ARAFMI HUNTER Walk of Pride

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	Navigators guide for family and friends News Walk of pride Every Year ARAFMI Hunter organise the Walk of Pride in Newcastle Book of the month Charter for mental health care in NSW What is Stigma Mental illness in the family 60 ways to nurture myself Respite weekends for carers Want to become a member? Click here to download a membership form

Watch this space for more information on the walk of pride 19th october 2013! Navigators Guide The Navigators Guide has been developed to help families and friends negotiate their way through mental health services in the Hunter New England Region. Navigators guide for family and friends Library service Members may borrow books from our library, call to make a time to borrow. Information packs: We have information packs available for borderline personality, bi-polar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, dual diagnosis, anxiety disorders, psychoses, chizoaffective disorder, childhood disorders and post natal depression. There is also a “stress kit” as well as kits on dealing with suicide and self harm.

		Professor Patrick McGorry (2010 Australian of the year) is a leading international researcher and clinician in the field of Mental Health. He is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne and is a founding member of Headspace, The National Youth Mental Health Foundation. Patrick is The Patron of Mental Health Carers ARAFMI NSW Inc Hunter Region also Patron for the Newcastle Mental Health “Walk of Pride” held in Newcastle annually. His Knowledge and Compassion is making a huge difference to the way mental illness is understood and perceived in the 21st Century.