The nature of sleep and the disorders that affect it are not well understood by our community. A large part of our lives is spent asleep. Until recent years, the importance of good sleep to our health and well-being has been underestimated.

Problems with sleep are very common. They may occur because of poor sleep habits and insufficient time in bed, or as the result of a specific sleep disorder such as snoring, obstructive sleep apnoea or insomnia. Addressing all of these issues is the key to improving the health, safety, productivity and quality of life of affected people.

Information about sleep and its disorders can be accessed in our Information Sheets section.

Objectives

The foundation has the following objectives:

• raising and administering funds for research into the detection, prevention and treatment of sleep disorders and sleep deprivation
• encouraging best practice in the delivery of health care related to sleep disorders
  
• advocacy of sleep health issues to government, employer bodies, road safety authorities and other organisations
• raising public awareness and community involvement about sleep health issues and their resolution
  
• undertaking targeted education and service delivery programmes in relation to sleep health issues
  
• raising and administering funds for community awareness programmes in relation to sleep health issues
• collaborating with professional organisations involved in sleep health to promote better sleep behaviours and health

This web site contains a wealth of information on sleep related matters including sleep health, restless legs syndrome, insomnia treatments, narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnoea, snoring, drowsy driving, sleep and ageing, sleep treatments, sleep disorders, sleep hygiene, sleep and shiftwork, jet lag, sleep disorders, sleep walking, children's sleep, bed wetting, melatonin and much more. We encourage you to access the information sheets area for detailed facts on these and other related issues.