There are 700,000 family carers in Victoria; people who provide care and support for a family member or friend with a disability, mental illness, chronic condition, or who is frail aged.
Carers Victoria is the statewide peak organisation representing and supporting family carers in Victoria.
Supporting family carers
At times, carers need assistance to enable them to sustain their caring responsibilities, maintain their health and wellbeing and participate in family, social and community life, employment and education.
Carers Victoria can provide information and referral to link carers to the services they need. Some carers may benefit from talking to a counsellor about the range of emotions they may be experiencing. We also offer education programs that provide carers with information and skills to support their caring situations.
Carers Victoria is committed to the design and development of new services and programs; services that take a holistic approach to the care situation, and promote choice in care options.
The voice of carers
Carers need access to high quality and flexible services, a greater range of caring and support options, improved carer entitlements, and supports to balance work and family responsibilities.
Carers Victoria works with family carers, carer support groups, service providers, government departments, and corporate and community organisations to promote the needs of family carers and advocate for more and improved services.
Through our research and policy development, we work to influence and increase government, community and corporate support so that carers can enjoy improved health, wellbeing resilience and financial security.
Caring: a shared community responsibility
Carers Victoria is committed to caring as a shared responsibility of family, community, business and government.
This vision of shared responsibility for caring will be achieved through changes to legislation, policy, service systems, regulation, new models of care and increased public awareness and respect for carers.
Our education and training program for workers in the health and community care system promotes ‘carer friendly’ and respectful practices, influencing change in the services and institutions that support carers.
In active partnership with the National Network of Carers Associations, Carers Victoria will contribute in a positive and proactive way to achieve common goals and improved outcomes for Australia’s 2.6 million carers.
