Information and support services (publicly funded or not-for-profit agencies)

A

• Access for all abilities - City of Melbourne
  Mobility map, accessible amenities, parking and transport information to make using the city easier for people with disabilities
• AIDS, Hepatitis and Sexual Health Line Inc
• Alzheimer's Australia Vic
  Alzheimer's Australia Vic is the peak body representing the interests of people affected by dementia in Victoria
• Arthritis Victoria
  Support for people affected by arthritis, osteoporosis and other musculo-skeletal conditions
• Association for Children with a Disability
  Victorian statewide support and advocacy organisation
• The Asthma Foundation Victoria
  Can provide a range of useful printed material including training manuals, brochures and fact sheets
• Autism Victoria
  Information and advice about autism spectrum disorders for families and professionals

B

• Better Health Channel
  Features a searchable online local services directory and offers a comprehensive range of articles on health topics. Managed by the Department of Human Services
• Buoyancy Foundation of Victoria
  Providing drug counselling, consultancy and continuing care - young Vietnamese, women's and drugs programs and therapeutic activities
• BreastCare Victoria
  Department of Human Services site providing information about the redevelopment of breast care services in Victoria
• BreastScreen Victoria
  Provides information about the Victorian component of the BreastScreen Australia program

C

• The Cancer Council Victoria
• Centre for Adolescent Health
  Located at the Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne
• Child Health Record
  From the Public Health Division of the Department of Human Services
• Child Safety Centre
  From the Safety Centre, Royal Children's Hospital
• M.E./Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Society of Victoria Inc
  A non-profit charitable organisation dedicated to serving the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Community in Victoria and Tasmania
• Chronic Illness Alliance
  An organisation representing over 40 Victorian consumer and advocacy groups
• Coeliac Society of Victoria
  The Coeliac Society of Victoria enhances the quality of life for all people medically requiring a life long gluten free diet. The society promotes awareness of a gluten free lifestyle on behalf of these people
• Cystic Fibrosis Association of Victoria
  To promote research, increase awareness of Cystic Fibrosis and provide education, support and advocacy to Victoria's Cystic Fibrosis community

D

• Diabetes Australia - Victoria
  Diabetes Australia – Vic is the peak consumer body representing people with diabetes in Victoria and providing vital support and information to the community about diabetes
• Disibility Online
  Information for people with a disability, their families and carers
• DonateLife Victoria
  formerly called LifeGift, coordinates organ donation in Victoria and Tasmania and works with the Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria and Lions Eye Bank to consent organ donor families for potential tissue donation.
• Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria
  Established in 1989, the Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria is the largest tissue bank in Australia as well as being the only one of its kind, processing and distributing multiple types of tissue from the one facility.
• Down Syndrome Association of Victoria Inc
  Down Syndrome Victoria is a not-for-profit, membership-based association seeking to represent the needs and views of Victorians with Down syndrome and their families

E

• Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria

F

• Food Safety Victoria
  Public Health Branch, Department of Human Services

G

• Genetic Support Network of Victoria
• Glaucoma Support Group Melbourne
• Go for your life

H

• HIV, Hepatitis & STI Education and Resource Centre
  Information about HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections
• Haemophilia Foundation of Victoria
• Health Issues Centre
  An independent health policy and research centre
• Healthy Eating Healthy Living Program
  A joint initiatve of Monash University and the Australian Nutrition Foundation (Victorian Division) and funded by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
• HeartKids Victoria
  A group that offers non-medical support and understanding to families who have a child diagnosed with a congenital or acquired heart defect
• HIV Dental Programs
  HIV Dental Education Association Website
• Australian Huntingdon's Disease Association (Victoria) Inc

I

• Inflammatory Neuropathy Support Group of Victoria

K

• Koori Health in Victoria
  Department of Human Services Victoria Site

L

• Lifes Little Treasures
  Supporting families of premature babies

M

• Meniere's Support Group of Victoria
• Mental Illness Awareness Council - Victoria
• Mental Health Foundation of Australia (Victoria)
• Mobility Centre at Federation Square
  Equipment loans and services for people with disabilities, temporary disabilities and for older persons
• MND - Motor Neurone Disease Association of Victoria
• Multiple Sclerosis Victoria

N

• Narcotics Anonymous
  Victorian Area of Narcotics Anonymous
• Needle and Syringe programs
  Auspiced by Frankston Community Health Centre
• North East AIDS Prevention Program

P

• Palliative Care Victoria
• ParaQuad (Paraplegic and Quadraplegic Association of Victoria)
• Parkinson's Victoria
  Provides information, education and support to people with Parkinson's Disease
• Parentline Victoria
  Telephone counselling, information and referral service for parents and carers with children 0-18 years
• Polio Network Victoria
• Positive Women Victoria
  Support group for women with HIV/AIDS
• Psoriasis Association of Victoria
  Advice and support for psoriasis sufferers

Q

• Quit Victoria
  Victorian smoking and health program

R

• Red Cross Victoria
  Web site for youth and educational services, Australian Red Cross, Victoria
• Rural Health Victoria
  information on rural health services, community and workforce issues

S

• School of Rural Health
  Resource provided by Monash University & Latrobe Regional Hospital
• Somazone
• Spina Bifida Association of Victoria
• Stroke Association of Victoria

T

• Transport Accident Commission

V

• Victorian AIDS Council and Gay Men's Health Centre
• VCOD - Victorian Council of Deaf People
• VicDeaf - Victorian Deaf Society
  Reference, referral, advice and support for deaf adults in Victoria
  
• VIVAIDS
  Victorian Drug User Group
• Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
• Victorian Injury Prevention Website
  Managed by the Public Health Branch of the Department of Human Services

W

• Women's Health Information - Royal Women's Hospital
• Women's Health Victoria
• WorkCover Authority - Victoria