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Our mission is to promote opportunities
for the people of NSW to achieve their optimal
level of mental health through providing information
services, education about protecting mental
health, mutual support and advocacy services.
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| The Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC)
is the peak body for non-government organisations
(NGOs) working for mental health throughout
New South Wales (NSW). MHCC's membership includes
NGOs, both specialist and mainstream, and
other bodies interested in mental health.
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| The Mental Health Foundation Australia (
MHFA ) aims to raise funds to promote: Mental
Health & Wellbeing, Public involvement
in Mental Health, Removal of the stigma linked
with Mental Illness, Research on Mental Health
issues, Effective prevention programmes and
Mental Health education. |
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| The Mental Illness Fellowship is Victoria's
leading membership-based not-for-profit organisation
working with people with mental illness, their
families and friends to improve their well
being. |
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| Mission Australia was established as one national charitable organisation in the late 90s and was officially launched in 2000. However, its antecedent organisations - charities, such as the Brisbane City Mission, from which Mission Australia evolved - were established more than 100 years ago. |
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| Direction of MNDAV is controlled by a State
Council of twelve members of the Association
of whom six must be people with MND, carers,
or close associates. The Association is managed
by an Executive Director and staff. Professional
staff are employed for delivery of services
to people living with MND, their families,
community workers, service providers and health
professionals. In conducting the Association’s
activities and in the provision of services,
the staff are assisted by over 150 generous
and dedicated volunteers. |
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| Multicultural Mental Health Australia provides
national leadership in mental health and suicide
prevention for Australians from culturally
and linguistically diverse backgrounds. MMHA
links a wide range of state and territory
mental health specialists and services, advocacy
groups and tertiary institutions to promote
the mental health and well being of Australia's
diverse communities. |
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| The National Aboriginal Community Controlled
Health Organisation is the national peak Aboriginal
health body representing Aboriginal Community
Controlled Health Services throughout Australia.
An Aboriginal Medical Service is a primary
health care service initiated and operated
by the local Aboriginal community to deliver
holistic, comprehensive, and culturally appropriate
health care to the community which controls
it. |
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Child abuse is Australia’s most serious
social problem. 220,000 reports of child abuse
were made in 2004 – a figure that has
more than doubled in five years. NAPCAN (National
Association for Prevention of Child Abuse
and Neglect) is a national non-profit organisation
and registered charity that works to prevent
child abuse and neglect from happening in
the first place. Established in 1987, NAPCAN
made history by becoming the first national
organisation to promote a united approach
to child protection and related issues.
NAPCAN produces national campaigns and distributes
free resources that promote positive and practical
actions to stop child abuse. |
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| The mission of the NAC is to bring together
all forms of endeavour in the field of asthma
in order to improve the quality of life and
health outcomes of people with asthma and
their carers, reduce the social and economic
impact of asthma on the community and also
reduce the prevalence of asthma in the Australian
community. |
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| The Heart Foundation is an independent Australia-wide,
non-profit health organisation, funded almost
entirely by donations from Australians. The
Heart Foundation's purpose is to improve the
heart health of Australians and to reduce
disability and death from heart, stroke and
blood vessel disease. |
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National Seniors Association Ltd. (National
Seniors) was formed in 1991 from the merger
of Mature Australia of New South Wales and
Later Years of Queensland and a further merger
with Self Funded Retirees of Western Australia.
With a membership of 280,000 and growing National
Seniors is Australia's largest organisation
representing those aged 50 years and over.
Our membership is divided between those in
the workforce, those on social security pensions
and self funded retirees. |
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| The Neurosurgical Research Foundation Inc.
was formed in 1963/64 and was the first of
its kind in Australia. By providing funding
for research, the Foundation aims to promote
a greater understanding of the brain, spin
and nervous system, their diseases and effects
on them of injury, so that best possible treatment
can be given. |
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| The Story of Nulsen Haven Association began
in 1954, at a time when parents of children
with severe disabilities had nowhere to turn.
People with severe disabilities were classed
as "mentally incurable", mentally
retarded or "idiots". There was
a firm belief among professionals as well
as among the general community that nothing
constructive could be done for such people
and that kind and competent custodial care
was the best possible option. |
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| Nutrition Australia is a non-government,
non-profit, community based-organisation with
offices in all states and territories. Nutrition
Australia is an independent body that aims
to promote the health and well-being of all
Australians. |
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| Outward Bound is an adventure, it's about
taking on challenges, meeting the unknown
but most importantly it's about learning.
Learning about yourself, about others, and
most of all about your potential. Take a break
from your lifestyle, come on a journey of
self-discovery and share the adventure. Outward
Bound makes a real difference in people's
lives. Now it's your chance to try it. |
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| Parent Project Australia's mission is to
use national and international collaboration,
to improve the treatment, quality of life
and long-term outlook for persons affected
by DMD and BMD through research, education
and advocacy. |
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| Parkinson's NSW Incorporated is a non-profit,
community-based organisation established in
1979 to provide information, counselling and
support to people living with Parkinson’s
disease. Our resources such as Infoline and
our network of support groups throughout NSW
have helped many individuals and their families
better manage living with Parkinson’s
disease. |
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| The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
is the peak body for prostate cancer in Australia.
We have a simple mission – to reduce
the impact of prostate cancer on Australian
families through helping men deal with the
diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer,
funding research into prostate cancer and
raising awareness about prostate cancer in
the general community. |
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| The Psychotherapy & Counselling Federation
of Australia, Inc. is an "umbrella"
association comprising affiliated professional
associations that represent various modalities
within the disciplines of Psychotherapy and
Counselling in the Australian community. |
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| The Queensland Alliance is the State-wide
peak body for non-government organisations
and groups which serve the needs of Queenslanders
living with mental illness & psychiatric
disability. The Alliance represents consumer
groups, carer groups and non-government community
based service providers across Queensland
and aims to promote, strengthen and develop
the growth of non-government community managed
responses to mental illness and psychiatric
disability in Queensland. |
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| Reach Out! (www.reachout.com.au)
is a place online that helps young people
get through tough times. It provides helpful
information, support on a range or issues,
stories from young people and helpful interactive
features. |
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| Ronald McDonald House Charities is an independent,
non-profit organisation, that seeks to help
seriously ill children and their families
lead happier, healthier lives. Our core work
involves supporting several children's programs
across Australia. |
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| Sight loss is one of the most common causes
of disability in Australia, affecting one
in 60 Australians. It is estimated that almost
300,000 people across Australia are blind
or vision impaired. For Australians older
than 75, the incidence of blindness or severe
vision impairment is closer to one in six,
owing to eye conditions related to aging.
Royal Blind Society (RBS) aims to assist people
who are blind or vision impaired to maintain
independent and fulfilling lives. Every year
about 15,000 people receive services from
RBS throughout NSW, the ACT and Queensland.
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