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The following list represents a small selection of services available. Most community health centres (see listing below) and drug and alcohol agencies (see listing in Chapter 9, Drug and Alcohol Agencies ) offer family counselling and support as part of their programs. Increasingly, the needs of parents, family and friends are being integrated into these services.
Anglicare Family Services (full listing in Chapter 9)Ph: 9412 6133 (central office)
Buoyancy Foundation (full listing in Chapter 9)Region: Statewide - individual supportOpen to all Mon-Fri 10am-5pm293 Punt Road, Richmond 3121Ph: 9429 3322
Family Drug Help - Helpline Statewide information, support and referral service featuring professional alcohol and drug counsellors and trained volunteers with direct experience of family drug use.Ph: 9573 1780 (Melbourne only Mon-Fri 9am-5pm); 1300 660 068 (country and after-hours callers); 9573 1704 (Spanish helpline, Tue and Thurs 6-9pm). After hours calls redirected to DirectLine.
Family Drug Help - Resource Centre Assistance to communities across Victoria wishing to link up with or set up local support groups. See website for full listing of support groups and contacts.140 Grange Road, Carnegie 3163.Web: www.familydrughelp.sharc.org.au
Action for Recovery Course (ARC) Structured information and education program. The course runs for six weeks (bookings essential) at Family Drug Help, Carnegie. Ph: 1300 660 068 Vietnamese Language: Link Hands Together One day per week program running for six weeks, four times per year at Mary of the Cross Centre, Fitzroy. Ph: 9495 6144 (Vietnamese community development worker) Balwyn: Families and Friends Support Group Ph: 9898 2803 Glen Waverley: Support group for all family members, friends and carers of substance users Ph: 0400 447 013 or 9803 0300 Mt Evelyn: Families and Friends Support Group Ph: 9737 0799 Ringwood: Family and Friends Drug Support Group Ph: 9873 2878 Broadmeadows: Family Drug Help Group Ph: Helpline 1300 660 068 Eltham: Parent Education, Information and Support Ph: 9433 0900 Moreland: Families and Friends Support Group Ph: 9386 2876 Albert Park: Parents and Carers of Youth Support Group Ph: 0416 152 748 Carnegie: Spanish speaking Community Support Group Ph: 9573 1704 Dandenong: Families and Friends Support Group (SEADS) Ph: 8792 2330 Elwood: Families and Friends Drug Support Group Ph: 0416 152 748 Frankston: Connect Group Ph: 0400 614 004 after 3 pm Moorabbin: Family and Friends Support Group Ph: Contact staff at Taskforce on 9532 0811 Moorooduc: Family Support Group, Beleura Clinic Ph: Beleura Clinic on 5978 8224 (Only for family members of people attending the Beleura Clinic) Rosebud: Families and Friends Support Group Ph: 5982 2213
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