Mental Health Carers NSW

Location: Orange

Address: 2/121 Byng Street Orange NSW 2800

Catchment Area: Western NSW LHD

Contact Number: Rosemary 6360 0587

Availability: 3rd Thursday of the month 10am-12pm

Description: Support for those who care for a friend or relative with a mental health condition. Join us for a morning tea where you'll have the opportunity to connect with other carers, build your knowledge and grow your support networks.

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Schizophrenia is a complex mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Despite its prevalence, it remains widely misunderstood.

World Schizophrenia Awareness Day aims to raise awareness, promote better mental health support, and challenge the stigma that often surrounds this condition.

Whether you’re living with schizophrenia or supporting someone who is, learning about the condition and sharing accurate information can help foster understanding and reduce mental health stigmatisation.

🔗 Visit the @saneaustralia website for more information about schizophrenia, including the symptoms and pathways for treatment and support - link in bio!

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Schizophrenia is a complex mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Despite its prevalence, it remains widely misunderstood. World Schizophrenia Awareness Day aims to raise awareness, promote better mental health support, and challenge the stigma that often surrounds this condition. Whether you’re living with schizophrenia or supporting someone who is, learning about the condition and sharing accurate information can help foster understanding and reduce mental health stigmatisation. 🔗 Visit the @saneaustralia website for more information about schizophrenia, including the symptoms and pathways for treatment and support - link in bio!

Do you read MHCN’s weekly e-newsletter, the Weekly Digest? If so, we’d love your feedback 💬

MHCN want the e-newsletter to reflect the voices and opinions of those who read it, so your feedback and comments about it in its current form are really important to MHCN.

The survey should take about 20 minutes to complete, and will close next Friday 30 May 2025.

🔗 Click the link in our bio to complete the survey!

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Do you read MHCN’s weekly e-newsletter, the Weekly Digest? If so, we’d love your feedback 💬 MHCN want the e-newsletter to reflect the voices and opinions of those who read it, so your feedback and comments about it in its current form are really important to MHCN. The survey should take about 20 minutes to complete, and will close next Friday 30 May 2025. 🔗 Click the link in our bio to complete the survey!

What have MHCN’s Policy and Advocacy team been up to over the last few weeks? 📝

📌 This week, the Policy and Advocacy Team (PAT) organised a focus group discussion facilitated by the Older People’s Mental Health (OPMH) team at the NSW Ministry of Health. The discussion will explore the experiences of both consumers and carers with OPMH community services, focusing on what matters most in the delivery of care and identifying areas for improvement.

📌 The team is also collaborating with the Mental Health Commission of NSW in organising a separate focus group discussion that will inform the development of a new state-wide Strategy to improve mental health and wellbeing in NSW. This session will provide participants with an opportunity to share their lived experience of navigating the mental health system, including treatment, service access, and broader reflections to help shape the future of mental health in NSW communities.

📌 The Disability Advocacy Futures Program team is advocating for the inclusion of mental health, suicide prevention, and alcohol and other drug (AoD) supports in the NSW Foundational Supports for Children and Young People, as well as improved access to counselling in schools.

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What have MHCN’s Policy and Advocacy team been up to over the last few weeks? 📝 📌 This week, the Policy and Advocacy Team (PAT) organised a focus group discussion facilitated by the Older People’s Mental Health (OPMH) team at the NSW Ministry of Health. The discussion will explore the experiences of both consumers and carers with OPMH community services, focusing on what matters most in the delivery of care and identifying areas for improvement. 📌 The team is also collaborating with the Mental Health Commission of NSW in organising a separate focus group discussion that will inform the development of a new state-wide Strategy to improve mental health and wellbeing in NSW. This session will provide participants with an opportunity to share their lived experience of navigating the mental health system, including treatment, service access, and broader reflections to help shape the future of mental health in NSW communities. 📌 The Disability Advocacy Futures Program team is advocating for the inclusion of mental health, suicide prevention, and alcohol and other drug (AoD) supports in the NSW Foundational Supports for Children and Young People, as well as improved access to counselling in schools.

Do you read MHCN’s weekly e-newsletter, the Weekly Digest? If so, we’d love your feedback 💬

MHCN want the e-newsletter to reflect the voices and opinions of those who read it, so your feedback and comments about it in its current form are really important to MHCN.

The survey should take about 20 minutes to complete, and will close next Friday 30 May 2025.

🔗 Click the link in our bio to complete the survey!

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Do you read MHCN’s weekly e-newsletter, the Weekly Digest? If so, we’d love your feedback 💬 MHCN want the e-newsletter to reflect the voices and opinions of those who read it, so your feedback and comments about it in its current form are really important to MHCN. The survey should take about 20 minutes to complete, and will close next Friday 30 May 2025. 🔗 Click the link in our bio to complete the survey!

What have MHCN’s Policy and Advocacy team been up to over the last few weeks? 📝

📌 This week, the Policy and Advocacy Team (PAT) organised a focus group discussion facilitated by the Older People’s Mental Health (OPMH) team at the NSW Ministry of Health. The discussion will explore the experiences of both consumers and carers with OPMH community services, focusing on what matters most in the delivery of care and identifying areas for improvement.

📌 The team is also collaborating with the Mental Health Commission of NSW in organising a separate focus group discussion that will inform the development of a new state-wide Strategy to improve mental health and wellbeing in NSW. This session will provide participants with an opportunity to share their lived experience of navigating the mental health system, including treatment, service access, and broader reflections to help shape the future of mental health in NSW communities.

📌 The Disability Advocacy Futures Program team is advocating for the inclusion of mental health, suicide prevention, and alcohol and other drug (AoD) supports in the NSW Foundational Supports for Children and Young People, as well as improved access to counselling in schools.

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What have MHCN’s Policy and Advocacy team been up to over the last few weeks? 📝 📌 This week, the Policy and Advocacy Team (PAT) organised a focus group discussion facilitated by the Older People’s Mental Health (OPMH) team at the NSW Ministry of Health. The discussion will explore the experiences of both consumers and carers with OPMH community services, focusing on what matters most in the delivery of care and identifying areas for improvement. 📌 The team is also collaborating with the Mental Health Commission of NSW in organising a separate focus group discussion that will inform the development of a new state-wide Strategy to improve mental health and wellbeing in NSW. This session will provide participants with an opportunity to share their lived experience of navigating the mental health system, including treatment, service access, and broader reflections to help shape the future of mental health in NSW communities. 📌 The Disability Advocacy Futures Program team is advocating for the inclusion of mental health, suicide prevention, and alcohol and other drug (AoD) supports in the NSW Foundational Supports for Children and Young People, as well as improved access to counselling in schools.
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