Family & Carer Connection.
Our Short Breaks programs give you or your carer the opportunity to step away from your day-to-day life, relax and refresh, learn new skills, focus on your well-being and socialise.
We focus these breaks around your recovery. We can accommodate up to 4 people, with one or more Skylight staff member.
The primary residence is a spacious family-style home, with a large living room, dining room and kitchen, private bedrooms and shared facilities.
Skylight’s Short Breaks can be funded privately or through your NDIS package (please consider your short-term accommodation needs in your NDIS plan).
Our Carer Support Programs are to assist people who are supporting a friend or loved one with mental illness. We offer a number of short courses for carers and family members, as well as for the person themselves who is living with a mental illness.
Courses are led by facilitators with lived experience and include topics such as:
Drugs, Alcohol and Mental Illness Program, Partner Program, Family and Carer Program and Journey to Recovery Program.
These programs provide practical insights and helpful interventions to assist participants to increase their confidence and knowledge to negotiate the challenges created by mental illness.
To learn more about our Short Breaks or Carer Support program, and to see how else can support you, your family or your carer, phone us on (08) 8378 4100 or check out the upcoming events on our 'whats on' page
Enquire NowSupport Groups.
Skylight provides support groups for people with a mental illness, their carers, relatives and friends. These groups assist people to better understand and to cope with the medical, social and economic problems created by mental illness and have a strong educational and peer support component and are very important in assisting people through the recovery journey.
Sanctuary Support Group
For carers of people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), to increase awareness of BPD, recognise challenges, and share with others experiencing similar journeys. Advice about ways of engaging with loved ones as well as sources of information and treatment are also on the agenda.
When: Second Tuesday of each month, 4pm – 6pm
Where: Skylight Wayville
Contact: Judy Burke
Ph: (08) 8276 4552
Care and Share Group
Supports carers of a person with a mental illness as well as to make a difference in the mental health sector.
When: Third Monday of each month, 7pm – 9pm (not Public Holidays)
Where: Skylight Parnangga at Christies Beach
Contact: Terry Oakley
Ph: 0420 786 911
Marion Carers Group
The carer's welfare is the central focus of the group, however both carers and consumers are welcome. This group meets as a social get-together over a meal at the Marion Sports Club.
When: Bi-monthly on the second Monday of the month
(February, April, June, August, October, December - excluding public holidays)
The meeting time is 6pm arrival for 6.30pm meal
Where: Marion Sports Club, 262 Sturt Road, Marion SA
Contact: Michelle
Ph: 0431 762 400
Mood Disorders Carers Group
Offers help, education and support to those in the role of caring for people with a mood disorder.
When: Fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm (except December and January)
Where: Alfred James Funeral Homes, 543 Marion Road, South Plympton
Contact: Marcia Johnson Timm
Ph: (08) 8564 1125
19
Feb
2019
Beach Ball
19-02-2019 - 22-02-2019
This Short Breaks program gives you or your carer the opportunity to step away from your day-to-day life, relax and refresh, learn new skills, focus on your well-being and socialise.
26
Feb
2019
Family and Carers
26-02-2019 6:00 pm
-9:00 pm
$40.00
Designed for Carers to learn about health services for people living with mental illness and their families and increase their confidence in dealing with challenges created by mental illness. Click here for the flyer.
27
Feb
2019
Superlooper
27-02-2019 - 01-03-2019
This Short Breaks program gives you or your carer the opportunity to step away from your day-to-day life, relax and refresh, learn new skills, focus on your well-being and socialise.
05
Mar
2019
Fringe Benefits
05-03-2019 - 07-03-2019
This Short Breaks program gives you or your carer the opportunity to step away from your day-to-day life, relax and refresh, learn new skills, focus on your well-being and socialise.
05
Mar
2019
Drugs, Alcohol and Mental Illness
05-03-2019 10:00 am
-1:00 pm
$40.00
Designed for families facing mental illness and drug and alcohol issues such as drug-induced psychosis, depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia to learn about treatments, services, recovery and problem solving techniques that work for families. Please click here for the flyer.
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