Links to useful websites

Links

Australian carer network
Australian government
New South Wales government
Disability organisations
For male carers
Palliative care
Mental health problems
Illness / condition specific organisations
International carer organisations
Respite services
Other

Australian carer network	Australian government
ACT Australia Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia	Australian Bureau of Statistics Centrelink Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centres Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service Department of Health & Ageing Aged Care Australia Department of Veterans' Affairs Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Federal Government entry point Have your say on health reforms and latest policies Health Insite quality health info, lots of carer info/links Home and Community Care Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) Seniors.Gov.Au services, programs & benefits for older Australians The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
International carer organisations	New South Wales government
Caregiver Network Inc. (Canada) Carers New Zealand Carers UK The Princess Royal Trust for Carers (UK) Caring and Connecting (USA) Family Caregiver Alliance (USA) National Alliance for Caregiving (USA) www.CAREgivinghelp.org (USA) Roslyn Carter Institute (USA) Strength for caring (USA)	Ageing, Disability & Home Care, Department of Human Services NSW Anti-Discrimination Board Disability Council of New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission Guardianship Tribunal Lawlink New South Wales legal info for NSW government portal to law and justice agencies and services Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC) Office of the Protective Commissioner Legal Aid New South Wales Mental Health Advocacy Service The Mental Health Advocacy Service is a specialist legal service of the Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales. NSW Department of Community Services NSW Goverment government service delivery areas NSW Health NSW Ombudsman Transcultural Mental Health Centre
For male carers	Disability organisations
Australian Federation of Men's Health & Wellbeing Association improving the health & well-being of men Men's Groups links to men's groups around NSW Men's Health Information and Resource Centre (MHIRC) Older Mens Health & Wellbeing	Accessible Arts @ccessibility.com.au disability information resource Australian Council for Rehabilitation of the Disabled (ACROD) Australian Huntingtons Disease Association Disability & Aged Service (DAISI) free service for Far North Coast region Disability Information & Referral Service Disability Services Australia Family Advocacy for families in which there is a child or an adult who has a developmental disability IDEAS information for people with a disability Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW National Disability Insurance Scheme Penrith Disabilities Resource Centre ParaQuad NSW People With Disability Physical Disability Council of NSW Spastic Centre of NSW Spinal Cord injuries Australia Technical Aid to the Disabled The NSW Council for Intellectual Disability Vision Australia
For carers of people with Mental health problems	Illness/condition specific organisations
ARAFMI - Family and Friends Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing Beyondblue Black Dog Institute Centre for Rural & Remote Mental Health COPMI (children of parents with a mental illness) Mental Health Association NSW Mental Health Co-ordinating Council Mental Health Council of Australia Mental Health First Aid Multicultural Mental Health Australia National Mental Health Consumer & Carer Forum NISAD NSW Institute of Psychiatry Relationships Australia SANE Australia charity helping people affected by mental illness Schizophrenia Fellowship www.depressionServices.org.au	Alzheimers Australia (Living with dementia) Arthritis Foundation of NSW Asthma Foundation of NSW Autism Association of New South Wales Australian Kidney Foundation Australian Pituitary Foundation Brain Injury Association of NSW Cancer Council (NSW) Cancer Learning Centre Continance Foundation of Australia Cystic Fibrosis Australia Deaf Society of NSW Dementia Net Diabetes Australia Down Syndrome NSW Epilepsy Action Australia Heart Foundation Intellectual Disability Rights Service Lungnet (Australian Lung Foundation) ME/CFS Society Multiple Sclerosis Society NSW Muscular Dystrophy Association of NSW Parkinson Disease Prader-Willi Syndrome Association SAKKS - Supporting Aussie Kids with Kabuki Syndrome Spastic Centre of NSW Stroke Recovery Association NSW The Mesothelioma Center Tourette Syndrome Association of Australia
Palliative care
CareSearch Palliative Care Association of NSW
Other	Respite services
ACON Caresearch Carers Alliance Carers Haven Council on the Ageing (NSW) Health Information Service (State Library NSW) quality info about health & wellbeing Home Hospice Independent Living Centre NSW Live Wire National prescribing service National Welfare Rights Network NSW Home Modification and Maintenance Services (HMMS) State Council On-line resource for the parents of children with disabilities The Council of Social Service of New South Wales (NCOSS) The Northcott Society Working Carers Support Gateway Targets low-income and isolated carers with caring and workplace responsibilities	Commonwealth Carer Respite Centres Interchange respite care NSW Case managed care after discharge from hospital

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