Service Providers servicing Sydney West
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| Program | Service Provider | Program Description | Location |
| Aboriginal Mental Health Worker | Blacktown City Mental Health | Bungarribee House, Blacktown Hospital | |
| About Mental Illness | Blacktown City Mental Health | Programs about general mental illness, first episode psychosis, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, dual diagnosis, depression, anxiety disorders, personality disorders and long term mental illness | Bungarribee House, Blacktown Hospital |
| Assistance with Arranging Respite | Nepean Commonwealth Carer Respite Centre | Provides information and advice on different support options and help with organising respite for carers. | Penrith |
| Blacktown Schizophrenia Fellowship Support Group | Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW Inc | Information and education for consumers and carers. | Doonside |
| Camps | On Fire! | Provide peer support, mental health learning groups and life skills development for children whose parents or sibling have mental health issues. An opportunity for young people to talk about feelings and experiences and learn ways of coping. | various |
| Care for Carers Project | Lifeline Western Sydney | A program of therapeutic & support groups for carers of people with a mental illness or disorder conducted in conjunction with Parramatta Mission. Proposed programs for groups, couples and individuals. | Parramatta and Blacktown |
| Carer Coping Skills | Blacktown City Mental Health | Programs on self esteem, stress management and problem solving | Bungarribee House, Blacktown Hospital |
| Carer Network Meeting | Sydney West Area Mental Health Services | Advocacy and input into service development, implementation and evaluation | Penrith |
| Carer Networking | Nepean Commonwealth Carer Respite Centre | Programs to link carers with other carers | Penrith |
| Carer Support Group | WAROMI | Support group meets monthly to provide advice collectively. Reviews problems/successes and offers asistance/ advice/ sources of help. | Katoomba |
| Carer Support Program | Springwood Carers Support Group | Informal monthly gathering to provide peer support. | Springwood |
| Carer Support Worker | Headway Adult Development Program | Group based support for carers of adults who have acquired brain injury. Referral, education and training programs. | Bankstown |
| Coping Skills | Co.As.It.: Italian Association of Assistance | Programs about stress management | Leichhardt/ Harris Park |
| Cumberland Prospect Carers Support Project | Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW | Education and training/ support groups | Sydney |
| Emergency Respite | Nepean Commonwealth Carer Respite Centre | After hours service can be accessed via freecall number (1800 059 059) | Penrith |
| Face to Face Counselling | Lifeline Western Sydney | Individual short term counselling at minimal cost provided by professional counselling staff. Includes general counselling, financial counselling and counselling for problem gambling. Fees on a sliding scale. | Parramatta |
| Family Counselling | Blacktown City Mental Health | Bungarribee House, Blacktown Hospital | |
| Family Counselling | Co.As.It.: Italian Association of Assistance | Family counselling | Leichhardt/ Harris Park |
| Farsi Speaking Carer Support Group (NESB Carer Support Project) | NSW Transcultural Mental Health Centre | Provides support, information, referral and leisure activities. This is done through support group meetings, guest speakers, linking carers to community services, and organisng fun events. Carers are encouraged to form suppport networks. | Hornsby |
| General Programs about Mental Illness | Sydney West Area Mental Health Services | Various topics | several venues in Sydney West Area Health region |
| Greek Support Worker | Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW Inc | Provides a range of support to Greek speaking carers and people with mental illness, including support over housing. | Gladesville |
| Grief and Loss Counselling | Blacktown City Mental Health | Bungarribee House, Blacktown Hospital | |
| Group Counselling | Australian Mental Health Suicide Consumer Alliance: Club Speranza | Group support meetings | Parramatta and Chatswood |
| Group Counselling | Blacktown City Mental Health | Bungarribee House, Blacktown Hospital | |
| Individual Advocacy | Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW | We work together with people with disability, families and the community to promote, protect and secure the rights and interests of people from a non English speaking background (NESB) with disability and their families and carers across NSW. | Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle, Griffith |
| Individual Counselling | Blacktown City Mental Health | Bungarribee House, Blacktown Hospital | |
