Spreads awareness of Addison’s Disease and educates the public and medical profession to aid diagnosis; which is often difficult to achieve.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week telephone or email contact for newly diagnoses families and friends. Brochures, information and support for anyone needing assistance with Cystinosis. This includes doctors who wish to know more information (in Australia and New Zealand).
APMA provides advice, assistance and advocacy as the voice of Australians living with chronic pain. We work with governments, health clinicians, researchers and the community generally to deliver evidence-based pain-management services and ameliorate the person and economic impact for people living with severe pain.
Supports and encourages social interaction between people suffering from pituitary disorders.
Improves the quality of human life, enhances self reliance and concern for others. Helps people avoid, prepare for and cope with emergencies.
To provide support to survivors of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection within Australia.
Offers support to parents of children with this rare chromosome disorder. Conferences held every two years.
Providing parents, family members and carers of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and those awaiting diagnosis of ASD, a forum to give and receive support through the mutual sharing of experience of raising and caring for an individual with ASD.
A gentle exercise class for those with any type of arthritis living in the Bassendean area. Meets weekly at the Bassendean Community Centre, 35 Old Perth Road, Bassendean. Please call 9388 2199 for further details.
Offers support, information and fellowship to people with lung disease, their carers and supporters. Helps those with lung disease live an active and healthy life. Support meetings and guest speakers.
The group teaches Lip-reading to enable the hearing impaired people to better manage their hearing loss through the combination of their hearing aids and the ability to Lip-read. The combination of both have proved to dramatically improve conversation understanding. In addition we invite qualified people to address members of the Group as well as the interested public to be brought up to date on technological improvements of Hearing and Listening devices at no cost to the public.
Lessons are held every Wednesday morning during the school term. The lessons are in two periods: 9.30 am to 10.30 am Lip-reading, 10.30 to 11.00 am morning tea and 11.00 to 11.30 am introductory Auslan sign language. The lessons are held in a very friendly environment with a lot of fun. At the end of each term we visit a restaurant for morning tea or lunch.
All of the above contributes to rebuilding confidence within our members to be able to converse in crowded situations.
Black Swan Health aims to improve the health and mental well-being for people in the community. Our focus is to provide tailored health and mental health programs to individuals and their carers. We are based in the following locations:
- Osborne Park: 137-151 Main St, Osborne Park, WA, 6017
- Joondalup: Sanori House, 126 Grand Boulevard, Joondalup, WA, 6027
- Midland: Suite 19, 53 The Crescent, Midland, WA, 6056
For more information please visit our website.
Provides education, information and advice on bladder and bowel health issues. Also provides clinical services such as assessment and management of bladder and bowel problems.
Blepharospasm Australia Inc. is a non-profit organisation for the support of people suffering BEB (Benign Essential Blepharospasm). Via our website, http://www.beb.org.au we have contacts throughout Australia. In WA we have meetings with guest speakers and also offer individual support by members.
Facilitated support group on brain tumours.
Our support services include access to specialist breast care nurses, counselling, specific support groups, financial assistance including; travel and accommodation expenses for country people, help with general household bills, practical assistance including; transport to and from medical appointments and help with basic living needs during treatment like cleaning and childcare.
Breast Cancer Care WA offers Support Groups for women affected by breast cancer. Groups are offered in a range of locations (Cottesloe, Joondalup, Murdoch, Midland and Peel/Rockingham areas. They are facilitated by a counsellor and generally meet on a monthly basis between February and November.
Early Breast Cancer Groups
Suited to women recently diagnosed with a new or recurrence of early breast cancer and currently undergoing or recently completed treatment.
Metastatic Breast Cancer Support Groups
Suited to women living with metastatic breast cancer.
Breast Cancer Survivor Groups
Suited to women diagnosed with an Early Breast Cancer who have completed treatment and looking at ways to support their health and wellbeing
Partners of Women with Breast Cancer Support Group
Partner’s of women who are living with breast cancer meet quarterly
To register your interest or learn more about one of our support groups please contact Breast Cancer Care WA on (08) 9324 3703.
Diabetes Support Groups. Meetings at 10am on the first Tuesday of the month at the Old Convent.
To provide support and information to people with Parkinson’s and their families and to connect them with local services.
Provides support for those with any type of arthritis living in the Bunbury area. Meets monthly, 3rd Wednesday at 9.30am at the Back Beach Café, Ocean Drive, Bunbury, Please call 9388 2199 or 1800 001 041 for more details and to RSVP.
Awareness and support for sufferers; carers and family who have prostate cancer