My family is separating — what now?
- Emotional support
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Family violence support
- Are your children at risk?
- Child abuse
- Family violence orders
- Handing over children where there's potential for conflict or violence
- Planning ahead
- Support for children
- Support for me
- What the police can do
- What to do if you or your children are in danger
- What happens if you leave the family home
- What to do if you suspect child abuse
- Financial support
- Legal support
Family Relationship Services
- Family Relationship Advice Line — helps people affected by relationship or separation issues. It provides confidential information on family relationship issues and advice on parenting arrangements after separation. It can also refer you to services providing assistance in your local area.
- Family Relationships Online — provides information about services to assist with managing relationship issues, including agreeing on appropriate arrangements for children after parents separate. It also includes free resources, fact sheets and links for separated parents and can advise you of services in your local area.
- Family Relationship Centres — are a Government initiative providing information, mediation and confidential advice for families. Sixty–five centres are now operating throughout Australia. All the centres have facilities for children as well as free internet access to help you find more information online. Many of the services are free or are offered on a sliding cost scale, according to your level of income.
- beyondblue: the national depression initiative — is a national incentive to raise community awareness of depression and the resources available to support people who suffer from depression, their families and carers.
- Internet Relay — is available for people with hearing and speech impairment.
- Lifeline — is a confidential and anonymous national counselling service that also offers an extensive referral service.
- Lifeline Service Finder — can put you in touch with support services in your local area.
Resources
- CSA publication: What about Me?
- CSA publication: Me, my kids and my Ex
- CSA publication: Me and my Kids
- CSA publication: Me and my Changing Family
- CSA publication: Separated parents and tough times
- CSA publication: Our family's changed (an activity book for 5-7 year olds)
- CSA publication: A kids' guide to changing families (a CD-ROM game for 8-12 year olds)