Support Services
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This page includes links to various support groups such as Dads in Distress, Fathers On Line, Dads4Kids and the Family Relationship Services.
Frankston City Council Services
External Services
| Angicare Victoria | Anglicare help people overcome their immediate crisis and offer hope for a long-term solution to their problems. |
The most comprehensive and up to date listing of programs and services which are targeted to helping men. | |
| Better Men | "men-touring' Adventures, on-line and face to face coaching, entertaining events and practical seminars. |
A safe forum for Men going through the trauma of divorce, separation or relationship breakdown to express their grief and to support Men both in and out of the group confines. | |
A successful community radio show based in Sydney, Australia and specifically targeted at fathers and those who care about them. | |
| The vision of the Fatherhood Foundation is to encourage fathers, empower families and help children. | |
A national telephone service established to assist people affected by relationship or separation issues. | |
| Provide people with information, advice and skills so they can be more self sufficient within the community. | |
| Heavy METAL Group | A specialised program for Men - "Get in tune with your self, your partner, your kids and your life". |
| Lifeworks | Lifeworks serves the Victorian community by promoting positive relationships for the achievement of wellbing and the fullfilment of life. |
| Provides policy advice to government, conducts information meetings, and provides a free telephone information and counseling service throughout Australia dealing with family law and related matters, a free legal service in the ACT, and face-to-face counseling sessions for unemployed fathers on behalf of the CSA. | |
| Mens Line Australia | A national 24 hour telephone counselling referral service for Men and families with relationship concerns. |
| Assists newly arrived refugee and humanitarian entrants who are living in poverty across Victoria through a range of state wide services including the Settlement Grants Program and the New Hope Employment and Training Services | |
| Nurse On Call 1300 60 60 24 | NURSE-ON-CALL, a Victorian Government health initiative, is a phone service that provides immediate, health advice and information from a registered nurse, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week |
| You can contact a Parentline counsellor receive information and support for parents and carers of all children. | |
| To enhance the lives of individuals, couples, families and communities by helping them build strong relationships through the provision of specialist relationship services. | |
| The Centre provides a crisis response with follow up referrals for assistance with housing and tenancy difficulties, finances and budgeting, substance abuse issues, and mental health problems. | |
| Stepfamilies Australia is committed to strengthening stepfamilies. | |
| St Vincent DePaul offer financial assistance, volunteering services and counselling. | |
| Suicide Line 1300 651 251 | SuicideLine (VIC) provides suicide prevention - counselling and support, crisis intervention, information for people concerned about suicidal risk in others, support for people bereaved by suicide; and facilitated referrals to services across Victoria. |
| Dad's and Familes Foundation | For Husbands, Blokes, Dads, Lads, Grandads, Brothers, Uncles, Fellas, Single Men and Youth (16+) who seek postive change for themselves and those in relationships with them |
| Men's Group | Men's Group allows for men's issues to be explored and opened up in a tolerant, respectful and considerate setting. |