Consumer and Carer Issues
At Auseinet
With the increasing incidence of mental illness, Auseinet supports consumer and carer networks to promote the implementation of approaches that focus on:
- recovery (the ability to live well with a mental illness)
- community resilience
- community wellbeing
- effective early treatment
- relapse prevention.
More information describing mental health promotion and illness prevention can be found in the following factsheets developed by Auseinet:
- What is Prevention for Consumers and Carers?
- What is Mental Health Promotion for Consumers and Carers?
Auseinet’s role
Auseinet focuses on consumer and carer issues by:
- facilitating the exchange of perspectives and information between networks nationally
- providing perspectives of people who use mental health services, their families and carers
- working with ‘champions’ in local areas
- developing resources to assist consumers and carers
- providing access to information, research and key contacts.
Auseinet contact
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Joy Sims Information Officer Tel: (08) 8201 7681 Email: Joy Sims Develops PPEI resource and information collections, maintains the Auseinet website, and supports informational needs across a number of projects. |