Topic outline

  • General

    • Carer Peer Connect provides opportunities for carers in New South Wales to be linked with each other to receive and provide assistance and support.

      Carer Peer Connect is centrally managed by Carers NSW and funded by Family and Community Services (FACS).

    • Topics

      One-in-eight Australians provide unpaid care and support to a family member or friend with disability, mental illness, chronic condition, terminal illness or who is aged. But what is it really like to care?

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      Barriers to Care

      Taking Better Care of You

      Taking a Break

      Taking a Break

      Caring and Work

      Goal Setting

      Building Resilience

      • Discussion Forum

      • Carer Stories

        Carer Story - Lola's story
        Carers NSW
        Male Carers
        Carers NSW
        Carer Story - Lynn
        Carers NSW


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            Mindspot


            An initiative of Open Universities Australia, Open2Study provides free, specialised short courses, entirely online, across the world, in a range of subject areas. Their providers come from education providers across Australia, and around the world, to work with a dedicated team of learning designers and television producers, to create an online learning experience that is second-to-none.

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              • This is a project of Carers NSW supported by the NSW government.