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Medicare

• Medicare Australia

• Medicare Benefit Schemes

  • Medicare support for children under 15

  • Medicare benefits for people over 15

• Chronic Disease Management (Medicare)

  • ​(formerly Enhanced Primary Care) 

• Helping Children with Autism (Medicare)

• Access to Mental Health Support (Medicare)

Organisations

• Anglicare Supporting Families

• Amaze (formerly Autism Victoria) 

• Association for Children with a Disability

• Raising Children Network

• Solve Disability Solutions (formerly TADVIC)

• Independent Living Centres Australia

• ComTec

• Department of Justice (Working with Children Check)

Programs

• Statewide Equipment Program (SWEP)​

• Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service (VPRS)

  • Royal Children's Hospital ​Paediatric Rehabilitation Service

• Victorian Paediatric Orthopaedic Network (VPON)

Safety Education

• Product Safety Australia (Trampoline Safety)

• Backyard and Playground Safety

Centrelink

• Centrelink forms

Funding

• Early Intervention Services for Children with Disability (Department of Social Services\FaHCSIA)

  • Helping Children with Autism

  • Better Start for Children with Disability

• National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

  • Help for children under 7​

• Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme

• Foundation Search Australia

Educational Departments

• Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD)

  • Program for Students with Disabilities

• Catholic Education - Supporting Students with Diverse Learning Needs

• Independent Schools Victoria - Supporting Students with Disabilities

Governing Bodies

Paediatric Tertiary Hospitals (Victorian)

• The Royal Children's Hospital

• Monash Children's Hospital