Description

Links to a variety of support services and publications available to those in crisis.

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Australian Government - Centrelink

Description

"ASeTTS is a non profit, non government organisation which provides treatment and support to people who have been tortured or traumatized by violent conflicts. Many of our clients are recent arrivals to Australia, although our services are available to all survivors whatever the length of their residence in Australia has been. ASeTTS is based in Perth, WA and serves the whole state."

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Community Organisation - Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors Inc

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Community workers are available to work with families and individuals to assist them with concerns they may have and to help them explore some options for themselves. Available for residents in the Belconnen region, ACT.

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Community Organisation - Belconnen Community Services

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BoysTown provides innovative, practical services for children, young people and their families experiencing social and economic disadvantage. Services are research based and delivered by professional staff who have demonstrated commitment in advancing the interest of children and young people. BoysTown is an incorporated company managed by a board of directors on behalf of the De La Salle Brothers. BoysTown programmes seek to socially reconnect children and young people with their families and community.

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Community Organisation - BoysTown

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UnitingCare Burnside provides care and protection of vulnerable families, young people and children in NSW.

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Church - Uniting Church

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Center for Road Trauma Recovery is an organisation that aims ato assist road trauma survivors and their families with teh recovery process from roadside to bedside - inlcuding nationwide support and education programs.

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Community Organsiation - Centre for Road Trauma Recovery

Description

Concern Australia seeks to provide support and advocacy for disadvantaged groups within the community. Concern Australia seeks to impact and change people's lives through services such as Hand Brake Turn, Steps Outreach Service, Inside Out, Values for Life School Seminars, St Martin's Community Church, God's Squad, LiveWires, John Smith – Blue's Preacher, and 3 Way – Professional Development Training. These services are support by the Head Office based at Collingwood, Victoria.

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Community Organisation - Concern Australia

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Contact details for the Telephone Crisis Care helpline. Assistance when: you need someone to help sort out a serious problem;
you are concerned about the wellbeing of a child; you are escaping domestic violence and need help; arguements are causing unhappiness and problems in your family; you are alone or afraid and urgently need to talk to someone; you are homeless; or you need counselling, information or other support.

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State Government - Western Australian Department for Communities

Description

Crisis Help Network is an up-to-date and regularly up-dated web site dedicated to providing information about organisations able to help people in crisis. It is compiled and maintained by people who are or have been in crisis, and whose experiences are invaluable to the worth of this resource.

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Community Organisation - Crisis Help Network

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Here are some helpful phone numbers that you can use in emergencies or when you need someone to talk to about an urgent or difficult situation.

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State Government - Government of South Australia

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Dads in Distress was created as a support group to help men suffering from the trauma of marriage breakdowns and separation from their loved ones.

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Community Organisation - Dads in Distress Inc.

Description

Children, Youth and Family Services provides support and assistance to the community, especially those people going through tough times.
Children, Youth and Family Services:
provides emergency financial assistance and financial counselling;
supports families and protects children from abuse;
runs programs for troubled teenagers; and
helps people in crisis.

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State Government - Family and Youth Services, Department of Human Services, SA

Description

Samaritans Foundation provides a wide range of services for children, youth, families and those with disabilities in the Hunter, Manning and Central Coast Regions.

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Community Organisation - Good Samaritans

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The Hutt Street Centre has been run in the City of Adelaide by the Daughters of Charity for almost 50 years. It provides a range of support services for homeless people including meals, health and social work services, shower and laundry facilities and recreation. This site lists opportunities for volunteers and has a useful section for students and schools on homelessness, social justice and statistics on meals provided and people assisted by the centre.

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Community Organisation - the Daughters of Charity

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Karinya offers low-cost professional counselling to all people irrespective of gender, cultural background or religion including individuals, couples and families experiencing crisis and trauma, family and relationship issues, carers and individuals struggling with disability or an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Counselling centres are located in Glen Waverley, Blackburn Nth., Heathmont, Hampton Park & Traralgon.

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Community Organisation - Karinya Counselling Centre Inc.

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Kids Help Line is a national telephone counselling service for young people aged 5 to 18 years - it is free, anonymous and confidential.

