A-Z of Services and support

A range of services are available to assist you with mental health difficulties. Getting help early can reduce the severity of mental illness symptoms and the impact on people’s daily lives.

For children diagnosed with a disability, getting the support they need as early as possible will give them the best chance of minimising the long-term effects of the disability.

Any act occurring within a relationship where there is an implication of trust, which results in harm to an older person. Abuse may be physical, sexual, financial, psychological and/or neglect.

In a gas or electricity blackout you may have to think laterally to come up with ways to continue bathing, eating and keeping warm.

You are treated as soon as possible in an emergency department, but someone who arrived after you may be seen earlier if necessary.

An emergency care plan is a set of instructions about caring for someone in the event that you are not able to.

Look after your emotional needs so you can continue your care role, be healthy and well and enjoy life as much as possible.

Some people prefer having palliative care at home because of the familiar environment, feeling of independence and close access to family, friends and the local community.

Palliative care helps improve the quality of life for a person with a life-limiting illness, as well as the lives of their family, friends and carers, through advice, information, referral and support.

Palliative care for children provides physical, emotional, social and spiritual support to newborns, infants, children and young people with a life-limiting condition and their families.