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Carer Support Program – Suicide Prevention

The Suicide Prevention Carer Support Program provides connection, support and information for family members and friends with a loved one at risk of suicide in the Nepean Blue Mountains.

The Carer Support Program is designed to support you to:
• Gain knowledge of how you can support your loved ones during periods of distress
• Learn strategies to manage your own self-care
• Be provided with information about other services and supports in your area and how to connect with them

Our approach to Suicide Prevention Carer Support Groups
• Groups are co-facilitated by lived experience peer workers and a family clinician
• Three group sessions (2 hours each) are delivered over 5 weeks
• Individual telehealth sessions with a peer worker and family clinician are available between the group sessions (optional)
• Participants can reach out for up to two months after the groups for two support calls

The following specialised groups are available under the Carer Support
Program:
• Carers supporting Young People
• Carers supporting Men (November – December)
• Carers of people from the LGBTIQA+SB Community (February – March)
• Group open for any carers who support people at risk of suicide (April – May)

Groups are delivered with no cost to participants.

Our next group is: Carers Supporting Men – Click here to find our more.

If you have any questions, or you would like to register your early interest in a group please call our team on: 1800 431 166

This activity is funded by Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network (NBMPHN) as part of the Australian Government’s suicide prevention initiatives. Wentworth Healthcare is the provider of NBMPHN