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Community Organisation - Kids Help Line

Description

Lifeline Australia is the national body representing the Lifeline Centres throughout Australia. Lifeline Australia has the key responsibility for managing the 13 11 14 national phone number ensuring a high quality service and accrediting the Lifeline Centres to carry the Lifeline name and identity. Centres are located in every State and Territory

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Peak Body - Lifeline Australia

Description

Lutheran Community Care provides community services and by assisting others to build strong caring communities.

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Community Organisation - Lutheran Community Care

Description

The Centre currently provide the following services:
- Free morning tea, showers and clothes washing facilities;
- Counselling service by appointment;
- Referral service - to Dep't of Housing, Detox/Rehab centres, and other accommodation/welfare agencies;
- regular visits by Centrelink staff;
- Clothing for the homeless and socially/economically disadvantaged; and
- Drop in centre facilities.
They also host the following:
- CRC Justice Support, providing advice and assistance to inmates, ex-inmates, families and friends;
- court support service to help people to understand the court system; and
- the Newcastle Homeless Interagency Network.

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Community Organisation - Wesley Mission

Description

Melbourne Citymission seeks to take a lead role in creating inclusive and resourceful communities, where opportunity and fairness are embraced as a way of life. We provide resources and choices to those who are marginalised and living with disadvantage, delivering services that respect the rights of individuals and embrace diversity.

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Community Organisation - Melbourne Citymission

Description

The Men's Information and Support Centre (MISC) supports both genders equally, recognising that both males and females have difficulties in life.
We offer direction, support and guidance to all men in a rapidly changing and profoundly turbulent social environment. Some men need help, advice and assistance to respond effectively and appropriately to a personal crisis.

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Community Organisation - Australian Information & Support Services for Men

Description

Mensline is a national 24 hour family relationships counselling service, accessible for the cost of a local call on land line telephone services throughout Australia. The aim of Men's Line Australia is to provide relevant and accessible telephone counselling and referral services to men who are seeking to manage their relationships with partners, ex-partners and children, especially following divorce and separation. It is hoped that a national service specifically focussing on men's relationship difficulties will help to reduce male suicide and family violence.

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Community Organisation - Mensline Australia

Description

Mission Australia's services are centred around:
Family support initiatives for families and children in need;
Youth initiatives for disadvantaged young people;
Housing support initiatives for homeless people and those at risk of homelessness;
Employment and training initiatives for the long-term unemployed; and
Community building initiatives that help strengthen and empower entire communities.

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Community Organisation - Mission Australia

Description

Abortion Information and Counselling, Post Abortion Counselling, Pregnancy Counselling and Support, Relationship Counselling, Pregnancy Loss, Counselling, Violence/Sexual Abuse Counselling, Grief Counselling.

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Community Organisation - Open Doors Counselling and Education Services Inc.

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Parentline is a confidential telephone counselling service providing professional counselling and support for parents and primary care givers in Queensland and the Northern Territory.

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Joint initiative of BoysTown Family Care and the Qld Department of Families, Youth and Community Care

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The Phoenix Centre offers support services to newly arrived refugees and people who have survived torture and trauma.

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Community Organisation - Migrant Resource Centre (Northern Tasmania) Inc.

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Located in Dandenong, the Positive Lifestyle Centre is dedicated to assist all individuals who come for help and advice, by providing positive, encouraging, empathetic, guidance in an innovative approach towards problem solving. Programs include the 10-session Positive Lifestyle Program, 8-session Advanced Life Skills Program, anger management (both group and one-on-one sessions), relationship and general counselling, drug and alcohol counselling, relapse prevention and an addiction awareness group.

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Community Organisation - Salvation Army

Description

The program has been specifically designed to enhance participants selfawareness, in addition to enabling them to gain a better understanding of personal life skills. The Positive Lifestyle Program consists of 10 weekly sessions comprising of:
Self Awareness - exploring the inner self and their interaction with others;
Anger - looking at their own anger style;
Depression - times and circumstances leading to depression;
Stress - how they deal with stress;
Loneliness - times and circumstances leading to loneliness;
Grief and Loss - analysing issues surrounding grief and loss;
Creative Problem Solving;
Assertiveness;
Self Esteem; and
Goal Setting.

