Strong families are the building blocks of a strong community. The services listed here assist to develop and strengthen new Tasmanian families.
Provides a leadership project focusing on violence prevention by equipping CALD youth with superior skills and strong self-esteem to model successful relationships.
Provides free, confidential, professional and specialised services to children, young people and adults affected by family violence.
Works with community organisations to provide support, counselling and information to women, men and children who have been sexually assaulted at any time in their lives.
Provides a single access point for individuals, agencies, services and professionals to refer clients to services and obtain information and advice about family support and specialist disability services.
Reconnect is a free, early intervention, outreach service for young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Reconnect works with young people aged 12-18 years and newly arrived (in Australia less than 5 years) young people aged 12-21 years through its integrated Newly Arrived Youth Support Service (NAYSS). Reconnect aims to assist young people to stabilise their accommodation and to develop the kind of relationships they want with their family, other significant others, education, employment and the community. Reconnect can help with counselling, casework, mediation and referral to other services. Reconnect also provides support for families and carers.
Support, Help and Empowerment – SHE is a non-profit organisation that provides free and confidential counselling and support for women who are currently experiencing or have experienced abuse in an intimate or family relationship. This may include physical, psychological, emotional, sexual, social, economic or spiritual abuse.
The services at SHE are available to all women regardless of age, ability, marital or socio-economic status, cultural, religious or ethnic background, or sexual orientation. Interpreters can be used when required.
The Phoenix Centre, is a support service for adults, children and families from any country who have fled persecution, torture and war-related trauma to find safety in Australia. Services are available in the south and north of the state. Services include: counselling, natural therapies, suicide prevention and other events.
Provide access to a range of services for families with children aged from birth to five to improve the health and wellbeing, education and care of Tasmania's very young children.
Provides intake, assessment, case management and out-of-home care services where children are at risk of abuse and neglect.
Migrants and refugee families often feel isolated when they first arrive in Australia. The 'It Takes a Village' program offers playgroups for children to help them transition to school and supports mothers in Hobart.
The Phoenix Centre, is a support service for adults, children and families from any country who have fled persecution, torture and war-related trauma to find safety in Australia. Services are available in the south and north of the state. Services include counselling, natural therapies, suicide prevention and other events.