SVDP Australia and Compeer -Friendship Ministry

The SVDP in Australia is committed to supporting Compeer, an international, non-profit organization that helps adults and children overcome the devastating effects of mental illness, such as loneliness, low self-esteem and isolation – through friendship.John O’Neill is NSW/ACT State president of the St Vincent de Paul Society writes of the program and the SVDP involvement in his weekly column.