For Parents

What is Healthy Start?

Healthy Start is for workers who support parents with learning difficulties. It aims to help workers share information in ways that match the learning needs and abilities of parents.

Parenting information on the Raising Children Network:

• Parenting in Pictures: step-by-step guides on caring for your child
• Video on managing your child’s behaviour

Local information and maps about services in your area on the Raising Children Network:

• My Neighbourhood (key in your suburb or postcode)

Advocacy Links

• Disability, Advocacy and Information Service (DAIS): Provides advocacy support to people with disabilities and carers to North East Victoria and Southern New South Wales
• Intellectual Disability Rights Service: A specialist legal advocacy service for people with intellectual disability in New South Wales
• People with Disability Australia: A national peak disability rights and advocacy organisation
• People with Disabilities Western Australia: A non-legal advocacy agency run by and for people with disabilities in Western Australia
• Reinforce: A self advocacy organisation based in Melbourne run by and for people with an intellectual disability
• Working Alongside People with Intellectual and Learning Disabilities (WWILD): A Queensland-wide program for those who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing sexual violence, or have become a victim of crime
• Yooralla: One of Australia’s largest and most proactive organisations working to support people with disability to live independent and fulfilling lives
• Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA): Supports and strengthens independent disability advocacy agencies in Australia