carer's and family of people with the disease.
Visit supplier >Trigeminal Neuralgia Support Group WA Inc.
WA, Australia
A support group exists to assist sufferers by sharing experience in dealing with this painful condition including medication and surgical procedures and to have experts from the medical profession provide the latest techniques in easing the pain
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Canteen is a national Peer Support organisation for young people living with cancer. This includes patients, Siblings, bereaved siblings, offspring and bereaved offspring. The touchstone of Canteen is the belief that young people, through meeting and talking with one another, are better able to cope with the uncertainties of a cancer diagnoses. Canteen organises three week long camps each year with weekend camps arranged throughout the year.
Visit supplier >Northern Suburbs Stroke Support Group Inc.
WA, Australia
This group gets together and arranges events and trips together. The group is a social support system for people who have had a stroke or carers of a person who has had a stroke. Meeting place is Day Room at Joondalup Health Campus.
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Parents Again are a support group designed to support grandparents who have become primary caregivers to their grandchildren due to the inability of their adult child to provide parental care as a result of drug or alcohol use. Parents Again will provide information and support people who need guidance in the parenting role. Parents Again meet in a friendly, informal atmosphere. People in the meetings can share experiences with others or speak confidentially. People can also go to the meetings for a chat and to have time out.
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Support for families in isolation & need. Organisation also acts as referral point to other organisations & Departments.
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Support group for carers and ex-carers of people with Dementia. One to one support available where necessary, contact Lea. Visitors welcome. Guest speakers often organised for meetings.
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YMCA Youth Services are based on positivity, pro activity and a whole-of-person approach. The YMCA has been a trusted provider of values based services to Australia's youth for over 150 years. Each year, over 300,000 young people come into contact with YMCA Youth Services staff. The Y has dedicated youth services operating in more than 25 communities across the country. Juvenile Justice The YMCA Juvenile Justice Centre program provides health services for young people in custody.
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