Family & Friends
Carer Links
Below is a list of links recommended by Eating Disorders Victoria specific to families and friends in their role of caring for a loved one with an eating disorder.
Victorian Support Services
Carers Victoria
The state wide voice for family carers, representing and providing support to carers in the community.
Website: www.carersvic.org.au
Phone: 1800 242 636
Providing information, carer support and respite co-ordination for carers across Victoria.
Website: http://vcsn.infoxchange.net.au/regional/loddon_mallee.shtml
Villa Maria Eastern Community Services
Providing information and support to carers living in the Eastern munipalities of Boroondara, Monash, Manningham, Knox, Maroondah and Yarra Ranges. They also assist carers for a mental health person residing in the City of Yarra.
Website: http://www.villamaria.com.au/aged_comm_carer.asp
Phone: 1300 650 615 (for residents of the Eastern Metropolitan Region of Melbourne or the Hume Region)
Carer Respite Centre Southern Region
Providing 24 hour urgent respite and support services to carers living in the Southern region of Melbourne, including Bayside, Cardinia, Casey, Frankston, Glen Eira, Greater Dandenong, Kingston, Mornington Peninsula, Port Phillip and Stonnington.
Phone: 1800 052 222
Carers Victoria Respite Connections
Providing information, support and assistance to carers in the Western Metropolitan Regions of Melbourne, including Brimbank, Hobson's Bay, Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Melton, Moonee Valley, and Wyndham.
Website: www.respitenorthandwest.org.au
Phone: 1800 059 059.
Carer Links North
Providing free information and assistance to carers and the broader community in the Northern Metropolitan region of Melbourne, including Banyule, Darebin, Hume, Moreland, Nillumbik, Whittlesea and Yarra.
Website: http://www.mchs.org.au/services/ccrc-cln.html
Phone: 1800 052 222
A major primary health care provider in the Latrobe Valley and Gippsland.
Website: http://www.lchs.com.au/index.php/services.html
Phone: 1800 242 696
Respite Barwon
A website for all people with an interest in respite across streams of mental health in the Barwon region of Victoria.
Website: www.respitebarwon.org.au
Uniting Care Community Options
Providing a variety of community support services for people and their carers in the Eastern Metropolitan Region of Melbourne, an area that covers the municipalities of Boroondara, Knox, Maroondah, Manningham, Monash, Whitehorse, and the Yarra Ranges
Website: www.ucco.org.au
Phone: (03) 9239 2500
Useful Websites for Families, Parents and Carers
Please see below a list of websites which provide a variety of support services, including information, advice and forums for family and friends.
Families Empowered and Supporting Treatement of Eating Disorders (F.E.A.S.T) - a community of families and caregivers of loved ones recovering from an eating disorder. F.E.A.S.T. provides information and mutual support, promotes evidence-based treatment, and advocates for research and education of eating disorders.
Maudsley Parents - an independent, nonprofit, volunteer organisation of parents who have helped their children recover from anorexia and bulimia through the use of a family-based treatment known as the Maudsley approach.
Eating With Your Anorexic - information, blogs, advice and support for parents, families and caregivers supporting a person with an eating disorder.
For a general list of relevant organisations and websites specialising in eating disorders both Australia-wide and overseas, please click here