Stories
This bulletin covers the latest good news coming out of the peer networks in the DSO initiative. It doesn't matter if the successes are small or big; we are focussing on stories that show there is local momentum for peer networks, and stories that show the benefits that emerge.
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About voting
June 27, 2016
Merger of Minds is a Peer Support Network in Western Australia whose members are people with complex communication needs. The…
Peer Networks influencing how service provision happens
June 2, 2016
This is a peer network story from a family member who wishes to remain anonymous. "At one of our peer network meetings we got…
Sharing a concern
May 26, 2016
Sam Smith from c-change in Glasgow, Scotland, is currently in Australia to assist the DSO initiative with a regional workshop…
Families supporting valued lives
May 26, 2016
With agency support, a group of families formed a peer network for young adults living with disability and their families, to…
Becoming a peer network facilitator
May 18, 2016
Prior to working for NSW agency PDCN, Sharon had never been in paid employment and was struggling with confidence issues but…
Parents living with disability and their children
May 2, 2016
Speak Out Association recently hosted a two-day camp on the North West Coast of Tasmania at Camp Clayton for parents living with…