NPWP - Family & Member Support
PACMAN
The ADF pay and conditions manual.
Services and support - Fighting Fit
A huge range of ADF health services and support for members, families, reservists, veterans and ex-serving members.
Indigenous
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander support services.
Navy Canteens - Holidays
Navy Canteens operates holiday centres across Australia with discounts of up to 30% for Navy personnel.
Gotcha4Life
Funds sustainable educational workshops, training programmes and products building mental fitness in communities across Australia, to enable strong, open and binding relationships.
The Top Ender Magazine
A not-for-profit bi-monthly publication run by Defence families for the ADF community in the NT. The aim is to inform, entertain and support the local Defence community.
Bereavement Pins
Obtain a Bereavement pin for the immediate family of in deceased RAN and RAN veterans.
Australian White Ensign Requests (AWE)
Obtain a loan of an AWE to use as a pall on their coffins or at a Memorial Service.
Communities
Links to online support services and resources, including disabilities, translations and communication services.
Family Services and Support
Links to online support services and resources.
Alcohol and Other Drugs
Links to online support services and resources.
Men’s Support
Men's health and wellbeing support services.
LGBTI
Links to online support services and resources.
Services Australia
Australian Government website with information and resources relating to Government payments and services.
Support After Suicide
Provides a range of services and programs to support people bereaved by suicide. Based in Richmond, Melbourne but provides services in a range of locations across Melbourne and Geelong. Some services are also provided online.
Wounded Heroes Australia
Provides support to ease financial, emotional and personal hardships of contemporary military life.
Communities
National Disability Services
For non-government disability service organisations, representing over 1100 non-government service providers. Collectively, NDS members operate several thousand services for Australians with all types of disability.
Wellways
Mental health and disability support organisation with services in Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic and Tas. Services span mental health, disability and community care.
Multicultural Health Communication Service
Aims to strengthen the capacity of health services and programs to effectively and appropriately communicate with people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, and coordinate the provision of multilingual health information.
Workplace Gender Equality Agency
Aims to achieve broadly equal opportunities and outcomes for women and men; not necessarily outcomes that are exactly the same for all.
People with Disability Australia (PWDA)
National disability rights, advocacy and representative organisation that is comprised, led and governed by people with disability.
Embrace Multicultural Mental Health
Provides a national platform for Australian mental health services and multicultural communities to access resources, services and information in a culturally accessible format.
Champions of Change
A globally recognised, innovative strategy for achieving gender equality, advancing more and diverse women in leadership, and building respectful and inclusive workplaces.
Indigenous
Indigenous.gov.au
Aims to connect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with Australian Government policies and programs and raise awareness about the initiatives that affect them most. This site shares news, events and stories from individuals, communities and organisations.
Djirra
A place where culture is shared and celebrated, and where practical support is available to all Aboriginal women and particularly to Aboriginal people who are currently experiencing family violence or have in the past.
Wellmob
Brings together online resources made by and for our mob. Here you will find websites, apps, podcasts, videos, social media, and online counselling all with a focus on social and emotional wellbeing.
Indigenous Consumer Assistance Network (ICAN)
Australia’s only Indigenous consumer targeted organisation that provides both financial counselling and consumer advocacy assistance to regional and remote communities across Queensland.
Family Services and Support
Defence Member and Family Helpline (DMFH)
DMFH provides a 24 hour support, information and referrals for welfare-related matters for families of Defence personnel who are away from their home location.
Defence Member and Family Support (formerly DCO)
Defence Member and Family Support (DMFS) offers a broad range of programs and services to help Defence families make the most of the challenges and opportunities provided by the military way of life.
ADF Family Health Program
For ADF members and their families who might experience difficulties in accessing affordable healthcare upon relocation. Links to GP and medical specialists, and allied health services with a funds allocation per dependant.
Early Childhood Defence Programs
Creates, pilots and evaluates free open access research-based resources and supports for young children, parents, family support workers, social workers, educators, Defence School Mentors and Regional Education Liaison Officers.
Open Arms - Veterans and Family Counselling/
Defence Family Helpline
Provides counselling and support programs to ADF personnel and their families, and operates a free-call all-hours crisis telephone service as well as providing face-to-face support. Open Arms is not part of Defence.
Raising Children
Provides free, reliable, up-to-date and independent information to help your family grow and thrive together. Has articles, videos and interactive resources to help you to look after yourself and your family.