| Individual Counselling | Co.As.It.: Italian Association of Assistance | Individual counselling | Leichhardt/ Harris Park |
| Information Pack | Blacktown City Mental Health | Information package | |
| Information Pack | Co.As.It.: Italian Association of Assistance | Information package. To obtain, telephone between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. | Leichhardt/ Harris Park |
| Lithgow Carer Support Group | Lithgow Carer Education Support Group | Meetings based on the 14 Principles of Coping Program. Educates about types of mental illness, coping with stress, loss and grief; issues around dependency; setting limits and sources of help. | Lithgow Hospital |
| Livingworks ASIST Suicide Prevention | Lifeline Sydney | A 2 day suicide prevention skills workshop | Surry Hills |
| Multiple Family Groups | Blacktown City Mental Health | McFarlane Model: Involves the whole family with the purpose of empowering them and is delivered in the clinical setting. It engages the person with mental illness, the carer and the mental health professional. | Bungarribee House, Blacktown Hospital |
| North Richmond Family Support Meeting | Family Drug Support | Nonreligious, open meetings for family members affected by drugs and alcohol. Open to anyone and providing opportunities to talk and listen to others in a non-judgmental, safe environment. | North Richmond |
| Pacific Islander, Arabic and Filipino Support | Blacktown City Mental Health | Health promotion and community support for Pacific Islander, Arabic and Filipino communities | Bungarribee House, Blacktown Hospital |
| Parramatta Leisure Club | Parramatta Mission | Joint venture involving Western Sydney Area Heatlh Service and the Schizophrenia Fellowship. Provides a range of leisure and social activities designed to give people affected by mental illness the chance to have fun, relax and form friendships. | Parramatta |
| Penrith ARAFMI Support Group | ARAFMI NSW Inc | Support group offering caring and sharing, information and advocacy | Penrith |
| Penrith Family Support Meeting | Family Drug Support | Nonreligious, open meetings for family members affected by drugs and alcohol. Open to anyone and providing opportunities to talk and listen to others in a non-judgmental, safe environment. | Penrith |
| Personal Coaching Initiative | On Fire! | Phone based initiative for children whose parents or sibling have mental health issues. | Sydney area |
| RAPS Adolescent FAmily MEdiation Program | Relationships Australia (NSW) | Available Sydney Metropolitan area | Parramatta |
| Self Empowerment | Serenity NSW Inc | Workshop | Penrith |
| Seven Skills of Serenity | Serenity NSW Inc | Workshop teaching skills such as relaxation | Penrith |
| Social Support Groups | Co.As.It.: Italian Association of Assistance | Aim to reduce the isolation and increase the socialisation of ageing members of the Italo-Australian community. | Sydney metropolitan |
| Sunday Outings and Sleepovers | On Fire! | Leisure opportunities for children whose parents or sibling have mental health issues. | varying |
| Support for Carers | Commonwealth Carelink Centre Nepean Region | Provides free information about community aged care, disability & other support services, including support for carers. | Penrith |
| Support Groups | Serenity NSW Inc | Groups for consumers and carers held in a number of locations. May include stress management, coping with grief and loss, information about mental ilness, coping skills and group counselling | greater Sydney |
| Training for Mental Health Staff | Blacktown City Mental Health | Bungarribee House, Blacktown Hospital | |
| Turkish Speaking Carer Support Group (NESB Carer Support Project) | NSW Transcultural Mental Health Centre | Provides support, information, referral and leisure activities. This is done through support group meetings, guest speakers, linking carers to community services, and organisng fun events. Carers are encouraged to form suppport networks. | Auburn and Mt Druitt |
| Western Schizophrenia Fellowship Support Group | Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW Inc | Information and education for consumers and carers. | Parramatta |
| Women's Teleconferencing Group | Co.As.It.: Italian Association of Assistance | To allow older housebound people to converse with other members of the group by phone in their own language about their life experiences and the challenges of ageing. | |
| Young Carers | Blacktown City Mental Health | Program offered by psychologist | Bungarribee House, Blacktown Hospital |
| Youth and Family Counsellor (Bi-Lingual) | Co.As.It.: Italian Association of Assistance | To provide assistance to Italo-Australians aged under 35 years and their families | Leichhardt/ Harris Park |
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