FAMILY

TaskForce provides a number of services and support for families. These are free:

Support for mothers participating in substitute maintenance programs

• Support throughout their pregnancies
• Support to mothers throughout their reduction and post withdrawal phases
• Emotional and practical support to women with young children
• Intensive outreach support
• Parenting education/parenting strategies for women
• Emotional and practical support to women

Counselling and support for families

• General support for families by phone or one to one counselling
• Counselling - short and long term

Family and friends support group

This is a group designed to assist family and friends who are effected by another’s drug/alcohol use. Some of the objectives are to learn how to communicate more effectively, be able to separate the drug using behaviour from the person, gain an understanding of how different drugs affect, and gain support and strength from others in a similar situation. This is an 8-week group, run by experienced alcohol and drug counsellors.

To access our free services

TaskForce has a duty worker on call Monday to Friday from 1.30 - 4.30pm. All referrals into the counselling service are taken through the intake program. Referrals can be made by you, from family, friends or professionals. There is no charge to access our services. They are free.

Contact us for a confidential informal discussion 9532 0811

We gratefully acknowledge funding from the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health and Aging