Young Maggie's for Families
The vision is to create a stand-alone Centre that sits side-by-side with mainstream medicine in close proximity to medical care, where parents, carers and family can drop in, meet up with other parents, have some time out, recharge in a non-clinical space surrounded by nature and seek free psychological support if needed.
Young Maggie's is inspired by the UK Maggie Centres, which support adult cancer patients, their family and friends.
Our vision is to adapt the Maggie's model, specialising in supporting parents of children and young people (0-25 years) who are living with acute, chronic or life-threatening illness or whose condition is palliative.
The Maggie Centres
Maggie Keswick Jencks
Maggie used her experience of cancer to create a new type of cancer care – centres offering professional support, bringing people together in a calm, friendly, uplifting space. There are now 27 boutique Maggie Centres across the UK.
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Young Maggie's
Young Maggie's for Families will be Australia’s first family-centred model of care supporting parents caring for children or family members who are living with serious medical conditions.
Providing a safe haven and secure base
Young Maggie's for Families will focus on the holistic wellbeing of parents, providing free practical, emotional and social support with the aim of “holding” parents/carers who may be dealing with a great deal of stress and uncertainty or facing the possibility of extreme loss and grief; providing time out to recharge and; promoting mental health and wellbeing.