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Family and carer support

Definition

Family and carer support includes services that provide families and carers of people living with a mental illness support, information, education and skill development opportunities to fulfil their caring role, while maintaining their own health and wellbeing (Mission Australia 2012). These services may be provided in the context of early intervention or ongoing support.

Comments

Guide for use:
Distinguishing features:

  • Explicitly targeted at carers and families
  • Includes all services focused on family and carer support except staffed residential respite services. Therefore, this includes services that, if they were not targeted at families and carers, would be reported in other service types.
Inclusions:
  • Family and carer programs
  • In-home and/or day respite for carers
  • Family-focused early intervention services
  • After hours carers support lines
Exclusions:
  • Residential respite services (these are reported under Staffed residential services)

Example programs and services:

  • National Respite for Carers Program
  • Young Carer Program
  • Family Mental Health Support Services
  • ARAFEMI

Context:
Mental health non-government organisation establishments service type taxonomy.

References


This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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