Personal Law: Veterans - Guides
Veterans
17. Counselling Services
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Last updated: 27 Aug 2015
- The Veterans and Veterans’ Families Counselling Service (VVCS) is available to veterans, their partners and dependent children. It is free and confidential and it provides the following services:
- counselling for individuals, couples and families;
- crisis telephone counselling after work hours via the veterans line;
- mental health groups for those suffering from depression, anxiety, anger and sleep disturbance;
- psycho-educational programs;
- health programs for promoting general health;
- alcohol reduction programs; and
- educational self-help resources.
- Counselling can improve your personal health and emotional wellbeing and can support your personal relationships. For example it can help with:
- stresses and traumas;
- crises at work or at home;
- relationship and family issues;
- substance abuse; and
- other physical or emotional problems.
- If you are a veteran or the family member of a veteran and you feel you would like some further support you can contact VVCS for a referrals. Referrals may be made to specialist services and treatment programs including any admission to a treatment facility or emergency accommodation centre.
- You can call 1800 011 046 for the VVCS Centre during business hours or after-hours by calling the veterans line for crisis counselling.
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