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CherryBombSenior Contributor
Hello everyone,
I'm so pleased and excited to start our first Service Spotlight. This an opportunity to learn about what services are out there, and what they can provide. This week, our special guest is David from Mental Health Carers at ARAFMI. He will be available throughout the whole week for you to ask questions about ARAFMI's services.
Welcome to the Forums, David!
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FatimaSenior Contributor
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FatimaSenior Contributor
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HobbitSenior Contributor
Hi Fatima,
Yes, I agree. It all sounds like yet more forms to fill out! And when we consider that the basis of a carers role is fundamentally an unpaid one, it doesn't make a lot of sense.
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KazzaNew Contributor
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HobbitSenior Contributor
Hi Kazza,
Thanks for your comment. I hear you. It might not seem like much at $7, but when all these little things add up together, it can start to look like Mount Everest!!
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HobbitSenior Contributor
Hi everyone, I thought I should also let you all know about ARAFMI NSW Carer Helpline!
Our Carer Helpline provides trained telephone operators who listen to carers needs and offers support and referrals to the relevant service providers to meet those needs.
We are also able to record problems or issues encountered by mental health carers and the people with experience of mental illness they support. These issues are the reported to the Mental Health Commission in order to help improve the quality of those services and their relevance to carer needs.
Freecall - 1800 655 198 call or (02) 9332 0700.
Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
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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.
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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