Department of Families, Fairness & Housing (DFFH) Vic
DFFH works to create equal opportunities for all Victorians to live a safe, respected and valued life. Areas of focus are: child protection, housing, disability, the prevention of family violence, multicultural affairs, LGBTIQ+ equality, veterans, women and youth.
Positive Partnerships
Delivers high quality professional learning and resources through workshops, webinars and online modules for parents, carers and school staff, strengthening capacity to support and advocate for young people on the autism spectrum.
Domestic Violence Crisis Service
Specialists in domestic and family violence support. Seeks to reduce violence and abuse in relationships, offering crisis and long-term support services to help break the domestic and family violence cycle. Support for people both during and after crisis situations.
Tresillian
Australia’s largest early parenting service, offering professional advice, education and guidance to families with a baby, toddler or preschooler.
Relationships Australia
Leading provider of relationship support services for individuals, families and communities, to support all people in Australia to achieve positive and respectful relationships.
Defence Families Australia (DFA)
Official ADF Families advisory body to the Minister for Defence Personnel and Chief of the Defence Force. DFA sits outside of Defence systems, allowing DFA independence and impartiality to act in the best interests of ADF families.
Legacy
Provides services to Australian families suffering after the injury or death of a spouse or parent, during or after their defence force service.
Family Relationships Online
Provides families with access to information, resources and advice about family relationship issues, ranging from building better relationships to dispute resolution.
Carer Gateway
Provides practical information and advice. Helps carers to get the services and support they need; provides free phone counselling services; provides free coaching to help those in carer roles; and connects carers with other carers through a community forum. An Australian Government initiative.
1800Respect
National sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service. Provides support for people experiencing, or at the risk of experiencing, violence and abuse, their friends and family, and professionals.
InTouch
Family violence service that works with women from migrant and refugee backgrounds, their families and their communities in Victoria, case management to women, training, conduct research, and run community-based projects.
Parenting Strategies
From researchers at Monash University and the University of Melbourne, this website aims to help parents manage challenging issues they may face with their children, including alcohol and drug misuse, depression, anxiety and other mental health problems.
Australian Human Rights Commission
An independent statutory organisation, established by an act of Federal Parliament. Protecting and promoting human rights in Australia and internationally.
Eulogy Requests
Obtain a statement of service for eulogy purposes the applicant.
Service & Personnel Records
Service records are raised and maintained to assist in the effective management and administration of members both during and after their service.
Alcohol and Other Drugs
ADF Health Portal
Defence Health website containing information about alcohol and other drugs.
ADF Alcohol Management Strategy
Sets out a framework for improving alcohol management and reducing the negative impact of alcohol on the health, safety, capability and reputation of the ADF.
Men’s Support
MensLine Australia
Telephone and online counselling service offering support for Australian men anywhere, anytime.
Men’s Shed
Provides assistance for some of the problems that men may find difficult to deal with on their own, including relationship breakdown; retrenchment or early retirement from a job; loss of children following divorce; and physical or mental illness.
Foundation 49
Not-for-profit Men’s Health Promotion initiative of the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute. Promotes good health and wellbeing in all men through the decades of life.
EveryMan
Support for men who are at risk of homelessness, living with mental health issues or disabilities, perpetrators or survivors of violence, ex-prisoners, socially isolated, or having relationship or parenting difficulties.
LGBTI
ACON Health Limited
Provides LGBTQ community health, inclusion and HIV responses for people of diverse sexualities and genders. Also provides information, support, training and counselling services.
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia
Supporting healthy lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans/transgender, intersex, queer and other sexuality, gender, and bodily diverse people and communities throughout Australia and the world, free from stigma and discrimination.
Another Closet
For LGBTIQ people in relationships who are or may be experiencing domestic and family violence. It contains information on what domestic and family violence is, what to do if you are experiencing abuse, suggestions on making a safety plan and support services.
Intersex Peer Support Australia
Provides peer support between people with any intersex variation throughout Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Living Proud - WA
Provides essential services for the Western Australian LGBTI communities, peer counselling phone line, health and wellbeing initiatives and community capacity building.
Qlife
Australia-wide anonymous LGBTI peer support/referral for people wanting to talk about issues including sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships. Services are free and include telephone and webchat.
The Pinnacle Foundation
Provides educational scholarships, mentoring and opportunities for young LGBTIQ+ Australians to realise their full potential and overcome challenges arising from their identity.
PFLAG
Non-profit voluntary organisation whose members have a common goal of keeping families together. PFLAG is here to give help, support and information to families, friends of all gay people.
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