About MHCAA
MHCAA is the name of the national Arafmi group of services across Australia.
The MHCAA member organisations services across Australia are:
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MHCAA is acknowledged to be a specialist mental health service for carers. We have contributed significantly at a National level to the development of carer specific services, programs, publications and consultations that reflect the lived experience of carers. As a National body and at a state-level MHCAA member agencies have developed advanced mechanisms for carer directed management including enhanced carer representation, consultation to broader mental health, carer services and Government agencies on carer participation and inclusion.
Volunteer mental health carers have been essential in the history and development of Arafmi and our services still utilise and draw on a broad range of carers providing information and peer support. We have provided leadership in the development of volunteer management strategies and informed the broader development of peer carer supports and services. These skills underpin the delivery of our telephone and web based services.
Volunteer mental health carers have been essential in the history and development of Arafmi and our services still utilise and draw on a broad range of carers providing information and peer support. We have provided leadership in the development of volunteer management strategies and informed the broader development of peer carer supports and services. These skills underpin the delivery of our telephone and web based services.
Our Vision
People with a mental illness, and their families and carers, will be understood, respected and provided with a level of treatment and support which provides them with the opportunity to be included in their community.
Mission Statement
The Mental Health Carers Arafmi Australia’s mission is to represent at national level the interests of ARAFMI groups throughout Australia and the needs and concerns of their constituency – families and others voluntarily caring for people with mental illness.
The Mental Health Carers Arafmi Australia was incorporated in October 1998.
The Mental Health Carers Arafmi Australia is a member of the Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA), the peak body for national non-government mental health organizations, and has a seat on the MHCA Board representing carers.
The Mental Health Carers Arafmi Australia was incorporated in October 1998.
The Mental Health Carers Arafmi Australia is a member of the Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA), the peak body for national non-government mental health organizations, and has a seat on the MHCA Board representing carers.
Objects of the Association
- To serve as the National Council of ARAFMI organisations from the States and Territories.
- To promote at the national level the concerns and needs of carers, of families and of persons affected by mental illness.
- To liaise regularly by telephone conferences, meetings and by other appropriate means on policies and issues relevant to the concerns of carers.
- To provide the means to enable members to actively support each other, both individually and collectively.
- To monitor standards of mental health services and other services for people with psychiatric disabilities and their families.
- To seek increased funding for mental health and other relevant services, eg. housing for people with mental illness; carer support and respite services.
- To promote positive community attitudes towards mental illness, improve acceptance and reduce stigma.
- To convey the needs of carers to mental health professionals, other service providers, government and community.
