Research Methodologies: * Phone Interviews * Internet Observation
1) Meaning of Support Services and the purpose.
Support networks are networks of personal or professional contacts available to a person or organization for practical or moral support when needed, it includes facilities and people who interact and remain a confidential communication style for mutual assistance. The purpose of certain services in communities is to provide available support for every member of the community, this can come believably essential in different circumstances, for example natural disasters e.g. Tsunamis, Cyclones, Volcanic Eruptions, Human influenced disasters e.g. War, Bombing, Car, Plan accidents, Criminal offences etc.
All of these disasters are herindise enough for support to be needed, with exceptional and quanative number of support networks it can be made easier for a light at the end of the tunnel to be visible. Although it doesn’t need to be a herindise accident for support to be needed, many support groups give advice and support to troubled people. E.g. with mental conditions or suffering from depression, anxiety or family loss. All of these networks are either formal or informal, A formal network is officially run by the government and is recognised over all media outlets, it’s the one that is mostly contactable in the moment time of need for example * Beyond Blue * Centrelink * Department of Community Services * Daily Strength ( Natural Disaster Program) * ADAC ( Aboriginal drug and alcohol Council)
An informal network is run by mostly volunteers or is run by qualified staff but is self-funded, its advertised during or after a natural disaster or human impacted disaster has happened, it can also be a known help clinic in a community that is advertised for all specific support required e.g. Veterans, Aboriginals, Teen health etc. For example; * Curran Centre ( only located in Orange)
Bibliography: * "Beyondblue." Beyondblue. N.P., n.d. Web. 17 Aug. 2013. <http://www.beyondblue.org.au/>. * "Contact Us." Contact Us. Government beyond Blue, n.d. Web. 17 Aug. 2013. <http://www.beyondblue.org.au/about-us/contact-us>. * "Get Involved." Get Involved. Government beyond Blue, n.d. Web. 17 Aug. 2013. <http://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-involved>.