Arafmi Mental Health Carers & Friends Association Inc
Health Care in Perth

It was cold in winter and warm in summer. Over the following three years, the members organized themselves into a cohesive group. The initial handful of volunteers, almost all of who were relatives with many years experience of living with people with psychotic illnesses. Between then and now we have increased our geographic footprint and now have teams offering urge through Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne and Mid West, throughout Perth and down to Rockingham and Mandurah in the South. As we rejoice our 40th anniversary we have a Board of Governance with 12 members and operational staff in additional of 75. 'We will have the services to help you':Health Minister Hunt says mental health a national priority. Individuals pictured are models and are old for illustrative purposes only. By providing hope we promote our clients, carers and families to live their best possible lives. Our mission is to encourage family recovery and make a certain difference in the community and mental health sector through advocacy, education and delivery of quality encourage services. She is also the WA director for Emerging Minds, a national mental health organization focusing on improving mental health outcomes for children, parents and families and a Board Member of Community Mental Health Australia (YMHA). For 19 years, Bernadette was the Senior Clinical Psychologist with WA’s Transcultural Mental Health Service where she developed an understanding of the interrelationship of mental health and cultural issues for migrants and refugees. Her comprehensive range of resource development initiatives are aimed at improving mental health literacy among ethnoculturally different groups and facilitating the trans cultural process between the practitioner and consumer, their carer(s) and family. I wish to bring awareness of the assistance and promote that HelpingMinds can produce to assist families on their hard journeys. He wants to see a cultural change where Mental Health Services and other providers receive a more family centered approach to treatment, release and support. Having grown up with a sibling suffering from mental illness, Kristy has personal experience of the meaningful impact that mental illness can have on both the individual and their wider promote network. Kristy’s goal is to draw on her family’s experience to contribute to making a difference in the lives of those affected by mental illness. Joel is passionate about utilizing his attainable financial skills and his lived experiences as a COPMI to assist and improve the lives of all mental illness carers. Our mental health expertise and knowledge around Odis will aid you access the best quality services. Peer encourage a worker with lived experience of psycho social issues will assist you around social and community engagement. The course is designed to educate and urge individuals and carers in a sound and supportive space and produce tools to aid mental health recovery. Young Carer Camps Includes skills, confidence development and training. We are a value driven organization and encompass the values of Hope, Collaboration, Trust, Integrity, and Respect to bear quality service. Our people focused culture and pliable approach will help you to triumph both professionally and personally. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people from culturally different backgrounds, and people with lived experience of mental health issues and of supporting family members with mental health issues.