Carer Peer Connect Discussion Forum

Forum Guidelines
To help you gain the most from our together program Forum, please familiarize yourself with the rules and guidelines below for participating in the message forum.

These rules and guidelines are designed to help give a better understanding of what behaviour is expected and make your experience more enjoyable and safe.
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Carer Stories
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? Share your experience here.
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Taking Care of Yourself
For many carers, taking care of themselves is often their last priority. Taking Care of Yourself encourages carers to consider their own needs. In this forum, carers explore the key barriers to focusing on self care and investigate ways to overcome these barriers.
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Carer Hangout Space
Caring for another person can be tiring. At times, carers need to take a break to help them cope and relieve the stress and exhaustion they may feel. Take a break from your caring role in the Hangout Space and ‘recharge the batteries’.
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Whats new: resources, services, technologies
The things that can help us support a carer support group are constantly changing. Find out and share information about what’s new. Have you heard about something you think would help other carers?
Moderator: Matt (CPC Admin)

Special Events
Do you have a Special Event upcoming? Share the event here to spread the word.
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Carer Support Group stories
The success of the Carer Peer Connect program comes from the success of our carer support groups. Sharing stories helps us to connect with others who have faced similar experiences and to support each other. What’s your group’s story?
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Discussing and brainstorming ideas to overcome group challenges
Join the conversation where members talk openly about the facilitation of their groups and discuss ways to overcome group challenges.
Moderator: Matt (CPC Admin)

Whats new: resources, services, technologies
The things that can help us support a carer support group are constantly changing. Find out and share information about what’s new. Have you heard about something you think would help other carers?
Moderator: Matt (CPC Admin)

About Carer Peer Connect
Carer Peer Connect provides opportunities for carers in New South Wales to be linked with each other where they can receive and provide peer support.

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

Carers will be able to share information and develop social connections that can be maintained regardless of geographical location. It will also create opportunities for new, face to face groups to be created and give existing groups a platform to continue conversations online.
Moderator: Matt (CPC Admin)

About the Carer Peer Connect forum, feedback and general discussion
Start here if you’re new to the Carer Peer Connect Forum, or to provide feedback and suggestions for improvement to the forum.
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Special Events
This is where we hold our special events. Find out about our past events and what is coming up soon in the program.
Moderator: Matt (CPC Admin)