Services include:
- Youth Alcohol and Drug Service
- Regional Alcohol and Drug Service
- Community Alcohol & Drug Support Service
- Health Promotion
- Helping Young Families
- Junction Hub
Provides Mediation, Dispute Resolution and counselling services to separated couples in relation to children and property issues, and elder mediation and counselling to support older Tasmanians and their families negotiate agreement in ways that matter to them. The Centre does not provide legal advice. The Centre has a direct link to the Family Relationships Advice Line and Centrelink. The first 3 hours of counselling are free.
Department of Health and Human Services Family Violence Counselling and Support Service offers professional and specialised services to assist children, young people and adults affected by family violence. This service is part of the safe at home initiative (http://www.safeathome.tas.gov.au/).
The Foster and Kinship Carer’s Association of Tasmania (FKAT) is a member of the Australian Foster and Kinship Carers Partnership. They provide support and assistance for foster carers, kinship carers and people interested in becoming carers.
Services Provided by FKAT:
- Telephone support and referral service
- Regular newsletters
- Meetings
- Social Activities
- Annual conference
- Support during case planning
- Support during family conferences
- Advocacy and support for carers through the Foster Care Advocacy and Support Team (FAST)
Preparing for a Parenting Plan Mediation is important. Parents are asked to consider the following topics before starting a Mediation session with the other party:
Education
Health
Parenting Time
Communication
Finances (child related)
Relationships
A Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner will focus on the best needs and interests of children. As an FDRP is not able to provide legal advice, parents need to seek independent information.
A free, youth-focused mental health service for young people aged 12-25. A team of professionals specialising in health related issues can help.
Opening hours: Thursday 9am – 5pm. Appointment on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Headspace is the national youth mental health foundation. For young people aged 12-25yrs.
Headspace can help with: general health, mental health and counselling, education, employment, alcohol and other drug services.
Monday – Friday from 9am-5pm
Tuesdays from 11am-7pm
A free, youth-focused mental health service for young people aged 12-25. A team of professionals specialising in health related issues can help.
The Huon Domestic Violence Service offers support and information regarding domestic violence within the Huon Valley.
Services offered by the Huon Domestic Violence Service include:
- Support
- Counselling
- Information
- Advocacy
- Court Support
- Community Education
This service is eligible to all victims of domestic violence. No referral necessary and is a free service.
Crisis accommodation for women & children., 24 hour service – Child care, support & counselling, referral. Offering 24 hour crisis
accommodation and ongoing support for women and children who have been made homeless due to situations of domestic violence and other life crises.
Provides short term crisis accommodation for young women aged between 13 – 20 yrs who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Provides respite care for children aged 0-18 years, as well as providing short term care for up to 28 days and long term care for children under Protection Orders.
There is also a living-in program for 16-25 year olds.
Free confidential and anonymous 24 hr telephone and on-line counselling service for children and young people aged between 5-25 years.
The Family Support Service is a program of Lady Gowrie Tasmania funded by the Department of Health and Human Services as part of the integrated family support program.
The Service is available to families with children through the gateway referral process to provide respectful, confidential support for strengthening and developing family life.
The program promotes the safety, stability and wellbeing of vulnerable children, young people and their families.
Operating Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.
Support & assistance for widows & children of service personnel, immediate financial assistance & moral support.
Support & assistance for widows & children of service personnel, immediate financial assistance & moral support.
Hours: Monday to Friday, 7.30am – 3pm.
Provides 24 hour supported accommodation for up to six young women aged 13-20 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. It can also provide emergency accommodation. Aims to support young women to build their resilience and a pathway out of homelessness.
One crisis bed available.
Operated by Colony 47.
Supported Emergency Accommodation for women and children who are victims of domestic violence or homeless. Offers emotional support, practical assistance with advocacy to Housing Tas, Legal Aid, Centrelink etc.
Can accommodate 4 domestic violence families, 4 homeless families and 4 families in the community. McCombe has 4 self contained two bedroom units in a secure complex for women and children escaping domestic violence, 4 crisis self contained two bedroom units for women and children who are homeless and 4 homes in the community.
The Men’s Referral Service is a men’s family violence telephone counselling, information and referral service operating in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania and is the central point of contact for men taking responsibility for their violent behaviour. We also provide support and referrals for women and men seeking information on behalf of their male partners, friends or family members, and workers in a range of agencies seeking assistance for their clients who are men.
