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3 weeks ago
Topic Tuesday 1: Special guest psychologist YvonneS answers your questions *CLOSED*
*waves* Welcome to our first ever Topic Tuesday! We are joined tonight by @YvonneS, a wonderful psychologist, who has so generously accepted our invite to be our first Special Guest. Have you got any burning questions for a psychologist, wh
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Lets get ready for Topic Tuesday
We are so very pleased to announce the first of our Topic Tuesdays. This will take place on the 15th of July between 6 - 8pm. It's an opportunity for us to come together on the Forum and have a discussion among other community members with our guest speak
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Poll results... and the winner is....
Hi All! Thanks to everyone who voted in our last poll, letting us know who the first Topic Tuesday special guest should be! Well.... it was very close! The top two responses were a Mindfulness Therapist & a Generalist Psychologist.
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Stigma
Hi everyone, I'm curious to know if anyone has ever experienced stigma associated with being a carer - or associated to mental illness, which you or the person you care for have experienced? SANE has a 'Say No To Stigma' campaign and
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Moving on with life
My husband and I have been caring for a young adult child with a mental illness triggered by drug use for well over 4 years. Thankfully he beat the drugs but the cost has been high for ongoing his mental health. My husband is great, he is kind, sensitive
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ABS Media Release: Time spent caring for others is on the rise
The Australia Bureau of Statistics has found caring time has increased for carers, with nearly half reporting that they feel, resentful and stressed (click on link below for more information)With an increasing amount of services tightening their belts, an
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Have you noticed some technical changes?
Hi all, Please be advised that as of Saturday 28, June. You may notice another page asking you which organisation you have registered with. This is an exciting development here on the Forums, because it means that the platform is available through o
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Take some time out, take a snap shot, and send us a post card!
As a carer, time out is important. But now that it's winter time and it's cold and grey, I find that I'm tempted to just stay inside. To me, this makes it even more important to make an effort to get out and about. For some people, they can recharge by st
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Hello There!
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Hello There!
Hello everyone, My name is David and I am from Mental Health Carers ARAFMI NSW IncJust thought I would seend a quick note to introduce myself and say hi!
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