Helpful Links

Disability Gateway is a free, Australian government national service to help people with disability, their families, and carers, find trusted information and services. It is a central point of entry for referrals and a way to connect to supports in your area like housing, employment, and more. Call 1800 643 787 or visit disabilitygateway.gov.au

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NOFASD Australia is the National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

The organisation is dedicated to creating a powerful link between those with lived and living experience of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), and the experts—researchers, clinicians, and advocates—who are committed to driving meaningful change and providing support.

The Regional Autistic Engagement Network (RAEN) is an Autistic created, led and managed network that started as a grassroots peer network in the North-West of Tasmania.

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Autism Connect is a free, national autism helpline, providing independent and expert information over phone, email and webchat. It supports Autistic people, their families and carers, health professionals, researchers, teachers, employers and the broader community.

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AMAZE is a leading autism organisation that builds autism understanding in the community, influences policy change for autistic people and their families/supporters, and provides independent, credible information and resources to individuals, families, professionals, government and the wider community.

Anglicare Tasmania is a not-for-profit organisation that provides aged care, acquired injury and community support services across Tasmania. Anglicare also do research and advocate for changes to improve the lives of Tasmanians, through the work of their Social Action and Research Centre.

Connectivity Traumatic Brain Injury Australia, is an Australian-wide not-for-profit organisation working to raise awareness of concussion and traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the community.

In all its forms, TBI can have long-lasting, negative consequences for people and their families. It is our aim to improve the lives of people with lived experience and their families following TBI of all severities.

The Brain Foundation is a national charity established in 1970 by leading neurologists and neurosurgeons. Our mission is to fund the highest quality Australian research into neurological conditions, with the ultimate goal of advancing diagnoses, treatments, and patient outcomes. We also raise awareness about the impact of brain diseases, disorders & injuries, and provide educational resources to help people learn more about these conditions.

Brain Injury South Australia is a peak body and service provider that specialises in supporting people with acquired brain injury, whatever their situation, to embrace life after brain injury.

Brain Injury SA is focused on providing services close to a person’s home, and operates from three Hubs across Adelaide, and additionally offers regional outreach support in country South Australia.

Founded in 1986, Brain Injury Australia is the central clearinghouse of information and gateway to nationwide referral for optimising the social and economic participation of all Australians living with brain injury.

Synapse is Australia’s Brain Injury Organisation. Synapse provides a range of support services for people who have been impacted by brain injury and disability. These services promote quality of life, self-determination, and choice through information, specialist support, and targeted research activities.

The effects of Brain Injury are often invisible to an unknown observer and adjusting to life with a Brain Injury can take some time.  BrainLink Services connects individuals, families and carers affected by Brain Injury to the care, support and networks needed to live the healthiest, richest life possible.

BrainLink Services is based in Victoria.

The Brain Injury Association of Tasmania (BIAT) is a non-government, state-wide, not-for-profit organisation working for people with acquired brain injury (ABI), their families and other stakeholders. BIAT has a range of members.

BIAT plays a key role in activities that contribute to a community that is more informed about acquired brain injury and has a strong focus on the area of advocacy with an emphasis on representation and support of the acquired brain injury (ABI) sector.

Carers Australia is the national peak body representing Australia’s unpaid carers, advocating on their behalf to influence policies and services at a national level.

Aged care and disability support provider in Perth

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Established in 1962, Hartley Lifecare (Hartley) is a Canberra-based not-for-profit organisation providing supported accommodation for people with disability, their families and carers. Hartley supports over 100 clients in 35 homes across the ACT. Over the last six decades, families have grown to rely on and trust Hartley to deliver high quality, person centred support.

ABIOS is a specialist community-based rehabilitation service to enhance the service system for people with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and their families.

Brain Injury Matters (BIM) is a self-advocacy and community education organisation run by and for people with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). All office bearers and committee of management members have ABI. As a Disabled People's Organisation, we are a voice of people living with ABI in Victoria.

Acquired Brain Injury Services is a not for profit specialist support service for people living with an acquired brain injury (ABI).

Headway ABI Australia, located on the Gold Coast Queensland, provides Specialist Supports & Services, Supported Independent Living (SIL) & Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) and Rehabilitation Therapies for people with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). Headway ABI Australia is a registered NDIS Provider and a Not-for-Profit Charity.

Mental Health Carers Australia advocates for systemic change to ensure the unpaid work of mental health carers and families is recognised.

Headspace is Australia’s National Youth Mental Health Foundation, providing early intervention mental health services to 12-25 year olds.

Black Dog Institute is a independent not-for-profit globally renowned mental health research institute connected to UNSW Sydney.

Beyond Blue is one of Australia’s najor mental health organisations, providing free, evidence-based information, support and services to help people understand, manage and improve their mental wellbeing and to influence mental health policy for lasting positive change.

A national, independent peak body for the mental health sector.

Speak Out supports people with disability and provides individual advocacy for members and helping members work with the NDIS.

The national voice of people with an intellectual disability and their families.

Epilepsy Tasmania is a not-for-profit community organisation improving the quality of life of Tasmanians with epilepsy, and those around them, through education, coordination and support.