Anam Cara@SpiritLive(TM)

anam cara - Support, Recovery & Empowerment

About anam cara

The words anam cara are of Gaelic origin and mean ‘someone to walk with’.

anam cara is a leading non-government, not for profit organisation that is committed to supporting people on their recovery journey.

anam cara is a part of Centacare Disability Services. The service was established by Centacare in 1997 as a response to institutional reform by the Queensland Government in the area of mental health.

anam cara provides a range of support services to enable people with a mental illness to live active, satisfying and rewarding lives. These services aim to be responsive to the individual needs of each person while maintaining flexibility.

anam cara is committed to working within the ‘Recovery Model’.

anam cara regularly reviews, evaluates and improves programs to ensure services are of high quality and in accordance with Queensland Disability Service Standards.

What we value

Maintaining Hope
The dignity of individuals
Social justice
Social inclusion
Independence
Recovery
Responsibility for self

What we do

anam cara provides lifestyle support that:

Focuses on the individual's recovery
Encourages people to actively decide on their recovery plans
Supports people to make choices that will enhance their well-being
Assists people to take ownership & responsibility for all aspects of their life
Encourages participation in society in their own community & beyond

Services we provide

Support services that we provide:

Long term lifestyle support
Short term transitional housing
Regular social events
Culturally appropriate support

Typical support activities:

Maintaining health & wellbeing
Support with household management
Accessing education & training
Budgeting & paying bills
Shopping
Active engagement in the individual's local community
Assistence in health care
Recovery focused goal setting
Decision making
Support with social networks
Accessing employment opportunities
Using public transport

Accessing Us

anam cara provides a range of support services to adults between the ages of 18 to 65 living across the Brisbane metropolitan area and reaching out to Ipswich, Logan, Bayside and Redcliffe regions.

Access to our individual services is available to adults who are in receipt of an individual funding package from Disability Services Queensland (DSQ). This funding is ongoing.

These include:

Project 300

Housing and Support Packages (HASP)

Adult Lifestyle Packages (ALSP)

Hostel Closure Response

Adults with a psychiatric disability who wish to receive an individual funding package can apply for an Adult Lifestyle Package (ALSP) directly with DSQ by visiting their website at http://www.disability.qld.gov.au

Access to our Transitional Housing Program is available to adults with a mental illness via direct referral to us from the adult or their case manager. For more information on the program please go to the Tranistional House page on our website.