FAMILY
ADVOCACY INC.
ADVOCATE FOR FAMILIES OF PEOPLE WITH A
DISABILITY
NORTHERN METROPOLITAN
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Support Groups Association
for Children with Disability (SA) Inc. Phone/Fax: 8281 5550 Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) Support Group. Contact:
Gail Henton Phone:
8182 9379 Meets
1st Monday of the month 10am – 12 noon at Community Health Building
– Lyell McEwin Service for carers of a child with ADD or undiagnosed attention
difficulties. City
of Tea Tree Gully – Respite Carer Support Program. Contact:
Lesley Manser Phone:
8379 7278 Specific
interest & general carer support groups, offering opportunities for mutual
support, information sharing & social activities & carer education. For
carers of people who are ageing or younger people with a disability. Contact:
Kerri Byenhof Phone:
8284 0388 Organises
social gatherings bi-monthly & offers individual counselling. Home visits
can be arranged plus respite & transport for carers wishing to attend
support group meetings or any Network activity. Positive Parents With Disability Options Coordination Conatact:
Sharon Haylen Phone:
8348 6000 Meetings
held every 5 – 6 weeks for parents with a disability to exchange ideas on
parenting, support each other, organise fun activities for parents &
children and raise community awareness of the issues facing parents with a
disability. Respite City of Tea Tree Gully – Lifestyle Links Program Phone: 8397 7303 Offers
community based and centre activities to residents of TTG Council who are frail
and aged, have Dementia, an intellectual disability or an Acquired Brain Injury. Fees
Applicable. Contact:
Carol Williams & Paul Evison. Phone:
8267 3700 Offers
a full range of temporary, permanent or emergency specialist home help services
including para-nursing care, sitters, attendant care, respite care and meal
preparation for people with a disability or people who are frail aged. Fee for
service. Contact:
Letizia Gentile. Phone:
8258 7695. Referral
through Northern and North-Eastern IDSC Options Coordination Agencies.
Assessment required for service. Planned
short-term overnight and daytime respite for children and young adults with
intellectual disability, 7 – 35 yrs, not requiring high security or continuous
one-to-one supervision/care. Contact:
Manager Phone:
8243 7588 A
family with a child who has an intellectual disability is matched with a host
family who regularly cares for that child for a maximum of 48 hrs a month. Also
offers a three and a half day camp for teenagers (Great Break) and Teen
Companion Programme. North and West Metropolitan Adelaide Carer Respite Centre Phone:
8346 8329 Provides
advice to carers on how to plan, access and arrange their respite needs, short
term and emergency respite. Windamere Park Contact:
Ted De Lyster Phone:
8380 9303 Learning
centre in a 500 acre farm environment at Buckland Park focusing on leisure &
recreational day options & opportunities for respite for people 16 yrs and
over with an intellectual disability who are mobile and non-violent. Fee for
service. Services Options
- IDSC Intellectual Disability Services Council:
Provides services for people with an intellectual disability. North East: 31Blacks Road, Gilles Plains
Phone: 8366 7300 Northern
Commercial Road, Salisbury
Phone: 8282 5500
Park Terrace
Phone: 8182 1560 Early
Intervention Coordinators: Helps families of Children 0-8years who have a developmental delay or
disability access services and information. North
Salisbury: Dawn Hugo
Phone: 8182 0014 East
Enfield :
Trisha Smiley Phone:
8342 4070 |
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