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October 31, 2011
Report on NSW Ombudsman’s Consultation of Mental Health Carers with ARAFMI NSW Inc

A consultation with carers to support the NSW Ombudsman’s Inquiry into the access of mental health inpatients to accommodation and support services was held on October 4th 2011 at ARAFMI’s offices in Woolloomooloo. Read a summary of some of the general issues raised in our report.

A consultation with carers to support the NSW Ombudsman’s Inquiry into the access of mental health inpatients to accommodation and support services was held on October 4th 2011 at ARAFMI’s offices in Woolloomooloo.

This consultation is being conducted as part of aninquiry into the roles and responsibilities of the Departments of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC) and NSW Health to provide services for mental health in-patients who are not being discharged due to a reported lack of community based support and accommodation options.

September 2, 2011
‘Capacity’ and Consent in Mental Health Treatment

‘Capacity’ is the ability to understand the nature, purpose and consequence of any act or transaction which one enters into. Having sufficient ‘capacity’ is necessary for a person to be able to make almost any legally binding decision, such as entering a contract, giving informed consent to medical treatment or authorising access to confidential medical information. Yet capacity can be seriously affected by mental illness. Learn more about how this issue is handled in the context of mental health treatment.

July 28, 2011
What is a carer?...

In the last issue, the role of ARAFMI’s (the Association of Friends and Family of the Mentally Ill) , as the peak carer organisation specifically set up by carers of people living with mental illness to support other carers facing challenges in their role, was explained.  In this issue, the focus on mental health carers continues, to firstly explain “What is a carer?” more specifically the characteristics of a mental health carer, and how State and Federal Mental Health laws define them.

In the last issue, the role of ARAFMI’s (the Association of Friends and Family of the Mentally Ill) , as the peak carer organisation specifically set up by carers of people living with mental illness to support other carers facing challenges in their role, was explained.  In this issue, the focus on mental health carers continues, to firstly explain “What is a carer?” more specifically the characteristics of a mental health carer, and how State and Federal Mental Health laws define them.

 Definition of a Carer

December 9, 2010
Anglicare Report - Care to live or live to care? (2010)

This recent report by Anglicare reports on findings over 2 years from 289 participants in the Support Coordination Program for ageing parent carers. 

Care to live or live to care? An insight into the experiences of ageing parent carers

ANGLICARE Diocese of Sydney: Sue King, Johnson Nsiah, Caitlin McDowell and John Bellamy, October 2010

October 17, 2010
Report on Young Carers in Australia, 2009

A social policy research paper

This is a research paper released by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs in 2009, entitled Young carers in Australia: Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of their care giving

Read the full report by clicking on the attachment below.