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State Programs/Services

Australian Capital Territory

  1. ACT, Belconnen and Tuggeranong - Bungee Youth Resilience Program
  2. ACT, Canberra - Temporary Family Care Respite Program
  3. ACT, Canberra North - POPPY (Parents Opportunity to Participate in Play with their Young) Playgroup
  4. ACT, Canberra South - POPPY (Parents Opportunity to Participate in Play with their Young) Playgroup
  5. ACT, Canberra/Goulburn - St Nicholas' Young Carers Program
  6. ACT, CYCLOPS (Connecting Young Carers to Life Opportunities and Personalised Supports)
  7. ACT, Mental Health ACT COPMI Health Promotion Initiative
  8. ACT, Narrabundah - Horizons: Healthy Minds, Healthy Families
  9. ACT, Queanbeyan - Litmus

New South Wales

  1. NSW, Auburn, Blacktown, Hills Shire, Holroyd, Parramatta - Young Carers Program
  2. NSW, Central Coast Gosford - Family Inclusion Network Outreach
  3. NSW, Central Coast Gosford - Parent Link (Prevention Project for Parents with Mental Illness)
  4. NSW, Central Coast Gosford - Prevention Team - Parenting and COPMI
  5. NSW, Central Coast Kincumber - Young ARAFMI - Kids Connecting
  6. NSW, Coffs Harbour, Lismore and Tweed Heads - Northern Kids Care
  7. NSW, Inner Sydney - Partnership with Parents
  8. NSW, Kookaburra Kids
  9. NSW, Lismore Tweed Heads to Taree - SMILES Program (Education for Young Mental Health Carers)
  10. NSW, Multiple Locations - SMILES Program (Simplifying Mental Illness plus Life Enhancement Skills) - Free download available worldwide
  11. NSW, Murrumbidgee Local Health Network - COPMI
  12. NSW, Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, the Hunter Valley and surrounds - YP-COPMI
  13. NSW, Northern Beaches - COPMI Clinician
  14. NSW, Northern Sydney - COPMI Consultant
  15. NSW, Northern Sydney, Central Coast Area - Connect for Kids
  16. NSW, Penrith - Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District - COPMI Coordinators
  17. NSW, South Coast Illawarra - POPPY (Parents Opportunity to Participate in Play with their Young) Playgroup
  18. NSW, South Coast Wollongong LGA - Barnardos South Coast 'POPPY' Playgroup
  19. NSW, South East Sydney, South West Sydney, Hunter and Wagga Wagga) - ON FIRE
  20. NSW, St George and Sutherland Shire - COPMI Program
  21. NSW, Supporting Kids in Primary Schools (SKIPS)
  22. NSW, Surry Hills - Family Inclusion Network
  23. NSW, Sydney - Holyoake Family Alcohol and Other Drug Programs (Kaleidoscope Plus Program)
  24. NSW, Sydney Eastern and Central Suburbs - Child and Family Program
  25. NSW, Sydney Local Health Network - Marrickville, Redfern, Camperdown, Canterbury, Croydon, Bankstown and Surrounds - COPMI Program
  26. NSW, Sydney South West - Gaining Ground Program - Sydney South West Area Health Service
  27. NSW, Sydney, Lindfield - Paying Attention to Self (PATS)
  28. NSW, Tamworth, Armidale - Centacare SMILES Program (8-11 yrs)
  29. NSW, Western Sydney Local Health Network (East) - COPMI Co-ordinator
  30. NSW, Women and Children's Program
  31. NSW, Young Carer Program

Northen Territory

Currently there are no programs or services listed

Queensland

  1. QLD, Bundaberg - Chillin'
  2. QLD, Burpengary-Waterford West and Gold Coast - AMEND (Assisting Mothers End the Need for Drugs) Program
  3. QLD, Cleveland, Wynnun and Redlands Areas - Growing Together School Holiday Program
  4. QLD, Ipswich - Ipswich Supported Playgroup for Parents with Mental Illness
  5. QLD, Logan-Beaudesert and Gold Coast - Our Space: Metro South COPMI Program
  6. QLD, Maroochydore - Sunshine Coast Koping Program (SC-Koping)
  7. QLD, Nundah, Northern Brisbane (North Lakes area to the Sunshine Coast) - KOPING Program
  8. QLD, Redcliffe Caboolture - Kidz Koping Program
  9. QLD, Salisbury, South of Brisbane River, Redlands, West of Forestlake to South of Rochedale - Young Carers Project
  10. QLD, South Brisbane - KOPMI Implementation Project
  11. QLD, Supporting Kids in Primary Schools (SKIPS)
  12. QLD, Townsville - Children and Adolescent Support Program Access Service (CASPAS)

South Australia

  1. SA, Adelaide Metro - Staying Attached
  2. SA, Adelaide South and East Metro - Raw Energy Young Carer Support Program
  3. SA, Eastern Metro PHaMS (Personal Helpers and Mentors) Program
  4. SA, Eastwood - South Australian Women's and Children's Health Network Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Services
  5. SA, Marion and Playford - Family By Family
  6. SA, Mile End - Individual Advocacy Program
  7. SA, Oaklands Park - Offspring Group
  8. SA, Onkaparinga and Gawler Council Areas - Resource Options and Support for Carers Program
  9. SA, Salisbury - Individual Psychosocial Rehabilitation Support Services - North
  10. SA, Supporting Kids in Primary Schools (SKIPS)

Tasmania

  1. TAS, Kids In Mind Tasmania
  2. TAS, Statewide - Taz Kidz Clubs, Champs Camps and Parenting Support Programs
  3. TAS, Supporting Kids in Primary Schools (SKIPS)

