Loddon Mallee Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect
Loddon Mallee Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect supports family members, carers, kin and supporters of people with mental health and/or substance use challenges.
Mallee Family Care delivers this service in partnership with
Mind Australia
Contact the Mildura Connect Centre
122 Ninth Street, Mildura (inside Mallee Family Care)
Phone: 1800 979 730 to speak directly with a local family carer peer support worker
Email: LoddonMalleeMHWConnect@mindaustralia.org.au
About the service
The Connect Centre is a warm and welcoming space that provides people with the vital networks they need to keep caring for their loved one while still looking after their own wellbeing.
Families, carers, kin and supporters of all ages and backgrounds are welcome. Support is free and no referral is needed to access a Connect Centre.
The staff at Loddon Mallee Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect also have a lived experience of supporting someone with mental health and/or substance use challenges. They can relate to your experience and provide informed support.
They can listen and connect you to tailored information, resources, advocacy, counselling, individual and group-based support, and access to brokerage funds through Tandem’s Carer Support Fund.
Loddon Mallee Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect is also a great place to make new social connections.
Services are available through walk-in, phone, online and outreach services.
This service is funded by the Department of Health.
Who is the service for?
Loddon Mallee Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect is for family members, carers, kin and supporters of all ages and backgrounds who are living in the Buloke, Campaspe, Central Goldfields, Gannawarra, Greater Bendigo, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Mildura, Mount Alexander and Swan Hill local government areas.
How do I access the service?
To find out more about Loddon Mallee Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect, call 1800 979 730 or email LoddonMalleeMHWConnect@mindaustralia.org.au .
You do not need a Medicare card or a referral to access this free support.