Problems at Home
Youth Mentor & Access Officer
Need help finding your way through the system? Employment, accommodation, problems at home, drugs, alcohol? Confused about where to go? Do you live work or study in Wyndham & are between 12-25yrs? Then this program might be 4 you.
Mediation Support
UnitingCare Werribee Support and Housing
Mediation Service
Mediation is a process used to help people talk about issues that are causing stress and arguments within the family home. These issues may be things like privacy and trust, curfews, household chores, school work or friends. Mediation is when a family meet with a mediator to talk openly about issues without yelling or arguing with each other.
Western Local Community Partnership
Youth Transition Support Initiative
Education, Training & Employment Support
My Parents Are Splitting Up
Information and links from the Family Court of Australia to assist children & young people whose parents are separating or divorcing.
More Information from the Family Court
Questions and Answers for Children
To help answer some of the questions children may have about marriage, divorce and their feelings.
Information about the Court & Counselling
How the Court and Counsellors can help you understand the Court process.
Links to child related sites
Other web sites which may help to answer your questions.
Family Separation - A Guide for Teens
You are not alone. Around 11 000 teenagers experience family separation in Australia each year. This website is just for you. They recognise separation can be a challenge for teenagers. So they have worked with a range of people to make this site as helpful and useful as possible.
CHAT First - Children and Teens First
A website for children and teens
whose parents have separated or divorced.
You will find lots of information about what happens when your parents' separate and live in separate places, and tips to help you to cope.
Bursting The Bubble
Have you ever felt like this? If there's something happening at home that makes you feel confused or worried, or that's being kept a secret, then you're not alone. And there are things you can do about it. This website can help!
Child First
Child and Family Information, Referral and Support Teams . The primary purpose of Child FIRST is to ensure that vulnerable children, young people and their families are linked effectively into relevant services.
Families Australia
Families Australia is funded through the Department of Family and Community Services (FaCS), and is the first national non-government peak body specifically concerned with family-related issues.
Family Assistance
The Family Assistance Office has been set up by the Australian Government to give Australian families better access to government services. Instead of going to different agencies to get family assistance, families are able to get all their payments from just one place - the Family Assistance Office. Family Assistance Offices have been set up in Medicare Australia offices, Centrelink Customer Service Centres and Tax Office Shopfronts across the country, offering a range of payments to support families with their work and family responsibilities.
Family Breakdown
When a family breaks up because parents decide to separate, young people have a lot to deal with. Parents may be tied up with their own emotional issues and not as supportive as you'd like. You may face many emotions and problems as you get used to new circumstances.
Gatehouse - Child Abuse Counselling
Available here at the YRC
GATEHOUSE - is a service where counselling is offered to children, young people, parents, care-givers and other family members who have been directly affected by sexual abuse of children / young people.
A Counsellor is available on a Tuesday @ the YRC and appointments are necessary.
Gateway Reconnect Victoria
The gatewayreconnect website is a new website that is unique to Victoria. The website has specific listings for all Reconnect services in the State of Victoria that includes service location, worker contact details and the type of service Reconnect programs are able to offer. The site also offers general information to parents, workers and young people.
Health for Kids Network
The Health for Kids Network is a network of GPs interested in child and/or adolescent health. The site contains a search that helps you find a youth friendly doctor in your area.
Islamic Women's Welfare Council
of Victoria Inc.
The Council aims to facilitate Muslim women’s full participation in Australian society.
Promoting social justice, access and equity in the provision of services to Muslim women.
Jesuit Social Services
Jesuit Social Services works to build a just society by advocating for social change and promoting the health and wellbeing of disadvantaged young people, families and communities.
Joseph's Corner
Joseph’s Corner offers a free counselling service to families and friends of those affected by drug and alcohol addiction.
The new premises in Hopper’s Crossing are located at:
38 Guinane Street and services are available every Wednesday from 9am.
Please phone 9315 2680 for an appointment. Self-referrals are welcome. Family, couple, individual and group services are currently available.
