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Supporting cast: Family, friends and your treating team

14 December 2018

We all need someone to lean on, so make the most of your supporting cast. Family, friends, treating team, carers, support groups, consumer and carer organisations can all offer ongoing and invaluable help, focus and direction to aid your recovery.
Patient or consumer storyRecovery storyMental health & wellbeing
Consumer meeting at CCU

Take charge and decide

14 December 2018

Working with mental health professionals, treatment and services works best if you are engaged in your care.
Patient or consumer storyRecovery storyMental health & wellbeing
Consumer and Mental Health staff at CCU

Talking meds

14 December 2018

Consumers talk about coming to terms with and learning to live with the benefits and side effects of their medication.
Patient or consumer storyRecovery storyMental health & wellbeing
Mental Health visitor and staff member

Getting paid for having a lived experience

14 December 2018

Living with or having lived through mental illness gives you unique insight that can help others going through it. This lived experience is highly desirable in consumer and carer roles, including peer support.
Patient or consumer storyRecovery storyMental health & wellbeing
Safe Haven staff and visitor

What works, how and why

14 December 2018

Consumers talk about what was most helpful in their recovery journey and share their top tips and practical advice for those starting out.
Patient or consumer storyRecovery storyMental health & wellbeing
Residents and staff sit around fountain at Norfolk Terrace Community Care Unit (CCU)

I’m not a diabetic, I just have diabetes

12 June 2015

Here's a story from Raj, a person with diabetes.

Patient or consumer storyDiabetes & endocrinology
Diabetes and Endocrinology research nurse with patient in Clinical Trials Centre
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