Friends and Family

Mental Health Carers NSW

Mental Health Carers NSW (MHCN) are the peak body working with and for mental health carers across NSW, helping advocate for mental health reform. They run a number of free support workshops for mental health carers, family and friends to help inform and support carers in their role.

Mental Health Carers NSW Home

Carer’s Gateway

Carer's Gateway is a government funded program providing free services and support for Carers. The Australian Government works with a wide range of mental health and carer organisations all over Australia to provide support to Carer's all over. 

The Carer's Gateway helps carers of all kinds find support ranging from peer support groups, support packages, counselling and coaching.

Care Gateway Home

NSW Health

Provides a directory to Family and Carer Mental health support services across the state in partnership with local health districts, the Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network and five specialist community managed organisations.

Family and Carer Mental Health Support Services Directory

Mental Health Carers Australia

Mental Health Carers Australia is the only national advocacy group solely concerned with the well-being and promotion of mental health carer needs. Our mission is to be the national voice for mental health carers to enable the best possible life. Our members are central to our advocacy structure of taking the grassroots experience of carers and translating that to the national voice of mental health carers.

Mental Health Carers Australia Home

Family Connections

Family Connections is a free, 12-week course that meets weekly for two hours to provide education, skills training, and support for people who are in a relationship with someone who has BPD. Focusing on issues that are specific to BPD, it is hosted in a community setting and led by trained group leaders who are either clinicians or family members of relatives with BPD.  

About Family Connections