PANDSI can provide telephone support, one on one support, group support, partners information evenings, exercise and yoga classes, pram walk and play group.
Please phone to check availability and times of support sessions. Free adjunct childcare is available for daytime support groups.  Please amend to:  PANDSI provides support for ACT families struggling with perinatal depression.  Services include Telephone Support, One-to-One Support, Day Support Group, Dad's Information Night,  Fitness Support Group,  Yoga Evening Support and PANDSI playgroup for clients.  Free adjunct childcare is provided for some services.

**Small fee on fitness and yoga groups only.

PANDSI (Post and Ante Natal Depression Support and Information Inc.)

Services include: PANDSI provides support for families in the ACT struggling with post or ante natal depression and/or anxiety.  We provide telephone support, one on one support, day support group, yoga and exercise support groups, PANDSI playgroup and partners information evenings.  We offer free adjunct childcare for day support group and have a comprehensive library.  PANDSI is a unique service in the ACT - no referral or formal diagnosis of PND is required.  Just pick up the phone for an appointment.  PANDSI  - Pathway to Wellness.

Perinatal Wellbeing Centre

The Compassionate Friends is a worldwide self-help organisation that provides counselling and peer support for bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings.

24 hours a day, 7 days a week phone contact is available.  The office and library are manned part-time by volunteers.

The Compassionate Friends ACT & Queanbeyan

Service include: The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is a worldwide family of bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents, offering friendship and understanding to each other. We offer support in the trauma and grief that follow the death of a child.

Provides information and support groups for people affected by both arthritis and osteoporosis.

Arthritis and Osteoporosis ACT

A time to get together and share information with others with a similar condition. 

The Lung Life Support Group meet on the second Thursday every month at 10.15am.

Lung Life Support Group

Services include: A support group for adults with a lung condition/disease such as COPD, Pulmonary Fibrosis & Bronchiectasis. The group meets once a month, often has a speaker and maybe followed by a lunch.

Wellways Australia - ACT

services include: Wellways Australia Limited is a leading not-for-profit mental health and disability support organisation with services in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania. Our services span mental health, disability and community care, and reach thousands of people each year.

Brain Tumour Support Network ACT  - Woden

Services Include: Monthly meeting of patients, carers and family. Call for details or visit web site.

The service also works closely with the community and industry to:
-	Raise awareness about problem gambling;
-	Educate around problem gambling issues;
-	Support and assist problem gamblers and their families and friends.

So whether you are an individual affected by problem gambling, or an organisation interested in the issue, find out how the AGCSS can help you 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

ACT Gambling Counselling and Support Service

Services include: The ACT Gambling Counselling and Support Service (AGCSS) is a free, anonymous and confidential service to individuals and their families and friends struggling with gambling issues.

Our Pastoral Care Practitioners come from a variety of belief groups and religious backgrounds and are a combination of staff and trained volunteers available to offer emotional and spiritual support to patients, families, carers and staff throughout the Canberra Hospital.  They are available in person, either on-site or on-call through the hospital's switchboard. 

Chaplaincy and Pastoral/Spiritual Care includes members of a general team who relate with persons who claim to have no specific religious background or affiliation but who appreciate visits or are seeking spiritual support. 

A Multifaith sacred space located in Building 3, Level 2 is open to all and available 24 hours a day. It is specifically designed for private prayer and individual/group meditation. It is also used as a Christian Chapel, Jewish Temple, and for daily prayers by Muslims, thus various religious services and group meditations are regularly held there Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays - as well as periodic memorial services and special celebrations conducted by belief or faith group leaders coordinated by the Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care Manager. A schedule of all regular weekly worship services/times are available on notice boards near the Multifaith centre or by contacting the Pastoral Care office directly.

Bedside communion is available upon request. Anyone may request a friendly pastoral care visit or specific spiritual support at anytime, either personally or to make a referral on behalf of someone else.

Chaplains and Pastoral Carers are available on campus during work hours and designated representatives are on-call 24 hours a day. Contact the Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care office directly on (02) 6244 3849 or via the hospital's switchboard on (02) 6244 2222 to reach the on-call service.

Canberra Hospital - Spiritual Support Services

Services include: The provision of multifaith emotional and spiritual support among inpatients, outpatients, family, and staff throughout the Canberra Hospital.

By contacting SHOUT, you can receive information about the activities of these organisations, including:
-	Information packs & fact sheets (specific to the particular condition);
-	Meeting dates, times and topics;
-	A contact person for specific information/support;
-	Access to library and resources;
-	Information on related services;
-	Membership information. 

If looking for a support group which is not a member of SHOUT, we may have contacts within our networks or be able to refer to other appropriate services.

Self Help Organisations United Together (SHOUT)

Services include: SHOUT acts as the first point of contact for its member self help/support groups. By contacting SHOUT, you can receive information about the activities of these organisations. SHOUT is also involved in the delivery of Chronic Conditions Self Management courses, information and workshops.

Motor Neurone Disease Association of NSW - Pearce

Services include: Motor Neurone Disease MND NSW provides information and support to people with MND, their carers and family in NSW and the ACT. MND Advisors provide face to face and telephone support and help connect people to the appropriate services. Equipment is provided through FlexEquip to people living with MND. MND NSW also provides information to health and community professionals and advocates on behalf of people with MND.  Support groups meetings held bi-monthly in the ACT.

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