Inner South Parents and Friends

Mental Health Advice Line

The Mental Health Advice Line 1300 280 737 is a statewide telephone information service available to all Victorians seeking mental health information, advice and referral for themselves or another person...

Mind- Southern Respite Services

Flexible Respite is a new service option for families and carers that can be provided both during and outside of normal business hours. Planned respite packages can be delivered between 7am and 12 midnight 7 days a week. The service aims to give priority to aged carers who live with the care recipient and carers who have a high involvement with the person they care for...

Exercise and Get fit

Make a new start in 2010 and meet new people. Low cost Recreation Access Groups run in the City of Port Phillip include Gym and Swim, Tennis, Bushwalking and Swimming. These groups are suitable for all capabilities. For more information contact Shayne on 9534 0777, or drop in to the St Kilda Community Centre at 161 Chapel Street, St Kilda.

Minds at Risk

This program was presented on television channel SBS at 7.30pm Tuesday 23 February 2010 with guest speaker Professor Patrick McGorry (Australian of the Year). Professor McGorry stated that '75% of the disorders of adult life, mental health and related disorders appear before the age of 25. But if we look around Australia, there are 750,000 young Australians who currently do not have access to care, yet they have a mental health problem.'...

National Quality Framework Consultation

'The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) is leading a joint Commonwealth and State and Territory consultation process to develop a National Quality Framework for services delivered to people who are homeless.'...

Adult Siblings of Individuals with Autism or Psychosis

The Australian Catholic University is inviting participants aged 18 years or over who have a brother or sister with autism or psychosis to participate in a research project. This project is focused on gaining a better understanding of the experiences of having a sibling with autism or psychosis...

Sane StigmaWatch

"During 2008-2009, StigmaWatch received 326 reports of stigma. The majority of inappropriate coverage was associated with the reporting of suicide, particularly the description of methods in news stories and features. The most extreme stigmatising media coverage, however, was sensationalised news reporting, often concerning violence or the inaccurate, misleading and hurtful use of terms such as 'schizophrenic'...

National Disability Insurance Scheme

"The idea is to introduce a no-fault insurance scheme to cover the lifetime support of anyone who has, or acquires, a significant disability. a new website has been launched at www.ndis.org.au. Please visit this site and take action by either emailing your MP (an online tool makes this easy), visiting your MP, signing the petition, or spreading the workd through Facebook, Twitter, your local newspaper or requesting an email to send to friends...

Carers Week 18-24 October 2009

Carers Victoria invites carers to an exclusive reading of Who Cares? written and directed by Roland Rocchiccioli on Sunday 18 October 2009 from 1pm to 4.30pm...

Tai chi

Learn first step Tai chi any age welcome from 9.30am to 11am each Wednesday at Mary Kehoe, 224 Danks Street, Middle Park. Cost is $3 per class. Enquiries on 03 9682 5390, email info@lfy.org.au.