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ABOUT FAMILY SUPPORT

>WHAT WE CAN OFFER

The Family Support worker provides counselling and support to individuals, couples, and families who live in the City of Monash with dependant children. The Family Support worker also provides advocacy and referral to other agencies, specialist services as appropriate and serves as a community resource person.

Please see the "Family Programs" menu above for the programs on offer.

>REASONS YOU MIGHT WANT TO SEE A FAMILY COUNSELLOR:

* Improving parenting skills and increase confidence in parenting

* Different ways to cope with conflict at home

* Worried about the situation at home

* Issues coping with your own or your child's anger

* Difficulty dealing with your child or adolescent's behaviour

* Improve your coping skills as a parent

* Worried about your child or adolescent

* Personal issues getting in the way of parenting

* Parenting after separation

> CONTACT US FOR SUPPORT

To contact MYFS for support you can email one of our intake workers direct through YRCR@monash.vic.gov.au, call us on 9518 3900 or drop in during business hours.

USEFUL CONTACTS FOR FAMILIES

CLICK HERE TO DOWLOAD A COMPLETE DIRECTORY OF FAMILY CONTACTS

EMERGENCY CONTACTS

Police, Fire, Ambulance................................ 000

Nurse-On-Call................................ 1300 60 60 24

Kids Help Line................................ 1800 55 1800

Direct Line (Drug and Alcohol)...........1800 888 236

Sexual Assault................................1800 806 292

Women's Domestic Violence............1800 015 188

Suicide Help Line ........................... 1300 651 251

Mens Line Australia ....................... 1300 789 978

ACCOMMODATION

Front Door Homeless Service
PH: 1300 558 484

Office of Housing (DHS - Box Hill)
PH: 9843 6577
www.dhs.vic.gov.au

Melbourne Youth Support Service
PH: 9614 3688

CHILD PROTECTION

Department of Human Services- Child Protection (Eastern Region)

(03) 9843 6391

883 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill

After-hours Service: 13 12 78

www.dhs.vic.gov.au

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Department of Education and Early Childhood Development- Eastern Metropolitan Region

(03) 8561 2700

Level 2, 295 Springvale Rd, Glen Waverley

www.education.vic.gov.au

DISABILITY

Disability Intake Service Line

1800 783 783

Department of Human Services- Disability Services (Eastern Region)

(03) 9843 6000

883 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill

www.dhs.vic.gov.au/disability

Karinya Counselling Service

(03) 9802 2886

3 Tricks Court, Glen Waverley

www.karinyacounselling.com.au

DRUG AND ALCOHOL

Australian Drug Foundation
www.adf.org.au

Quit Victoria
PH: 13 7848
www.quit.org.au

Gambler's Help
PH: 1800 156 789
www.problemgambling.vic.gov.au

Eastern Drug & Alcohol Service (EDAS)
PH: 1300 650 705
www.edas.org.au

GENERAL COUNSELLING

Wavecare Counselling Service

(03) 9560 6722

155 Coleman Parade, Glen Waverley

www.wavecare.org.au

Karinya Counselling Service

(03) 9802 2886

3 Tricks Court, Glen Waverley

www.karinyacounselling.com.au

Travellers Aid

(03) 9654 2600

FINANCIAL COUNSELLING

MonashLink Community Health Service

(03) 9568 2599

568 Neerim Road, Hughesdale (main office)

www.monashlink.org.au

Family Mediation Centre

(03) 9555 9300

Offices in Ringwood, Narre Warren and Moorabbin

www.mediation.com.au

FINANCIAL AND MATERIAL SUPPORT

Child & Family Care Network
PH: 9560 0188

Oakleigh Community Information & Support Service
PH: 9568 4533

Mount Waverley Community Information & Support Service
PH: 9807 9844

GRIEF AND LOSS

Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement

1300 664 786

www.grief.org.au

Jesuit Social Services- Support After Suicide

(03) 9427 9899

16 The Vaucluse, Richmond

www.jss.org.au/content/view/95/128

HEALTH/ MENTAL HEALTH

Mental Health Advice Line

PH: 1300 280 737

Monash Medical Centre (Clayton)