The Chronic Illness Peer Support program, or ChIPS, is for adolescents and young adults with significant chronic illnesses, both common and not so common (think diabetes and methylmalonic academia). ChIPS provides structured activities for participants to learn from each other, broaden their experiences and gain skills via:

• Group intake programs
• Social activities
• Camps
• Leadership opportunities
  

ChIPS has been running for over thirty years, has been positively evaluated, and is 100% philanthropically funded via the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Any health care professional directly involved with a young person’s care can make a referral to ChIPS via EMR or contact ChIPS program staff.

ChIPS programme staff can be contacted on:

ChIPS Programme Manager: Harry Brown 03 9345 6616 or harry.brown@rch.org.au

ChIPS Facilitator: Bec Powers 03 9345 6616 or bec.powers@rch.org.au

For details on referrals, activities, donations and news about ChIPS have a look at the website.