Family Connect and Support (FCS) is a freeNSW Government service that can help you and your family connect to the right services and support at the right time. The FCS provider in your local area can help you with your individual needs and circumstances.
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Carers NSW
Carers NSW works with all carers regardless of their age, location, life-stage or circumstances. This includes those caring for individuals with support needs relating to ageing, disability, health and mental illness.
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Karitane
Karitane offer a range of in-person, across Carramar, Shellharbour, Oran Park, Shortland, Randwick, and Wolli Creek, and online education, supports, and services for parents with children from 0 to 5 years.
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MyTime
MyTime is for all parents and carers of children under the age of 18 who need a higher level of care than other children. This might be because of disability, chronic medical condition, or other additional needs including developmental delay. MyTime organises supported groups where parents and carers of children with disability or other additional needs can feel understood, share ideas and access quality information and resources. MyTime groups are free to join, and being a part of MyTime does not affect your NDIS funding.
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Healthy Mothers Healthy Families
Healthy Mothers Healthy Families (HMHF) is a website with online modules designed for mothers of children with a disability. HMHF helps families to find their balance though empowering mothers to seek their own balance of healthy activities for themselves and their family.
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Brainwave Australia
Brainwave Australia provides practical, financial, and social support to families and children with brain illnesses and injuries, and it offers several programs to support families and children with specialist mobility equipment, connect with other families, and sibling holiday programs.
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ENVISAGE
ENVISAGE is a free online or face-to-face peer support program that has been co- designed with parents, carers, service providers, health professionals and researchers and includes a dedicated First People’s program.
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Carer Gateway
Carer Gateway is an Australian Government website providing free services and support for carers.
Carer Gateway provides a range of free services and support just for carers that are delivered in-person, online, and over the phone. -
Talking about why supported decision making is important
A video talking about why supported decision making is important.
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Supported Decision Making Conversation Cards
These are sets of cards to help people with intellectual disability talk with their supporters. They were made to help you make more of your own decisions.