Arafmi exists for the benefit of carers. We help carers do the best job they can, and cope with the demands of their situation.
To do this better, we want to hear from you. Progress is all about dialogue.
By contributing to our website, you allow other carers to benefit from your experiences, and by reading other carer's contributions, you can also gain valuable advice or support from other carers.
Contributing to www.arafmi.org is easy.
You can:
- Comment on an article, report or submission
- Contribute to a forum discussion
- Create a forum topic
- Contribute to a submission
Before you start:
To contribute to the site, you need to register as a user. Click here to Register
- Create a user name and enter your email address
- A password will be sent to your email address. Once you have retrieved your password via email, return to the site as directed and follow the prompts to change your password to something you can remember.
- You are now ready to contribute to www.arafmi.org
- Once you have registered, use your username and password to login to the site whenever you would like to contribute. Login is located at the top left hand corner of the home page.
Comment on an article:
We want to develop a dialogue on the issue at hand, to see if we can find a better solution.
- Below each article and the following author description, on the right hand side is an orange button called Add New Comment.
- Click on Add New Comment and write your comment in the space provided. You can select to Save or Preview your comment. If you select Preview, you will then be asked to Save once you are happy with it.
- You can also reply to an existing comment by clicking on reply underneath the relevant comment.
2. Contribute to a forum topic:
Discuss issues or concerns with your fellow carers.
- Click on FORUM in the main menu.
- You will see a list of current forum topics to chose from – simply click on the topic you would like to contribute to
- You will see the full topic details and any comments running down the page.
- You can reply to one comment in particular by clicking on reply above the relevant comment.
- To make a general comment, write your comment in the space provided below. You can select Save or Preview your comment. If you select Preview, you will then be asked to Save once you are happy with it.
3. Create a forum topic:
- Click on FORUM in the main menu.
- Click on the New Topic button, above the current topic list.
- Fill in a subject for your topic, then write a detailed description of your topic in the space provided below.
- At the bottom of the page, select to Save or Preview your topic. If you select Preview, you will then be asked to Save once you are happy with it.
4. Contribute to a submission
From time to time, Arafmi makes submissions to government on various issues, to advise the government on best policy. We want to hear from you, the carers, on how Australia can improve our mental health systems. These contributions are not made public and will only be used to make our submission as accurate as possible.
- Click on the submission in the News section or on the homepage
- Read the submission by Arafmi by clicking on the link
- Submit your opinion with the online form as indicated
