Mental Health Self Support Groups
ADEC facilitates mental health support groups for people with mental health issues, their carers and family members in the following languages:
- Chinese
- Vietnamese
- Turkish
Mental Health brochures in the above languages are available here
The goal of these groups is to assist people from ethnic communities affected by mental illness with developing knowledge, skills and support networks that contribute to their recovery and reduction of the negative impact of mental illness.
These groups meet monthly and offer culturally appropriate information, education, peer support and recreation sessions. Members can feel comfortable to support each other and receive information in their own languages about mental health and mental health services. These groups not only help individual group members, but also have a role in reducing the stigma of mental illness within their communities.
Eligibility
The following people are invited to make use of the Mental Health Support Group:
- People diagnosed as experiencing mental illness who are under the care of a psychiatrist, general medical practitioner, or a mental health worker
- Referred people (or self-referred people) who believe that an individual will benefit from the support group
- Self-referred clients experiencing mental health issues
- People experiencing mental illness who speak the language of the particular self-help group or have poor English language skills
- People on a voluntary community treatment order (but not people on a involuntary community treatment order).
Carer support groups
ADEC also facilitates numerous language-specific groups for carers only. Information on the carers groups is available here.
All referals for the groups are to go through Intake and Assessment. Please contact the intake and assessment worker on 9480 1666.