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Aspergers Victoria is a peer-led organisation, celebrating the strengths of Aspergers.

One of many services on offer is a peer-led Parents and Carers Group. Meet other parents and carers, share stories and listen to the occasional speaker, in a friendly inclusive environment.

View the Aspergers Victoria website for calendar and registration details - the Hampton based group continues to meet online.

Are you a parent of a person with Aspergers (Autism)? Join our friendly parents and carers support group. We are a not-for-profit organisation, run by volunteers with lived experience of Aspergers (Autism).

When

• Every second Wednesday 10 am to 12 midday.
• Every fourth Wednesday, 7 to 9.30 pm.

Where

Highett Neighbourhood Community House, 2 Livingston Street, Highett

Contact

Email: aspiesfyt@gmail.com
Phone: 0493 072 239
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Borderline Personality Disorder Community is a South Melbourne-based community organisation.

The group offers many resources and hosts a regular family and friends support group, an online carer forum for family and friends as well as a family toolbox.

Inner South Family and Friends is a community support group for the families and friends of people with a serious mental illness in the Inner South East region (Stonnington, Port Phillip and Glen Eira) as well as carers from outside these areas who might be seeking information and support.

Jewish Spectrum Support is an independent informal support group for parents of pre-school or school aged Jewish children on the Autism Spectrum. The group usually meets in a café in the Carnegie area.

For more information please call Vicky on 0407 455 645

Mind is one of the country's leading community-managed specialist mental health service providers. The Bayside Carer support group meets online. Four-day holidays for carers are planned throughout the year to various locations in Victoria. They provide a great opportunity to relax, connect and refresh.

For more information or book please call:

Existing clients: 03 9686 4900
New clients: 1300 286 463

Email: mindconnect@mindaustralia.org.au

MOIRA Carer Connect is a Support for Carers program to help carers of any age to meet and seek mutual support through a range of activities around the south-east Melbourne area.

Listed groups include:

• Autism Spectrum Support
• Dads with children who have challenging behaviour
• Chinese Carers
• several art-based groups.

Little Dreamers is Australia’s leading Young Carer organisation, supporting young people who provide unpaid care for a family member affected by disability, chronic or mental illness, addiction or frail age.

In every classroom across Australia, two to three students will have a caring role. The Young Carer Project (TYCP) believes in a school community where Young Carers have equal access to educational opportunities as their peers. We work in schools across Victoria and Queensland to deliver workshops and education around Young Carers and how we can best support them in their school lives.

Check out this great video that dives more into The Young Carer Project.

Young Carers can apply for support by fill out this application form by themselves or with their trusted teacher or well being officer.

Alfred Health is trying to improve health services for people with disabilities when they come to the hospital.

The aim of the project is for people with disabilities and their carers to feel safe, understood, and supported while in hospital.

They are looking for carers of people with intellectual disabilities, those with communication support needs and carers of Autistic/neuro-diverse persons to join our co-design group.

 You will be paid $30 per hour for your time to attend meetings.

Visit the SPEAK Project web page for more details: www.alfred.org.au/SPEAK

Registrations are now open for the MAV/Carers Victoria LG National Carers Week Forum. This online forum provides an opportunity for councils to share experiences and ideas in the lead up to National Carers Week (16-22 October). 

Running from October 16 to 22 2022, National Carers Week is a time to recognise and celebrate the 2.65 million Australians who provide care and support to a family member or friend. This year's theme is "Millions of Reasons to Care" which aims to bring attention to the 2.65 million carers around the country who provide outstanding care and support to their loved ones. Further details are on the Carers Week website.

The research interview will take place by telephone and it will take about one hour. To take part, carers will:

• Be supporting an older adult living in the community with chronic health difficulties.
• Have experience with discharge from hospital to home following admission for a physical health problem of the older adult that they support.

For more information and details about participating please contact Jacqui Allen:

Email: Jacqui.allen@monash.edu
Phone: 0427 940 79

Are you a carer who wants to share your experiences and opinions to make our services better for carers?

Alfred Health invites you to join the Carer Gateway Advisory Group or Young Carer Gateway Advisory Group!

About you

• You are a carer – someone who provides unpaid support to a family member, friend, or partner with disability, a medical condition, mental illness or who is frail due to age.
• You are at least 15 years of age.
• You want to help support other carers and make services better for other carers.
• You are interested in sharing your feedback and experiences.

About the project

• Carer Gateway delivers services and support to carers across Australia. In Victoria, Carer Gateway is delivered by a group of health and social service providers across the state, led by Merri Health.
• Carer Gateway are developing a Carer Gateway Advisory Group and Young Carer Gateway Advisory Group.
• We are looking for Carer Representatives and Young Carer Representatives from around Victoria to help make our services better for all carers.
• Applications close on Friday 24 September Friday.

What you get

• Payment for your time and participation
• An opportunity to share your perspective
• Training and professional development opportunities
• A chance to meet other carers

Get involved

To find out more, including how to get involved, visit:

• Merri Health Carer Gateway Advisory Group
• Merri Health events

Find the best way to get proof of your COVID-19 vaccination and how to access the certificate on someone else’s behalf.

Accessing the certificate on behalf of someone else will require a Power of Attorney and administration orders, or as an authorised representative.

The new and refreshing Australian Carers Guide was created just for carers like you.

It's a free magazine produced four times a year and packed full of practical and helpful information.

The magazine offers unique insights, creative solutions and helpful perspectives, and will make a real difference in your family life.

The magazine is also available at your local newsagents for $9.95 or you can have it delivered to your door.

Alfred Health Carer Services has created a private Facebook carers community group for unpaid carers within the south metropolitan Melbourne area.

In the group you can find out about important news for carers as well as carer-specific programs, supports, services and events.

You can also ask carer-related questions or provide tips that are helpful to other carers in the community - other carers may comment and contribute to your post too.

When making a post, you are welcome to be anonymous if you would like to protect your identity. Please note however that comments do not have an anonymity function.

To be approved into the group, members must:

• Be over 18 years of age.
• Answer all membership questions.
• Read, understand and agree to the group rules.

For the safety of the community, please note that all posts to the Facebook page will be reviewed and approved by our group admins before being published on the group page.

The Carer Friendly program is available to neighbourhood houses and community learning centres across the state. New Carer Friendly houses are joining regularly. To view the current list of Carer Friendly Neighbourhood Houses (scroll to the end of the page).