Support for Families & Friends
There is a range of supports and services for families and friends of people with ill mental health: advocacy, counselling, clinical care, education, outreach services, peer support, suicide bereavement, recreational programs, residential care & respite, training, and referral to other programs. Resources available in Tasmania are listed below.
We also run a series of peer support sessions called Safe Spaces, which are run both online and around the state (Hobart, St Helens, Launceston, and Burnie).
The Families and Friends Charter of Resilience has some thoughts and tips that may be helpful.
State Wide
- Department of Health
- Sexual Assault Support Service (SASS)
- Tasmanian Health Directory
- Mental Health TasConnect
Online Services
Mental Health family and friends share their experiences, support and resources through the following links:
Young Carers
East Coast Tasmania
- Break O’Day Mental Health Services Directory
- Baptcare – Family & Community Services
- Catholic Care
- Counselling & Consulting Services Tasmania
- Dr Tess Crawley & Associates
- Fingal Valley Neighbourhood House
- Hub 4 Health
- Royal Flying Doctor Service
- Rural, Alive & Well Inc
- St Helens Neighbourhood House
- Wellways to Health
North West Tasmania
- Advocacy Tasmania
- Anglicare Tasmania
- Baptcare
- Carers Tasmania
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
- ELPE Health
- Integrated Living Australia
- Partners In Recovery
- Relationships Australia
- Rural Alive and Well Inc. (RAW)
- Standby Support Service
- Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service
- Wellways
- Youth, Family & Community Connections
Northern Tasmania
- Advocacy Tasmania
- Anglicare Tasmania
- Baptcare
- Carers Tasmania
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
- Department of Health
- Dr Tess Crawley & Associates
- Family Based Care Association
- Integrated Living Australia
- Partners In Recovery
- Relationships Australia
- Rural Alive and Well Inc. (RAW)
- Standby Support Service
- Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service
- Wellways
- Positive Solutions Tasmania
Southern Tasmania
- Advocacy Tasmania
- Anglicare Tasmania
- Anne Bevan Counselling – No Web, phone 0400 688 607
- Baptcare
- Butterfly Foundation
- Carers Tasmania
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
- Community Based Support
- Dr Tess Crawley & Associates
- Family Based Care Association
- Hobart Hamlet Association
- Integrated Living Australia
- Partners In Recovery
- Relationships Australia
- Rural Alive and Well Inc. (RAW)
- Standby Support Service
- The Hobart Clinic
- Wellways
- West Moonah Neighbourhood House
- Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service
- Young Carers
- Positive Solutions Tasmania
