Supporting positive wellbeing Create and Connect is a monthly group where carers experience a range of creative activities like journalling to support positive wellbeing.
Join us for Coffee Connect on the last Tuesday of the month in Atherton. All carers supporting family or friends experiencing mental ill-health are welcome.
Arafmi Carers of Youth (Online) Support Group is for families caring for youth experiencing mental health illness.
This support group provides peer support to people who care for their loved ones experiencing mental illness.
Join us for Coffee Connect on the last Thursday of the month in Toowoomba. All carers supporting family or friends experiencing mental ill-health are welcome.
Our Online Carer Support Group offer a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their experiences, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe.
Our Carindale Carer Support Group offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their experiences, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe.
Our Indooroopilly Carer Support Group offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their feelings, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
The online regional carer support group is a place to meet and catch up with other carers in regional Queensland.The online regional carer support group is a place to meet and catch up with other carers in regional Queensland. Thanks to technology, Arafmi can bring our free supports and services to carers throughout the state.The support group will take place on the first Wednesday of each month online from 5:30pm - 7:30pm. Please register your details and we look forward to seeing you soon!
Second Saturday of each month from 10am. Our Cleveland Carer Support Group offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their experiences, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
Caring for a spouse or partner with a mental health illness is a different experience to caring for an adult child or other family member or friend. This support group has been created in response to feedback our carers and will be an online space where carers can connect and support each other.
A free 3-day workshop to learn skills to support yourself and others through emotional distress. Monday 10 February, 17 Monday, 24 MondayThis online workshop runs over 3 days:Monday 10 February 2025 Monday 17 February 2025Monday 24 February 202510:30am - 2:30pm each day with breaksAre you aged 18-25 and supporting friends or family experiencing mental ill-health?Join us for a free 3-day workshop to learn skills to support yourself and others through emotional distress. Participants must attend both days.Emotional CPR (eCPR) teaches people to support themselves and others through an emotional crisis by utilising three simple steps of connecting, empowering, and revitalising. Emotional CPR training is for everyone. People who use eCPR report that it becomes a way of life and strengthens their relationships with family, friends, co-workers, self and community members.You'll Receive:Certificate of completion as an eCPR practitioner (12 hours)eCPR resource workbookOpportunity for ongoing connection and training through ArafmiInteractive training workshopNo role plays 😂Neurodivergent and inclusive environment
2nd Tuesday of the month, 1:30pm – 3:30pm. Our Cairns Carer Support Groups offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their feelings, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
10am Second Wednesday of each month. Our Logan Carer Support Group offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their feelings, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
Join us for Coffee Connect on the second Wednesday of the month in Murrumba Downs. All carers supporting family or friends experiencing mental ill-health are welcome.
Our Chermside Carer Support Group offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their experiences, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
A free 3-day workshop to learn skills to support yourself and others through emotional distress. Monday 10 February, 17 Monday, 24 MondayThis online workshop runs over 3 days:Monday 10 February 2025 Monday 17 February 2025Monday 24 February 202510:30am - 2:30pm each day with breaksAre you aged 18-25 and supporting friends or family experiencing mental ill-health?Join us for a free 3-day workshop to learn skills to support yourself and others through emotional distress. Participants must attend both days.Emotional CPR (eCPR) teaches people to support themselves and others through an emotional crisis by utilising three simple steps of connecting, empowering, and revitalising. Emotional CPR training is for everyone. People who use eCPR report that it becomes a way of life and strengthens their relationships with family, friends, co-workers, self and community members.You'll Receive:Certificate of completion as an eCPR practitioner (12 hours)eCPR resource workbookOpportunity for ongoing connection and training through ArafmiInteractive training workshopNo role plays 😂Neurodivergent and inclusive environment
To register for the group, completion of the Creating & Maintaining Personal Healthy Boundaries Workshop is required. The Boundaries Practice Group supports mental health carers in developing skills and confidence in setting, communicating, and upholding boundaries. It is a facilitated group that provides a space for reflecting on skills and situations, problem-solving and role-playing with peer support.
Our Caloundra Carer Support Group offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their feelings, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
Caring for a loved one with a Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) can bring with it some unique challenges. This support group has been created specifically to support the carers of those with a BPD and is a result of recent feedback from our carers.
Third Friday of each month from 10am. Our Redcliffe Carer Support Group offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their feelings, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
Join us for Coffee Connect on the third Friday of the month in Townsville. All carers supporting family or friends experiencing mental ill-health are welcome.
10am last Saturday of each month. Our Inner Brisbane Carer Support Group offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their feelings, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
Our Dual Diagnosis Support Group offer a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their experiences, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe.
A free 3-day workshop to learn skills to support yourself and others through emotional distress. Monday 10 February, 17 Monday, 24 MondayThis online workshop runs over 3 days:Monday 10 February 2025 Monday 17 February 2025Monday 24 February 202510:30am - 2:30pm each day with breaksAre you aged 18-25 and supporting friends or family experiencing mental ill-health?Join us for a free 3-day workshop to learn skills to support yourself and others through emotional distress. Participants must attend both days.Emotional CPR (eCPR) teaches people to support themselves and others through an emotional crisis by utilising three simple steps of connecting, empowering, and revitalising. Emotional CPR training is for everyone. People who use eCPR report that it becomes a way of life and strengthens their relationships with family, friends, co-workers, self and community members.You'll Receive:Certificate of completion as an eCPR practitioner (12 hours)eCPR resource workbookOpportunity for ongoing connection and training through ArafmiInteractive training workshopNo role plays 😂Neurodivergent and inclusive environment
Supporting positive wellbeingCreate and Connect is a monthly group where carers experience a range of creative activities like journalling to support positive wellbeing.
Join us for Coffee Connect on the last Tuesday of the month in Atherton. All carers supporting family or friends experiencing mental ill-health are welcome.
Arafmi Carers of Youth (Online) Support Group is for families caring for youth experiencing mental health illness.
This support group provides peer support to people who care for their loved ones experiencing mental illness.
Join us for Coffee Connect on the last Thursday of the month in Toowoomba. All carers supporting family or friends experiencing mental ill-health are welcome.
Fourth Thursday of each month from 10am. Our Gold Coast Carer Support Group offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their feelings, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
4th Friday of the month 10am -12noon. Our Ipswich Carer Support Group offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their feelings, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
Arafmi acknowledges Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Nations peoples of Australia and recognises their continuing connection to country, waters, kin, and communities. We pay our respect to Elders past, present and future and are committed to ensuring that Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples voices are heard and respected across Queensland.
