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Support and Networking - Brisbane

• Alternatives to Violence Project AVPQ is a growing community of people who support those actively seeking nonviolent solutions to conflict. Members share experiences, skills, information and their time. It is a multicultural, independent, non-profit association of trained volunteers, offering experiential workshops that help people to change their lives.
• Alzheimers Association of Queensland - 3857 4043
• Amputees & Families Support Group QLD Inc - (07) 3290 4293 or e-mail admin [at] afsg.org.au
• Amyloidosis Support Groups - Face to face support groups, resources, phone and e-mail help and guidance. Also have and email support group.
• Ardoch Youth Foundation - supporting primary school communities through activities desiged to improve learning and welfare outcomes for children and their families.
• Arthritis Queensland
• Asperger Services Australia - Asperger's Syndrome Support Network (Qld) Inc. Provides free information and referrals for families and people with Asperger's Syndrome. Maintains a large resource library for financial members. Organises seminars, workshops and conferences, and support groups for parents and adults. Also has a computer club. 
• Autism Development and Parenting Therapies Forum (ADAPT)
• The Association for Childhood Language and Related Disorders
• NEW! Get a Life is a site where all social events are created by the members themselves. Here you can meet people and form friendships by joining several local groups and activities, anything from bush walking, to theatre visits, to Friday drinks to dinner dates.   
• Bottlebubs- Bottlefeeding Support Group: Nth Brisbane- Strathpine. Monthly support group for bottleffeeding parents. Gold coin donation. Also Toowong group - see website for details.  
• Bravehearts Inc  
• Brisbane Actionweb for Refugee Collaboration ( BARC) seeks to network the diverse range of refugee support groups in SE QLD. We list social & fundraising events, meetings & information to help people get involved in the sector.
• Brisbane Rape & Incest Survivors Support Centre runs groups for women survivors of sexual violence (either as children or adults)
• Stafford Cancer Support Group -  Ph: (07) 3356 4300 Email: stclems@odyssey.com.au  Meets on the FIRST FRIDAY of each month: "A place to be listened to A place to hear information A placed to be loved" St Clement's Anglican Church, Eudunda Street, Stafford
• Cancer Carers Support - Grief Support, Public Speaking Service, Inspirational Books and Poetry, Pain Management Advice and Asbestos Disease Information and Support.
• CareForce Recovery Ministries
• Catholic Solo Parents Association (Support/Social) - 3299 3742
• Charis - Support group for those who have a family member with a substance abuse problem.
• Childbirth Education Association Brisbane
• Children by Choice
• Every Tuesday -  Community Workforce Solutions Conversation Cafe Each Tuesday for people wanting to practice their English. Long-term unemployed people, New Migrants and Refugees in the Bayside area welcome.
• Council on the Ageing Qld Inc & Seniors Interest Branch
• Cystic Fibrosis Queensland
• depressioNet is an online service for information, help and support for people living with depression and their friends and family. We need volunteers to help us help others.
• Disability Support Group - an online group formed so that families and indivduals can have access to support without having to leave the comfort of their own homes.
• The Eating Disorders Resource Group
• Ethnic Mental Health Program
• GROW -World Community Mental Health Movement
• Inter - Country Adoptee Support Network (ICASN) are a non profit network, seeking to support inter-country adoptees within Qld 
• Logan women's Health and wellbeing Centre Inc Logan Women's Health and Wellbeing Centre aims to provide services for women based on the principles of social justice.  The organisation believes in the right of women to make informed choices, to actively participate in their own health care and to be treated with dignity in an environment that provides for privacy, safety, consent and confidentiality.
• Men's Information and Counselling Southside  - counselling service for men. It provides a range of counselling including anger management for individuals and groups
• Mens Health & Wellbeing Association Qld Inc.(MHWAQ) is a Non Profit / Non Government Organisation dedicated to the creation of spaces, places and experiences for the physical, social, emotional and spiritual healing and development of Men and Boys. Our Mission is to create, promote, support and endorse a diverse range of events, services, research and activities for the health and wellbeing of Men and Boys. 
• Nanago Disability Support Group - online group formed so that families and individuals can have access to support without having to leave the comfort of their own homes.
• Overeaters Anonymous (OA) "Do you eat when you are not hungry? Is your food intake and/or weight affecting the way you live your life? Give yourself a chance to recover. 
• Life Stream Foundation provides Sport and Recreation opportunities to people with an intellectual disability. The programs focus on friendships and social skills as well as participation for all.  
• Queensland Advocacy Incorporated  
• Queensland Amputee Golf Association Inc (QAGA) A registered association and charity promoting and providing golf as a viable form of rehabilitation and recreation to amputees in Queensland.
• Queensland Association for Gifted and Talented Children  
• The Queensland Association for Mental Health
• The Queensland Paraplegic & Quadriplegic Association Of Queensland Inc.
• Queer Issues - LGBT community support network. The group aims to run a workshop style program around issues of self-harm, wellbeing and relationships
• Reflux Infants Support Association Inc (RISA Inc)
  RISA Inc is a non-profit community support group which aims to encourage and give confidence and moral support to families of infants with problems associated with gastro-oesophageal reflux.
• Royal Australian Regiment - Queensland Division
• Schizophrenia Fellowship of South Queensland Inc
• Second Chance Foundation
• Stafford Cancer Support Group "A place to be listened to, A place to hear information, A placed to be loved" Ph: (07) 3356 4300 stclems@odyssey.com.au Meets on the FIRST FRIDAY of each month
• SPACE - is a community centre and service hub for, but not limited to, members of the disabled community and their families. 
• Sunnybank Salvation Army
• Switch - a support group for people with lung disease.
• Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia -- Brisbane North Sub-branch
• Wesley Mission Brisbane, an outreach of the Albert Street Uniting Church, is one of Brisbane's longest-established welfare ministries. It provides care and comfort and support to thousands of men, women and children through a network of Aged Care facilities and community services throughout the greater Brisbane region.
• White Wreath Association Inc created to bring attention to the increasing number of people who suicide in Australia every year. The White Wreath Association was founded in 1999 by Fanita, the mother of a suicide victim. The association will continue to speak out until changes are made. The White Wreath Association is non-political, non-denominational, anti-discriminatory. Suicide affects all walks of life, all cultures and all ages.
• Young Widows and Widowers Support Group of Brisbane - Non-denominational self-help group open to those who have been widowed. The Group believes that sharing in a caring environment by people with similar life experience helps ease the pain of grief. The group is open to anyone who is widowed and wishes to become a member however as a guideline 'young' usually means under 55 years of age at the time widowhood commenced.
• See our Education section for lists of Education Support groups.

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