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MOSAIC - hepatitis C and HIV Support Services
MOSAIC is a free and confidential service which promotes the emotional and mental health and wellbeing of people affected by hepatitis C or HIV.
The service is available to children, adolescents, women and men affected by HIV or hepatitis C, including family, friends and carers of someone who is diagnosed with, or at risk of, hepatitis C or HIV.
MOSAIC provides counselling to individuals, couples and families and assists with information about, and referral to, relevant community or health services.
MOSAIC also provides group work programs, including the Living Well with HIV and Living Well with Hepatitis C courses, which promote self management skills for living with a chronic illness.
How can we help you?
MOSAIC can help you in a number of different ways. We can:
- assist you to respond to the challenges of living with HIV or hepatitis C
- assist you to bring about desired change in your life, lifestyle or relationships
- help you identify your strengths and resources
- support you to explore new ways of responding to life and its challenges.
Counselling
Some of the issues you may bring to counselling might include:
- recent diagnosis
- treatment issues
- the impact of living with a chronic illness
- feelings of depression, anxiety, panic and anger
- grief and loss
- effects of discrimination and prejudice
- relationship and family issues
- alcohol and substance use
- anything that is having an impact on your health and wellbeing.
Living Well Courses
Living Well with HIV and Living Well with Hepatitis C are exciting and helpful six week courses. You will come away from the course with increased confidence and skills in managing your symptoms and fighting stress, fatigue and depression. You will get new ideas and support about healthy eating and exercise, communicating with your doctor and other strategies and techniques to get the most out of life. Courses are run throughout the year.
Hearing and language interpreters are available upon request.
MOSAIC service brochure (pdf)
PEACE Multicultural HIV and Hepatitis C Services
PEACE Multicultural Services provide information, education, advocacy and support services for individuals, families and communities from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Their resources include:
- PEACE "Let's Talk About hepatitis C" brochure (pdf)
- PEACE "Let's Talk About HIV" brochure (pdf)
Hepatitis C and HIV Worker Training Project
Relationships Australia (South Australia) provides training to workers and organisations working in the areas of hepatitis C and HIV, through the Australian Institute of Social Relations. For more information, visit the website: www.socialrelations.edu.au
Contact MOSAIC
Relationships Australia (SA)
55 Hutt Street
Adelaide
South Australia 5000
Phone: (08) 8223 4566 (metropolitan callers)
1800 182 325 (country callers)
TTY: (08) 8227 1859
Fax: (08) 8232 2898
Email: Relationships Australia (SA)
MOSAIC is funded by the Government of South Australia, Department of Health through HIV, hepatitis C Policy and Programs.
