Information
Please do not hesitate to contact us at the centre for information or pop in for a visit!
Opening hours:
We are open Mondays to Thursdays:
9:00am - 1:00pm
2:00pm - 5:00pm.
Further information about the following topics can be found below. Please note that some of the links below will take you to external websites, and you will leave the Lismore & District Women's Health Centre site.
We hope that you find these links helpful, however we do not take responsibility for information on these external websites.
Abortion
Please contact our Women's Nurse for a referral. We support a womens choice to terminate a pregnancy.
Please also see the Children by Choice website: www.childrenbychoice.org.au
or download these valuable resources from Children by Choice:
Decision Making
Abortion Services
Surgical Pregnancy Termination Procedures
Medical Termination Procedures
Supporting a Woman Through an Abortion
Coping After an Abortion
Pregnancy and Parenting
About Children by Choice
How to Tell Someone I'm Pregnant
Anxiety
Please refer to these recommended websites:
Mental Health Association NSW
Anxiety Disorders Support and Information
Breast Cancer/Lymphoedema
Lismore & District Breast Cancer Support Group ph. 02 6620 2289
National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre
www.nbocc.org.au
Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa
Binge Eating Disorder
Bulimia Nervosa
Eating Disorders
EDNOS - Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified
Northern Rivers Support Group
This group is for women from the age of 18 and up, who want to support each other in recovering from an eating disorder. The group meets monthly for one and a half hours in Lismore and operates as a branch of the Eating Disorders Foundation of NSW. If you are interested in learning more about this group, or joining it, contact the Eating Disorders Foundation of NSW on 02 9412 4499.
Depression
Please refer to these recommended websites: Beyond Blue: the national depression initiative
Black Dog Institute
Heart Health for Women
www.heartfoundation.com.au
Heart Foundation free info line: 1300 362 787
Cardiomyopathy Association of Australia(help for families and increasing public awareness)
HeartNet (online community for heart patients and carers)
Pregnancy
Please refer to these recommended websites:
Just Speak Up (Postnatal Depression)
Family Planning NSW
Reconciliation
Please refer to these recommended websites:
Share Our Pride
Reconciliation Australia
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Please refer to these recommended websites:
Family Planning NSW
By Choice Not Chance
Natural Birth Education & Research Centre
North Coast Area Health Service - Sexual Health
Women's Health QLD
Family Planning QLD
The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Phone - Helpline:
Healthline (Family Planning NSW)
1300 658 886
Women's Health
Please refer to our peak body:
Women's Health NSW
Women Managing Finances
Please refer to the fact sheets available at the following website released by the Australian Government: Women Understanding Money
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