Transition Care
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For young people with chronic illness or disability. Adolescence can be a turbulent time for any young person but even more daunting if you have the added stress of having to cope with a chronic illness or disability. The GMCT Transition Care Program is a new initiative aimed at improving continuity of care for young people with chronic health problems as they move from paediatric to adult health services. To find out more click
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Email Support Group for Young Adults
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If there are any young adults who would be interested in contacting other young adults by e-mail to chat, or discuss any questions they may have about Lupus, Sjögren’s, Raynaud’s, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease etc. Please contact the
Lupus Association, or email us at
info@lupusnsw.org.au if you are interested. This is a new project and it would be fantastic if young members had a chance to talk and email others going through similar experiences to themselves. If you open this attachment "In the Loop", you will see how easy it is to join this yahoo group. We currently have aprox 15 members aged under 35, and we are looking for more numbers. It is a moderated group, and even though the participants are mostly Australian at this stage we welcome our global neighbours...and it's free to join. If you normally hate support groups you'll love this one :-) |
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Reach Out
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Kelly Davidson, our 'In the Loop' young adult newsletter editor has made contact with a brilliant website which is very easy to navigate, clear, and highly informative. This website is for young people and called,
'Reach Out!'
Reach Out! is a website that helps young people get through tough times. It does this through online information and support which offer an anonymous and stigma-free way for young people to get help, explore issues and discover how other young people are coping with tough times. |
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Young Carers Project at Carers NSW
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Young CarerThe Young Carers Project at Carers NSW provides services for young people, 25 years or under, who help care for a family member or friend who has an illness, disability, drug or alcohol or mental health issue. Visit their interactive
website to read young carer stories, post questions to the project workers and read frequently asked questions.
Young Carer Project, Carers NSW
- Phone 1800 242 636 Free call (An Australian Government Initiative)
- Email
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Coordinators
Metro Contacts
|
Name |
Area |
Phone No. |
| Bankstown |
Vacant |
TBA |
| Blacktown |
Carol
Page |
9671
4878
0403 304 833 |
| Blue
Mountains |
Karen
Dando |
(02)
4739 4412 |
| Campbelltown |
Kimberly
Kilgannon |
TBA |
| Eastern
Suburb |
Margaret
Kennedy |
9665
0060 |
| Northern
Beaches |
Marissa
Giuffrida |
9948
8133 |
| Sutherland |
Narelle
Baker |
9567
8351 |
Country Contacts
|
Name |
Area |
Phone No. |
| Bathurst |
Kerry
Armitt O'Neill |
(02)
6332 5153 |
| Border
Rivers Region |
Judy
Heinemann |
(02)
6752 9138 |
| Byron
Bay |
Sue
Edwards |
(02)
6685 4440 |
| Coonabarabran |
Loy
Frater |
(02)
6843 1022 |
| Cootamandra |
Robyn
O'Keefe |
(02)
6884 6375 |
| Dubbo |
Judy
White
or
Marlene Wheeler |
(02)
6884 6375
(02) 6884 0564
|
| Gosford |
Bev
Keats |
(02)
4324 5517 |
| Grafton/Clarence
Valley |
Venette
Hedges |
(02)
6646 0296 |
| Hastings
Region |
Malee
Lipman
or
Judith Cowan |
(02)
6582 3951
(02)
6582 5984 |
| Hunter
Valley/New Castle |
Karen
Hansen |
(02)
4937 2834 |
| Kempsey |
Gayle
Joyce |
(02)
6566 8025 |
| Lismore |
Ann
Thomson |
(02)
6621 6368 |
| Murwillumbah |
Christine
McKinnon |
(02)
6679 1202 |
| Narrendera |
Pam
Ashcroft
or
Margaret Oxley |
(02)
6959 1172
(02) 6959 1172
|
| Orange |
Linda
Hannaford |
(02)
6362 1650 |
| Sapphire
Coast |
Christine
Gough |
(02)
6494 4169 |
| Scone/Muswellbrook |
Barbara
Wakem |
(02)
6545 1798 |
| Shoalhaven/Nowra |
Joan
& Ian McCauley |
(02)
4421 5907 |
| Taree |
Margaret
Wilkinson |
(02)
6552 1246 |
| Wagga
Wagga |
Susan
Davies |
(02)
6926 3669 |
| Wollongong |
Vacant |
TBA |
Management
Committee and Staff
| President |
Judy
Rough |
| Secretary |
Nicole Yammine |
| Treasurer |
Matthew
Turner |
| Committee |
Nadene Veitch |
| Committee |
Robert Pearce |
| In the Loop Editor |
Kelly
Davidson |
|
Executive
Officer |
TBC |
| Account
& Admin Mgr |
Angela
Hafner |
To
contact the Management Committee email here with
your request or comments.
Petition to Start Lupus Queensland
The mission of the Lupus Association of Queensland will be to work towards a world without Lupus and associated connective tissue diseases through support education and research into a cure.
It will have at least six Queenslanders willing to start the Inaugural Management Committee who, in conjunction with all its members, will work towards the formation of a national body representing all lupus patients in Australia and will work with other state based lupus organisations to support and educate their members and local
communities.
Click here
to complete the petition form.
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