Mental Illness Fellowship Australia and members

Mental Illness Fellowship Australia
Mental Illness Fellowship North Queensland
Mental Illness Fellowship South Australia
Mental Illness Fellowship Western Australia
Schizophrenia Fellowship of New South Wales
Schizophrenia Fellowship Queensland

Canberra Schizophrenia Fellowship
Phone:02 6243 4617

NT ARAFMI
Phone: 08 89 481 051

OTHER SITES

Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia

MIFA was established as the national body with state and territory member organisations that run programs to support and represent people with a severe mental illness and their carers.

www.mifa.org.au

Victorian Carers Services Network
The aim of these services is to provide information, carer support and respite co-ordination for carers. These ten services together with Carer Resource Centre and Carers Victoria form the Victorian Carer Services Network.
http://vcsn.infoxchange.net.au/

Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities Inc (ADEC)
ADEC strives to empower people with a disability from non-english speaking backgrounds, their carers, and families to fully participate as members of the Victorian community.
http://www.adec.org.au/

Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit
The VTPU is a state-wide unit which supports area mental health and psychiatric disability support services in working with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities throughout Victoria. http://www.vtpu.org.au/

Victorian Dept. of Human Services This site is a gateway to information relating to the provision of health services in Victoria. www.dhs.vic.gov.au/acmh/mh

Victorian State Government Mental Health Services
Mental Health and wellbeing website
www.health.vic.gov.au/mentalhealth

Psychiatric Disability Services of Victoria (VICSERV)
The peak body for Psychiatric Disability Rehabilitation and Support Services in Victoria.
www.vicserv.org.au

ORYGEN Youth Health
A youth-specific service, including early intervention, research and education.
www.orygen.org.au

Beyond Blue
Works to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance use disorders in Australia.
www.beyondblue.org.au

Mental Health Research Institute
www.mhri.edu.au

Children Of Parents with a Mental Illness
 www.copmi.net.au

Australian Drug Foundation
www.adf.org.au

Mental Health Information Centre
This guide to mental health disorders and their treatment was designed specifically to help doctors in general practice deliver good mental health care in the community.
www.mja.com.au/public/mentalhealth

Primary Care Partnerships Statewide Health Services Directory
Australia's most extensive directory of community support services providing access to health, welfare and community service records.
http://pcp.serviceseeker.com.au/

Commonwealth Family and Community Services national service directory
The Community Portal provides access to online services and information for Australian community organisations and communities.
www.community.gov.au

Lifeline's Just Ask
Lifeline's rural mental health information service, providing information and referral for people with mental health problems, and to friends, relatives and others who want to know how to help. Provides information about relevant local services, as well as books and web sites.
www.justask.org.au

Panda

A non-profit, self-help organisation providing information, support and referral to anyone affected by post and antenatal mood disorders, including partners

www.panda.org.au/

Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC)

VMIAC provides support, advocacy and referrals to people who are experiencing, or have experienced in the past, emotional or mental distress.

http://www.vmiac.com.au/

Health Insite
HealthInsite is an Australian Government initiative, funded by the Department of Health and Ageing. It aims to improve the health of Australians by providing easy access to quality information about human health.

www.healthinsite.gov.au

Mindframe
provides practical advice and information to support the work of media professionals by informing them about sensitive and appropriate reporting of suicide and mental illness.
www.mindframe-media.info

Anxiety Recovery Centre Victoria (ARCVic)

ARCVic is a specialist, state-wide community support organisation, providing support, recovery, early intervention and educational services to people and families living with anxiety disorders

http://www.arcvic.com.au/disorders/depression.html

Spectrum

Spectrum was established to support the treatment of people with borderline or severe personality disorder within Victorian area mental health services.

www.spectrumbpd.com.au/

Turning Point

Turning Point strives to promote and maximise the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities living with and affected by alcohol.

www.turningpoint.org.au/