Support group details
- Group Name
- Arafmi Carer Support Group
- Website
- www.arafmi.com.au/
- Social Media
- www.facebook.com/arafmiqld/
- Group Description
- Arafmi’s support groups provide mental health carers with a supportive space to connect, share experiences, explore coping strategies and support one another. Held monthly, the groups are available both online and in-person. In-person groups take place in South-East Queensland and regional locations, while online groups focus on shared experiences, such as carers of youth or regional carers. These groups offer a valuable opportunity for carers to connect and reduce isolation.
- Who can Join
- Anyone who is caring for a friend or relative with a mental illness and/or psychiatric disability - just turn up.
- Contact hours
- Please call, or see our website for meeting details
- Where we meet
- Town/Suburb
- Postcode
- Services
- Monthly meetings, friendship, skills development workshops.
- More Info
- Everyone has an opportunity to: Share their feelings, Offer support to others, Share helpful coping skills or simply listen and observe. Confidentially is essential and all participants are encouraged to keep personal information shared within the group.
- Group Focus
- Carers of friends or relatives with a mental illness and/or psychiatric disability.
- Area serviced
- Far North Qld, North Qld, Western Qld, Central Qld, Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast, Darling Downs West Moreton, Brisbane North, Brisbane South & Logan, Gold Coast
- Phone contact
- 1300 554 660 or (07) 3254 1881
- Contact the group by email