Parent support groups

Parent support groups provide an opportunity to meet other parents with a child with hearing loss. Support groups can be an important source of information and emotional support for parents.

The groups listed below are organised by parents for parents and provide an opportunity for parents to meet and interact with other parents who have chosen a variety of different options for their child who is deaf or hard of hearing.

Find a parent support group in your state.

| ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA | Online groups | International

Australian Capital Territory

There is currently no parent support group in the ACT.

New South Wales

Statewide
Parents of Deaf Children
Suite 600 Ground Floor
16 University Ave,
Macquarie University NSW 2109
Phone: 02 9870 8097
Website: http://www.podc.org.au

Dubbo
Dubbo & District Parent Support Group for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Inc
Email: dubbodistrictdeafclub@gmail.com
Website: https://www.hearourheart.org/

Northern Territory

There are currently no parent support groups in the Northern Territory.

Queensland

Statewide
DHH Connections Inc
Email: enquiries@dhhconnections.org.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DHH-Connections-Inc-298913674084047

POD Queensland
Email: pod.qld@deafchildren.org.au

South Australia

There are currently no parent support groups in South Australia

Tasmania

There are currently no parent support groups in Tasmania

Victoria

Contact Deaf Children Australia
Website: http://deafchildrenaustralia.org.au/

Western Australia

West Australian Foundation for Deaf Children
53 Curtin Avenue
Cottesloe WA 6011
Phone:  08 9385 3557
Email: community@wafdc.org.au
Website: http://wafdc.org.au/

Deaf Connect
LEAP (Learning Early Access Program) – play/support group
Website: LEAP | Deaf Connect

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Online parent support groups

• Aussie Deaf Kids Plus

International parent support groups

• Worldwide – Global Coalition of Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children (GPODHH)
• Austria – Gemeinschaft Eltern und Freunde Hörgeschädigter
• Europe – FEPEDA
• France – UNAPEDA
• Georgia – Aures Foundation
• India – Anwesha Kolkata
• Ireland – Sharing the Journey
• Italy – Affrontiamo La Sordità Insieme: Forum Impianto Cocleare
• Lithuania – PAGAVA
• New Zealand – NZ Federation for Deaf Children
• Romania – AsociaÈ›ia „Ascultă ViaÈ›a!”
• South Africa – Thrive Parent Support and Advocacy Group
• Uganda – National Association of Parents of Deaf Children (NAPADEC)
• United Kingdom – National Deaf Children’s Society
• United States – Hands and Voices