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Community Organisation - Salvation Army

Description

The Renmark Paringa Community Centre has a range of services available to help you : Active Employment; Centrelink Access Centre; CAMHS; Child And Youth Health; Community Church Aid; Computer Services; Continence Nurse; Disability Advocacy; Drug & Alcohol Counselling; Family & Youth Services; Immunisation; Riverland Community Legal Service; Riverland Womens Health; Riverland Community Health; Salvation Army

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Community Organisation - Renmark Paringa Community Centre

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The Road Trauma Support Team Victoria offers a range of services including trained counsellors to assist people affected by road trauma in Victoria.

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Community Organisation - Road Trauma Support Team Victoria Inc.

Description

- Crisis Help and Counselling,
- Women's Domestic Violence Crisis Assistance,
- Addiction Assistance (Alcohol, Drug and Gambling),
- Aged Care Services,
- Court and Prison Services,
- Disability Services,
- Domestic Violence Services,
- Employment Services/Employment Plus,
- Family Support Services/Emergency Relief,
- Family Tracing Service,
- Homeless Services,
- Migrant Services,
- Youth and Children's Services.

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Community Organisation - Salvation Army

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Shyness & Social Anxiety Treatment Australia provides information about: social anxiety, the treatment options, psychologists around Australia who treat social anxiety, group therapy & workshops, support groups, articles, resources and links to other sites.
This sites aims to assist people who fear:
public speaking, appearing anxious (e.g. blushing, & sweating), dating, meeting new people, eating and drinking in public, exams, performing (be it acting, singing, sports or playing an instrument), dealing with authority figures, writing in public, using public toilets.

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Community Organisation - Infoxchange

Description

SMART Recovery offers free face-to-face and online mutual help groups. SMART Recovery  (Self-Management And Recovery Training) helps people recover from all types of addictive behaviors, including: alcoholism, drug abuse, substance abuse, drug addiction, alcohol abuse, gambling addiction, cocaine addiction, and addiction to other substances and activities.

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Community Organisation - Smart Recovery

Description

The St Vincent de Paul Society works to assist people in need and combat social injustice across Australia. These services include: aged care, migrant and refugee services, home visitation, homeless person's services, clothing and assistance centres, care for people with psychiatric disabilities, vocational services for people with a disability, drug, alcohol and gambling counselling, financial counselling, disaster recovery and street vans.

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Community Organisation - St Vincent De Paul Society in Australia

Description

Children Youth and Family Services (CYFS) staff work in partnership with clients, families and other agencies to help and support children, young people and families. Our staff bring a range of experiences and skills to our work which emphasises clients' strengths and focuses on finding solutions through a range of styles of work.

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Community Organisation - St. Luke's

Description

Stride Foundation was formed from the merger of three small charities with a
nineteen year history of helping children and running positive, preventative programs
to empower children and youth. The organisations were: Peer Support Foundation Victoria, Connecting Kids Company and Bounce Back Foundation.
Stride Foundation is a non-profit, non-goverment
organisation dedicated to helping improve the
phyical, mental and social well-being of young people
and their communities. They run empowering and
holistic prevention programs.

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Community Organisation - Stride Foundation

Description

For 24 hour telephone counselling from anywhere in Victoria
call 1300 651 251.
Interpreters can be arranged for non-English speaking callers.
Confidential telephone counselling, support and referral
available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, throughout Victoria
for the cost of a local call.

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STTARS assists survivors of torture and trauma and their families, advocates for the abolition of torture through lobbying, research, education, information and community support, and aims to maintain links and shared programs with relevant organisations. Services include counselling, natural therapies, a Resource and Information Service, regular training for professionals, and a number of support groups.

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Community Organisation - Survivors of Torture and Trauma Assistance and Rehabilitation Services, SA

Description

Wesley Mission has a real mission – to minister to a community with real needs. Our community includes the vulnerable and marginalised. It includes the lonely, hurt and fragile, the homeless, mentally ill, aged, disabled, unemployed.

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Community Organisation - Wesley Mission

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Providing practical assistance, support, information and referral service, the Individual and Family Support Program is available to any resident living/working within the Woden area.

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Community Organisation - Woden Community Services

Description

The Youth Enterprise Trust is an independent charitable organisation. It helps disadvantaged young people (aged 16 - 24 years) through a personally challenging and intense program that operates in the wilderness of the Carnarvon Ranges in Central Queensland and in semi-rural South East Queensland.

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Community Organisation - Youth Enterprise Trust