Seeking support as a carer

# indicates the group has a focus on carers supporting someone with a Personality Disorder.

Family Connections #

Family Connections is a free, 12-week course coordinated by the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder that meets weekly for two hours to provide education, skills training, and support for people who are in a relationship with someone who has BPD.
Contact Details:
Email
Register an expression of interest and you will be contacted when a group is available near you.

ARAFMI Hunter Borderline Personality Disorder Support Group #

Support Group for carers and families of a person with Borderline Personality Disorder.
Contact Details:
P: 02 4961 2842
Email
A: 22 Stewart Ave, Hamilton East NSW 2303

ARAFMI Illawarra 

Service provides telephone support, individual face to face counselling,  general mental health support groups with other carers, peer support, education and training workshops, advocacy, and community awareness sessions. The carers support groups runs on a monthly basis for carers in the Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD on the 4th Tuesday of the month (5:30pm-7:30pm). This group has a focus on connection, peer support, understanding, and not doing it alone. For information or to register for this group please contact David on 0419 513 684 or david.jackson@onedoor.org.au 

Contact Details:

P: (02) 4283 3499
Email: arafmi.carers@onedoor.org.au
W: https://www.onedoor.org.au/our-services/carer-supports/arafmi-illawarra
A: 17 Princes Hwy, Fairy Meadow NSW 2519

Staying Connected When Emotions Run High

Full day workshop for families, partners and friends supporting a person who has overwhelming emotions, impulsive or aggressive behaviours, self-harm and suicidal behaviours. Click here to see current upcoming workshops.

Multicultural Carer Support Group

Support group for families and carers from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, who live or care for a family member or friend with a mental health problem, including severe depression, eating disorder, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and all childhood disorders. Offers information, support and educational activities to carers and families.
Contact Details:
P: 02 9823 7542
E: lluna@corecs.org.au
W: http://www.corecs.org.au/
A: 41 Peel St, Canley Heights NSW 2166

Carer Support Group (Transcultural Mental Health Centre)

The Transcultural Mental Health Centre runs carer support groups for families and carers from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, who live or care for a family member or friend with a mental health problem, including severe depression, eating disorder, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and all childhood disorders. The support groups meet monthly in different suburbs across Sydney offering information, support, and educational activities to CALD carers. They also link carers to available services and support in the community. 

Carers can be referred or self-refer directly to the bilingual group leader (via SMS) introducing themselves by name, details of who they are caring for (relation/mental health condition), their best contact number and requesting a phone call/SMS back to confirm attendance to a specific group. 

Eligibility criteria: an unpaid carer or someone who provides care and support to a person living with a mental health condition. 
Costs: Free
Please see the attached list of current TMHC groups.
W: http://www.dhi.health.nsw.gov.au/tmhc/default.aspx