COUNSELLOR: Nicky AldermanPhone: 9315 2680
Email: contact@josephs corner
Wednesdays 9am - 5.30pm
38 Guinane Avenue HOPPERS CROSSING
Melway Map 206 F1
Kids Help Line Phone 1800 551 800
Kids Help Line can help young people under the age of 18. Contact Kids Help Line if you feel like you need someone to talk to, any time, day or night. You can ring them, talk to them online or through email too (see their website for more info).
Mensline Australia - 1300 78 99 78
24 hours a day - 7 days a week
Mensline Australia is a dedicated service for men with relationship and family concerns. When you feel like it's all getting too much, help is as close as the phone.
My Future - myfuture.edu.au
Australia's career information and exploration service. It can help you make career decisions, plan your career pathways and manage work transitions. A joint initiative of the Australian, state and territory governments.
Parentline 13 22 89
Parentline is a statewide telephone counselling, information and referral service for parents and carers with children from birth to eighteen years. It is a confidential and anonymous service that is the cost of a local telephone call throughout Victoria.
Reach Out
Families are an important part of our lives and can be the best source of support and fun. Because they are important to us, difficulties with our family can also cause us lots of pain. Families can often be complex and the impact of changes in the family structure can be hard. In some families this occurs because your parents split up or get divorced, in others there is conflict and fighting in the family, and in some stress results from a family member needing extra support and care because they are sick or disabled. If you are having trouble getting on with your family or they are causing you stress, it is important that you look after yourself and make sure you have some support. Check out the fact sheets below to find more information about family issues, whether they be managing anniversaries, finding a birth parent or just learning to get on with your family better.
Relationships With Your Parents
Information from the Youth Health of SA website.
Self Harm Help and Information
Is someone close to you self-harming?
What can you do to help?
Stepfamilies Association of Victoria Inc
Stepfamilies today are becoming a prominent part of Australian family life. It is currently estimated that one in four Australian families is a stepfamily.
The Stepfamily Association of Victoria is a self-help, non-profit organisation offering support, education, and resources to stepfamilies. It provides assistance to families that may be either contemplating or living in a married or informal stepfamily situation.
Somazone
Somazone focuses on health issues and aims to empower young people to address their physical, emotional and social health needs in a way that is relevant, non-judgmental and anonymous.
Young people can anonymously find answers to their questions, some of which may be too embarrassing to talk to teachers, parents or friends about. Health-related questions are anonymously submitted to the website by young people. These questions are forwarded to relevant health professionals who have volunteered their time to answer questions. Within a week, the questions and answers are reviewed and published on the website. This process has created a database of more than 2,000 questions and answers on the website that other young people can refer to.
Talk to Your Kids
Kids Helpline has worked with Optus to develop the www.talktoyourkids.com.au website aimed at parents which includes a range of practical and straightforward information, tools and tips to help parents better understand their childrens world.
Australian Institute of Family Studies
Cybersmart Kids Online
This site will help you and your family to find out how to be cybersmart and use the internet safely. It's a young person's guide to smart 'net surfing, chatting, mobile phones and emailing.
Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Services
These can provide support and info if you've been sexually abused, and can tell you about how the law can protect you. In most states and territories, there's a central contact number available 24 hours.
Centre Against Sexual Assault - CASA
Got a burning question? Click here to find out how to help a friend, who to call for help, what to do in a bad situation, and much more... check out other people's stories about sex, relationships and sexual assault.
Child Protection Phone 131 278
Child Protection services are responsible for protecting young people and children from abuse and violence, and for investigating reports of abuse.
Teenage Health Freak
A great teenage health site with loads of information. Check out the A-Z index page.
Young Carers
Do you help someone who has an illness, a disability, a mental health issue or a drug or alcohol problem? Then you might be a young carer and there is help and support available to you.
Many young carers tell us that caring can be a great thing to do - that they're proud of who they are and what they do and that they've built up a whole swag of useful skills. Sometimes though young carers say that caring can affect how they feel, how much time they get to spend with friends, doing schoolwork or holding down a job, and that often they need some help.
Links to other web sites or information sources are provided as a courtesy, however we cannot vouch for or take responsibility for the information contained in any links.
Contact Youth Services on 9742 8155 or
email: mail@wyndham.vic.gov.au
Operating Hours: Monday to Friday - 9am - 6pm (excluding public holidays)