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Programs and Services

Future planning

• Special Disability Trusts
  Information and guidance on a special form of trust providing for the needs of a family member with severe disability, which has social security benefits for the beneficiary and eligible contributors. Includes a model trust deed and information on the beneficiary assessment process.

• Family Mediation and Counselling
  Counselling and mediation services for families considering arrangements for the current or future care of a family member with disability.

• Information Package
  Booklets, speakers kit and Special Disability Trust information for families planning for the future of a family member with disability.

• Other Sources of Support
  Other organisations providing useful sources of support for families considering options for the future care of a person with disability.

Respite

• Respite Programs - Support for Carers of People with Disability
  Respite services for people with disability including children, their families and carers, are principally funded through Australian Government initiatives.

• Mental Health Respite
  Flexible respite options for carers of people with severe mental illness/psychiatric disability and carers of people with intellectual disability.

• Respite and Information Services for Young Carers
  Respite and information services for young carers up to 25 years of age.

• Respite for older carers of children with disability
  A program giving older parent carers additional respite support to help them continue caring at home.

• Respite Support for Carers of Young People with a Severe or Profound Disability
  Immediate and short-term respite for carers of young people with a severe or profound disability.

Support services

• MyTime Peer Support Groups for parents of young children with disability
  An Australia-wide network of peer support groups for parents and carers of young children with disability or a chronic medical condition.