Carer Family Supporter Resources

There are a range of services and resources at St Vincent’s Mental Health & Wellbeing service, and in the community, to support families, carers and supporters



Our promise to carers, families and supporters

 

 

Carer Peer Workers

 

Carer Peer Workers are trained professionals with lived and living experience of supporting someone experiencing mental ill health or crisis who has accessed mental health services.

 

They can support you by intentionally sharing some of their experiences of caring and supporting someone, using the Intentional Peer Support Model of mutuality, connection, moving toward and worldview.

They can also support you to access services and resources that may be helpful in your supporter role or as supports for your own wellbeing, share what they have found helpful, and help you develop hope and belief in recovery for consumers. 

For Carer Peer Work referrals, please speak with the treating team of the person you are supporting. Alternatively, you can contact the inpatient unit or one of the community clinics to self-refer.

 

Clarendon Community Mental Health Centre (City of Yarra)
Tel: (03) 9231 5400
52 Albert Street East Melbourne 3000

 

Hawthorn Community Mental Health Centre (City of Boroondara)
Tel: (03) 9231 5900
642 Burwood Road East Hawthorn East 3123

Carer Consultants

Carer Consultants enable lived experience perspectives to be included in service planning, delivery and implementation. These are systemic advocacy roles that are dedicated to service improvement regarding our responsiveness to carer needs and rights, and to communicate the broad views of carers to the mental health service and other relevant services for system change and overall better service user and supporter wellbeing and satisfaction.

Carer Participation – Family Carer Supporter Advisory Committee

The Family Carer Supporter Advisory Committee (FCSAC) works to ensure family-carer-supporter inclusion is at the core of our business and that the carer vision statement is embedded. The committee welcomes family and carer participation and membership.

To get involved with the FCSAC, please contact one of our carer consultants by emailing Hawthorn.Carers@svha.org.au or calling the Hawthorn or Clarendon clinics.

Families with Children & Young People (0-25 years)

We can support families with children and young people (0-25 years) with a range of resources and information to help you reduce the impact of parental mental illness and strengthen support networks.

Please ask your case manager/key clinician to find out more.

Carers Can Ask

It can be a difficult time when a person you are supporting is involved with a mental health service, especially due to a mental health or substance use crisis. It can be hard to know what to ask, or what you have a right to know.

The Carers Can Ask booklet can help! If you would like a copy of the Carers Can Ask booklet, please email nexus@svha.org.au

Family Violence

 

For further information or to speak to somebody about family violence, you can contact:

 

Alcohol and other drug support

 

There are several resources that can support you if someone you care about has an alcohol or drug problem.

 

 

Tandem

 

Tandem is the Victorian peak body representing families, carers and supporters of people living with mental health challenges. Tandem is available for families and carers of people experiencing mental illness and emotional distress. Tandem promotes family and carer involvement in the treatment, planning and decision making of people with a mental illness, as well as advocating for the needs of families and carers.

Level 1, 37 Mollison Street,
Abbotsford Victoria 3067
Tel: (03) 8803 5555 (Reception)
Tel: 03) 8803 5501 (Carer Advocate)
Tel: (03) 8803 5504
Web: https://tandemcarers.org.au
Email: info@tandemcarers.org.au