Victoria

  1. VIC, Banyule - Mum's Well Being Group
  2. VIC, Barwon and Colac - FAPMI
  3. VIC, Bendigo, Castlemaine, Loddon Campaspe Southern Mallee Region - Kids with Confidence
  4. VIC, Cheltenham - PATS (Paying Attention to Self) Southern Metropolitan Region of Melbourne
  5. VIC, Early Parenting Centre
  6. VIC, Eastern Metropolitan Area - CHAMPS Programs
  7. VIC, Eastern Region - Integrated Family Services
  8. VIC, Flemington - Young Carers Project
  9. VIC, Frankston - Peninsula PATS (Paying Attention to Self)
  10. VIC, Hawthorn, Dandenong and Rosanna - Carer Support Services
  11. VIC, Lilydale Eastern and Outer Eastern Region - PATS (Paying Attention To Self)
  12. VIC, Melbourne Eastern Metropolitan Area - Eastern Parentzone Program
  13. VIC, Melton Young Carers Group
  14. VIC, Mental Illness Helpline
  15. VIC, North Melbourne, Darebin and Whittlesea Local Government Areas - Parents Group, Children's School Holiday Program (CHAMPS) and Playgroup
  16. VIC, Northern Metropolitan Area - Paying Attention To Self (PATS)
  17. VIC, Northern Metropolitan Area - Young Carers Program
  18. VIC, South and East Metro Areas - Prahran Mission Uniting Care Mothers Support Program
  19. VIC, Southern Metro Area - Kids Care
  20. VIC, Southern Region - Young Carer Respite and Information Program
  21. VIC, Supporting Kids in Primary Schools (SKIPS)
  22. VIC, Wangaratta - Little Munchkin's Supported Playgroup for COPMI

Western Australia

  1. WA, Cooloongup - Carer Consultant Support
  2. WA, Inner City and Lower North Metropolitan Region - Mothers Support Program
  3. WA, Northern Metropolitan Perth - MIFWA Family Support Program
  4. WA, Perth - ARAFMI Carer Advocacy Program
  5. WA, Perth - ARAFMI Carer Peer Workers Program
  6. WA, Perth - ARAFMI Carer Respite Program
  7. WA, Perth - ARAFMI School Holiday Program
  8. WA, Perth - ARAFMI Support Groups
  9. WA, Perth - MIFWA Parent Peer Support Program
  10. WA, Perth Metropolitan Area - ARAFMI Smiles Program
  11. WA, Perth Metropolitan Area - ARAFMI Youth Services
  12. WA, Perth Metropolitan Area - Family to Family Partnership
  13. WA, Perth Metropolitan Area and Bunbury - ARAFMI Changing Minds - Mental Health Truths Program
  14. WA, Perth, Goldfields-Esperance, Great Southern - Youth to Youth (Y2Y) Program
  15. WA, Scarborough - Perth Metropolitan COPMI Program
  16. WA, Supporting Kids in Primary Schools (SKIPS)

National Programs/Services

  1. Keys to CareGiving
  2. Partners in Depression
  3. SMILES Program (Simplifying Mental Illness plus Life Enhancement Skills) - Free download available worldwide
  4. The First Touch Program
  5. Young Carers Respite and Information Services Program

International Programs/Services

  1. Australia - e-Hub Online Health Services and Research
  2. Australia - SMILES Program (Simplifying Mental Illness plus Life Enhancement Skills) - Free Program download available worldwide
  3. Israel - The Apple of My Eye
  4. New Zealand, Auckland - Kids Club
  5. New Zealand, Auckland - Tu Tangata Tonu Programme

 

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Phone (& online) helplines

  1. ACT - Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team
  2. ACT - Post and Antenatal Depression Support and Information (PANDSI) Hotline
  3. ACT - Youth Support Line
  4. National - beyondblue Info Line
  5. National - Carer Advisory and Counselling Service
  6. National - Child Care Hotline
  7. National - Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centre
  8. National - Emergency Services
  9. National - Family Drug Support Line
  10. National - GriefLine Helpline
  11. National - GriefLine Online Anonymous Counselling Service
  12. National - healthdirect Australia
  13. National - Karitane Careline
  14. National - Kids Helpline
  15. National - Lifeline
  16. National - Lifeline Crisis Support Chat
  17. National - MensLine Australia
  18. National - MensLine Australia Online Counselling
  19. National - Mi Networks Helpline (Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia)
  20. National - PANDA’s Helpline (Post and Antenatal Depression Association)
  21. National - Parentline
  22. National - Pregnancy, Birth and Baby Helpline
  23. National - Relationships Australia
  24. National - Relationships Australia Online Counselling
  25. National - SANE Australia Helpline
  26. National - State Crisis Support (available 24 hours, 7 days a week)
  27. National - Suicide Call Back Service
  28. National - The Shed Online
  29. National - Young Carers
  30. NSW - Anxiety Disorders Information Line
  31. NSW - Mental Health Carers ARAFMI NSW Information and Support Line
  32. NSW - Mental Health Information Service
  33. NSW - Tresillian Parent's Help Line
  34. NSW - TRISS (Telephone Referral Information Support Service)
  35. NT - Mental Health Carers NT
  36. NT - Northern Territory Crisis Assessment Telephone Triage and Liaison Service
  37. QLD - 13 HEALTH
  38. QLD - ARAFMI 24 Hour Telephone Support Line for Carers
  39. TAS - Mental Health Carers Tasmania
  40. VIC - ARAFEMI Carer Helpline
  41. VIC - MI Helpline Victoria (Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria)
  42. WA - ARAFMI Support and Counselling Service
  43. WA - MIFWA (Mental Illness Fellowship WA) Telephone Information and Referral Service
 
 


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