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Hi, I’m looking for support as a parent and primary carer. My 12-year-old son has complex behavioural and emotional regulation difficulties, and recently his behaviour has escalated to severe aggression and property damage at home. There have been inciden
Hellooooooo friendzIn a real world, friendship works both ways. Think standing on a two way street. Where traffic is going both directions. In a real world that same two way street is identical to what a friendship should look like. As in two friends, the
My son is 35 and over the past few months has been going through what we believe is psychosis. We had to make the call to 000 for a mental health crisis 4 nights ago. He is now on an Involuntary Treatment Order and I know he is where he needs to be. Howev
I have an adult son who has undiagnosed mental illness/ depression. We've been to psychologists and they can't help him. Does anyone know how to get into a psychiatrist in Perth that doesn't take 12 months to get a diagnosis so we can get further assistan
First of all, I completely respect others who want and choose to get married and/or have kids. Marriage and children can be a blessing in many ways, and I have nothing against that. I empathise with those who are struggling to conceive and also those in a
Hi Friends, Family and Carers Caring for loved ones living with complex mental health issues can be really challenging, and the carer's experience can often be overlooked and/or difficult to talk about day to day. We have created this space so that those
My baby’s boys father has a new partner and she had a young child herself. They have been together for less than 2 months. I feel so protective of my baby and i really wish i could keep him all to myself but i cannot. How do i deal with the emotional and
Not sure if this is the place to do this but i looking for some friends going though same sort of stuff im going though. To try and appove my socail situation and maybe a house mate [edited by moderator]. My depression has left me house bound and i also h
Hi all, I am emotionally overwhelmed…..I have been with my husband since I was 18 over 30 years, we have 4 children two with autism. I was a stay at home mum for 15 years, now I work full time and am the bread winner. My husbands mental health has cycles
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Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
SANE acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.
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