The Men’s Referral Service is for:
- Men who are using controlling behaviour towards a partner or family member
- Women seeking information about men’s use of family violence
- Friends, family or colleagues of people who may be using or experiencing family violence
- Professionals wishing to support a client who is using or experiencing family violence
Mental Health Services in Tasmania provides assistance to people of all ages with serious mental health issues. Services are delivered regionally throughout Tasmania within four service streams: Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Adult Community Mental Health, Older Persons Mental Health and Inpatient and Extended Treatment Mental Health. Access to all services is via the Mental Health Services Helpline. The Helpline is a confidential phone service that you can call 24 hours, 7 days a week for advice, assessment and referral. The Mental Health Services Helpline may refer you to a specialist mental health service or provide details for another service to assist you
Mission Australia works with Tasmanian individuals and their families to enable them to reach their full potential. They provide services for families, children, youth and people with mental health issues, providing a variety of services.
The Attorney-General’s Department may provide legal financial assistance for parents or guardians whose children are being retained in another country, by another person, without their consent.
Applications can be made to the department for grants to cover:
- the overseas legal costs of obtaining a court order for the return of a child to Australia
- flights for the return of a child to Australia
- flights for people who are required to attend overseas legal proceedings or to escort a child back to Australia.
The department cannot cover:
- costs for access or visitation with a child
- any Australian legal costs.
The department will not, generally, cover the cost of any legal fees or expenses incurred before an application is made or if the applicant meet the cost without incurring serious financial difficulty.
More information regarding legal financial assistance for overseas child abduction can be found at our website; http://www.ag.gov.au/LegalSystem/Legalaidprogrammes/Commonwealthlegalfinancialassistance/Pages/Overseaschildabduction
You can contact the Department via the below means:
Telephone (within Australia): 1800 117 995
Telephone (outside Australia): +61 2 6141 4770
Email: finass@ag.gov.au
Pathways Tasmania is a Tasmanian not-for-profit organisation and registered charity. We operate two supported accomodation facilities in the greater Hobart area:
1) Launch Youth is a Hobart-based government funded shelter for male youth (13-20yrs) who are homeless. As a medium to long term home for these young men, it is the only such shelter in Tasmania.
2) Velocity Transformations is a partially government funded residential rehabilitation program for adult men and women from the age of 18 years old. The program assists people who suffer from drug and alcohol dependency, depression, eating disorders and other life altering conditions. The program is the only long term residential rehab in Southern Tasmania, with accomodation for up to 24 adults.
Pulse Youth Health South is a free and confidential health promotion, prevention and early intervention service for young people aged 12-24 years. Provides a mix of clinical services, education and health promotion programs to assist young people to address a wide range of health issues. Has a Worker on Duty to provide individual support for young people, a sexual health GP clinic, psychological services. Young people can self refer. Appointments not needed to access the Worker on Duty service.
Reconnect is an Anglicare program which supports young people, aged between 12-18 years, in North-West Tasmania to reconcile with their families.
Reconnect is a free program that can be used to build bridges with family. Reconnect can help with:
- One to one counselling
- Mediation between you and your family
- Support and encouragement
- Opportunities to get involved with education, training, work and community activities
Reconnect is an Anglicare program which supports young people, aged between 12-18 years, in North-West Tasmania to reconcile with their families.
Reconnect is a free program that can be used to build bridges with family. Reconnect can help with:
- One to one counselling
- Mediation between you and your family
- Support and encouragement
- Opportunities to get involved with education, training, work and community activities
Reconnect is a free, early intervention outreach service that supports young people aged 12-18 to develop the kind of relationships they want to achieve with family, explore education or employment opportunities and engage with their community.
Reconnect offers individual support as well as family counselling.
Relationships Australia Tasmania is a provider of relationship support services. They are a community based not for profit organisation with no religious affiliation. Services all members of the community regardless of religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, lifestyle choice, cultural background or economic circumstances.
They do not charge a fee for their services, however, a fee applies to counselling, family dispute resolution, mediation, education and children’s contact services.
Relationships Australia Tasmania is a provider of relationship support services. They are a community based not for profit organisation with no religious affiliation. Services all members of the community regardless of religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, lifestyle choice, cultural background or economic circumstances.
They do not charge a fee for their services, however, a fee applies to counselling, family dispute resolution, mediation, education and children’s contact services.
Roland Children Services provides assistance with the planning, negotiation and setting up of contact arrangements and facilitated contact changeover. Service offers: separate appointments for both parents; privacy and confidentiality; separate entrances and exits for each parent.
Service Available:
Fridays & Sundays 5.00 p.m. – 7.00 p.m.
Other times by arrangement.
Service provided by Relationships Australia.
In Tasmania, the following services are provided:
- Reconnect program, providing services to youth in danger of homelessness in northern Tasmania.
- Aboriginal counselling and community work across northern Tasmania, including monthly outreach to Flinders and Cape Barren Island in Bass Strait.
- Community and relationship support to several rural communities across Tasmania.