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Canteen is the only organisation in Australia dedicated to providing tailored support for young people impacted by cancer.

For people who give additional daily care to someone with a disability or medical condition, or an adult who is frail aged.

Carer Gateway is an Australian Government program providing free services and support for carers.

If you care for a family member or friend with disability, a medical condition, mental illness, or who is frail due to age, then Carer Gateway can help you.

A payment if you give constant care to someone who has a severe disability, illness, or an adult who is frail aged.

Carers Australia is the national peak body representing Australia’s unpaid carers, advocating on their behalf to influence policies and services at a national level.

Our vision is an Australia that values and supports the contribution that carers make both to the people they care for and to the community as a whole.

Carers NSW is an association for relatives and friends who are caring for people with a disability, mental illness, chronic condition or who are frail aged.

Palliative care evidence and tools for health professionals and information about death and dying for the whole community.

The Centre for Maritime Safety is responsible for evidence-based strategy, policy, and awareness campaigns, and key stakeholder relations for the Government’s maritime program and RMS is responsible for operational delivery of boating infrastructure, services to the boating public and on-water compliance programs.

Take 5 minutes to see how your everyday lifestyle choices can affect your risk of cancer.

The COPMI (Children of Parents with a Mental Illness) national initiative develops information for parents, their family and friends in support of these kids and young people.

The overall aim of the Care of Confused Hospitalised Older Persons (CHOPs) program is to improve the experiences and outcomes of confused older people in hospital. It is a collaboration between the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) and the NHMRC Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre (CDPC).

The specific objectives of CHOPs are to:

• design and prioritise principles for best practice care for older confused people in hospital
• tailor implementation to the needs of the older person, carers and families and the hospital teams
• share achievements, innovation and knowledge and embed systems into practice to sustain and spread improvements in the care of older confused people in hospital.

Coercive control is when someone repeatedly hurts, scares or isolates another person to control them.

It’s domestic abuse and it can cause serious harm, so it’s important to know the signs.

Our vision is a fair deal for pensioners of all ages, low-income retirees and people on low-incomes within a fair and just society in which people have adequate living standards and equitable access to the services they need, their rights, needs, concerns and aspirations are respected; and they have a say in the decisions which affect their lives.

Community transport is a service for eligible seniors, pensioners, those with accessibility needs or those who have limited access to public transport.

If you need transport to medical appointments or someone to help you with errands, you may be eligible for community transport services.

The service is especially designed to help you get to medical appointments, participate in social activities, do your shopping and maintain independent living at home.

CHF is Australia’s leading advocate on consumer health care issues.

We work to achieve safe, good quality, timely healthcare for all Australians, supported by the best health information and systems the country can afford.

CAPS is an Australian Government program. It provides a payment to eligible people, to help with some of the costs of buying continence products.

The Continence Foundation of Australia exists to serve all Australians by promoting bladder, bowel and pelvic floor health. 

We promote the rights, interests and good futures of Australians as we age.

Counselling Online is a free and confidential service that provides 24/7 support to people across Australia affected by alcohol or drug use.

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