Help for Parents & Families

Asperger's Syndrome Support Network (Qld) Inc
Aspergic Moments - blog raising questions about the incidence of Aspergers Syndrome "moving the focus from the person to the situation".
Australian Breastfeeding Association (formerly Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia)
Australian Children's Contact Services Association Inc "ACCSA is a non-profit association which promotes sound analysis of the role and limitations of supervised parent / child contact ('access', 'visitation') services, provides a network for members and promotes quality in service provision."
Australian Parents Council represents the views and interests of parents whose children are attending non-government schools.
Bears of Hope - Support and guidance for parents who have lost their baby during pregnancy, birth or infancy. Bears of Hope offers face to face and online support groups, highly informative website, Bears Of Hope Keepsakes, phone and email support, home and hospital visits, Healing Hearts Newsletter, grief and loss library, community events
Bottlebubs- Bottlefeeding Support Group: Nth Brisbane- Strathpine. Monthly support group for bottlefeeding parents. Gold coin donation. Also Toowong group - see website for details.
Boys Forward
Brisbane Multiple Birth Westside goal is to continue to improve the support, assistance, information and resources available to expectant parents and families of multiples from Red Hill to Forest Lake.
The Compassionate Friends Queensland Inc. Brisbane Chapter.
The Compassionate Friends is a self-help support organization for bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents. We offer friendship and understanding to families who are grieving the death of a child of any age, from any cause. All bereaved family members are welcome. The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families in the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child and to provide information to help others be supportive.
DVconnect Mensline is a free, confidential telephone counselling referral and support service for men. It is a Queensland wide service that operates between the hours of 10am 6pm, Mondays to Fridays. Mensline offers professional counselling and information, and acts as a strategic point of referral for Queensland men around issues of: domestic and family violence, relationship problems and separation issues, mens health, child support, family law issues, suicide and other significant issues for men. Importantly Mensline offers specialist assistance for men who are seeking strategies to address their own use of violence and other destructive patterns in their personal lives and relationships, as well as those who may be (or have been) victims of violence themselves.
Family and Kids Care Foundation Inc Emergency / Crises Care, Emergency Relief, Homelessness etc
The Fragile X Association of Australia - Information and telephone support groups as well as state-based volunteer support groups for parents.
Lone Fathers Association of Australia
Men's Rights Agency is a non-profit organisation providing advice about family separation, family law, shared parenting, child support, domestic violence, with access to legal, financial and counselling services.
National Child Protection Clearinghouse - An information, advisory and research unit focused on the prevention of child abuse and neglect and associated family violence.
Parenting and Family Support Centre - Part of the University of Queensland. The centre regularly offer free parenting courses and parenting advice to participants in research trials.
Parents without Partners Queensland.
Pregnancy Loss Australia (formerly known as Teddy Love Club) is a national support program for bereaved families who suffer the loss of their baby or babies from miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for foetal abnormality and neo natal loss through our early support program and professional support services. The program operates in every state of Australia with the program provided to every maternity hospital across the country. We are leading the way in providing professional support, guidance and comfort to bereaved parents, their families and friends. We provide a range of support services including: • Ongoing Professional Counselling • Free Professional Telephone Counselling • Free Call 1800 Bereavement Support Line • Online Bereavement Support groups • Support Group Meetings • Bear Giving Program • Informative Resource Pack • National Grief & Loss Library • Australia Wide Newsletter
Queensland Association for Gifted & Talented Children
Raising Children Network - everyday tips for raising kids.
Reflux Infants Support Association Inc (RISA Inc)
RISA Inc is a non-profit community support group which aims to encourage and give confidence and moral support to families of infants with problems associated with gastro-oesophageal reflux.
The Spring Hill Branch of Relationships Australia (Qld) provides a variety of services including relationship counselling (to both individuals, couples or families), educational programs.
SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Support) Qld provide parents with support and advice following the death of a baby through stillbirth, Neonatal death, including miscarriage support
SIDS and Kids SIDS and Kids Queensland has broadened its service provision to support people who have been affected by the death of a child from any cause - not just Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). This support incorporates perinatal deaths (including still birth and neonatal deaths), drowning, car accidents, sudden onset illnesses and any other cause of death. The organisation's name was changed from SIDS Queensland to SIDS and Kids Queensland to reflect these broader services.
Tough Love - Self-help support groups for parents troubled by their kids' (age 10+) unacceptable behaviour.
White Wreath Association Inc. TM Action Against Suicide

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