Bereaved Through Suicide Support Group

When a relative or close friend suicides – you are not alone – The Bereaved Through Suicide Support Group provides help and guidance to those grieving the loss of someone through suicide.

The group comprises people from all walks of life. Their common link is that they have been close to someone who has suicided – relative, child, friend or acquaintance. They are able to provide help and guidance to anyone bereaved through suicide. They are able to provide many of the answers to your questions through their personal experiences and provide comfort and support to help you through this difficult time.

The group is administered by its own committee and is supported by a council of professional advisors.

The easiest way to make contact initially is by telephoning or writing to Bereaved Through Suicide Support Group Inc.

Services provided:

• Telephone counselling 8am-8pm 7 days a week
• Support group meeting 3rd Wed. of each month at 7.00pm – 9.00pm
• Sale of publications: After Suicide Help For The Bereaved, by Doctor Sheila Clark
• Monthly Newsletter 

Address: UnitingCare Wesley Adelaide, 10 Pitt St ADELAIDE SA 5000 support groups meetings 
Mailing Address: PO Box 15 hindmarsh SA 5007
Phone:  83328240 – calls are diverted to a mobile and answered as soon as possible. If no answer please leave message for call back within 48 hours.

If urgent please call LifeLine 131114
Email: support@bts.org.au
Website: www.bts.org.au
Hours: Telephone support 8am-8pm 7 days. Support group meetings 3rd Wednesday of every month 7pm-9pm 
Costs: Nil

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CAMHS – Flinders Medical Centre, Division of Mental Health

CAMHS provides a free and confidential counselling service for children up to 18 years of age and their families. Services are provided by child, adolescent and family specialists including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, who are experienced in helping children with emotional, psychiatric, behavioural or social difficulties.
We offer a range of services depending on your needs. Services include personalised individual or family counselling appointments, groups for children or information workshops for parents/care-givers.

Services provided:

• Personalised individual or family counselling appointments, groups for children
• Information workshops for parents/caregivers
• Literature on Grief e.g. brochures

 

Address: Unit 3 209 Main South Road Morphett vale 

78-80 Dale St PORT ADELAIDE SA 5105

Suite 5, Ground Floor, Elizabeth House Elizabeth City Centre, Oxenham Drive ELIZABETH SA 5112

5 Darley Rd, PARADISE SA 5075

10 milham street oaklands park

Phone: Morphett Vale: 08 8326 1234
Port Adelaide: 08 8341 1222
Elizabeth: 08 8252 0133
Paradise: 08 8207 8999
Oaklands Park: 08 7425 8600

Fax: Morphett Vale: 08 8326 3340
Port Adelaide: 08 83412495
Elizabeth: 08 82870308
Paradise: 08 83652221
Oaklands Park: 08 7425 8275

Website: Port Adelaide: www.sahealth.sa.gov.au
Elizabeth: www.wch.sa.gov.au
Paradise: www.wch.sa.gov.au
Morphett ValeL: www.wch.sa.gov.au

Email: Morphett Vale: FMCOnkaparingaCAMHS@health.sa.gov.au
Port Adelaide: camhswestern@health.sa.gov.au
Elizabeth: northern@wch-camhs.sa.gov.au
Paradise: eastern@wch-camhs.sa.gov.au

Hours of Operation: 9.00am-5.00pm however appointment times for counselling can be negotiated
Costs: Nil

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Cancer Care Centre Inc.

The Cancer Care Centre Inc. is a non-profit, non-denominational association formed in Adelaide.

It was inspired by cancer patients, their families and concerned individuals who believe that they have been able to contribute greatly to their own well being in overcoming the many challenges cancer presents.

Our primary aim is to provide active support for cancer patients and their families. The Cancer Care Centre promotes peace of mind and a healthy lifestyle, through:

    * Positive thinking
    * Stress management
    * Meditation
    * Food awareness
    * Healthy nutrition

The Cancer Care Centre seeks to meet the needs of both patient and family.

Services provided:

• Individual counselling
• Telephone counselling
• Drop in centre
• Literature on grief e.g. brochures
• Library facilities for loss & grief
• Grief education classes
• Meditation 
• Therapys e.g. massage, reflexology 

Address: 76 Edmund Ave UNLEY SA 5061
Phone: 08 82722411
Website: www.cancercarecentre.org.au
Email:  admin@cancercarecentre.org.au
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday 9:30-4:30 
Costs: Counselling by donation
Use of library & internet for Members (cost per annum)
$80.00 Regular Membership
$60.00 concession
$100 Organisation 
$40 Therapies
$40 Counceling 
Note: Courses vairy in price  

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CanTeen – The Australian Organisation for Young People Living with Cancer

CanTeen supports, develops and empowers teenagers living with cancer by providing a high quality Australia-wide peer support network of teenagers living with cancer and their teenage brothers and sisters, who share experiences, have fun, offer resources and promote understanding, well being and leadership.

Services provided:

• Peer Support through activities, camps, educational workshops
• Grief education courses for members eg. Annual good grief weekend
• Telephone counseling 
• Online counseling

Address: Norwich Centre, Level 1, 77 King William Rd NORTH ADELAIDE SA 5006

Mailing Address: GPO Box 107 ADELAIDE SA 5006
Phone: 08 8161 7488
Fax:  08 82046435
Website: www.canteen.org.au
Email: sa.admin@canteen.org.au
Costs:  CanTeen Membership is free and all programs are free. CanTeen will pay for travel and necessary accommodation for regional Members to attend camps.

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Centacare

Centacare offers a confidential, professional counselling service for those confronted by loss and grief and work to provide a sympathetic and practical support as people journey through the grieving process.

Services provided:

• Individual counselling
• Group councelling 
• Mediation
• Family counceling 
• Parenting counceling 

Address: 45 Wakefield St ADELAIDE SA 5000
Phone: 08 8210 8200
Fax: 08 8232 8920
Website:www.centacare.org.au
Email: equiries@Centacare.org.au 
Hours of Operation: Mon, Tues and Fri: 9.00am-5.00pm; Wed and Thurs 9.00am-9.00pm
Costs: Individual counselling on a sliding scale according to income. Service is free to eligible clients.

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Childhood Cancer Association Family Service

The Childhood Cancer Association is South Australia's key childhood cancer support organisation, dedicated to providing emotional, practical and financial support to children with cancer and their families. As part of this support they provide bereavement services to families who have experienced the death of a child from cancer. 

Services provided:

• Individual and family counselling including face to face telephone and online counselling
• Bereaved parent support group meetings
• Library facilities for loss and grief e.g. books and brochures
• Grief education classes
• Grief and loss workshops
• SIBE (Supper Important Brothers and Sisters program is run in the school holidays)
• Bereaved Grandparent support groups
• Bereaved Parens support group 
• Anual bereaved family day for all member of the family 
• Funeral assistance
• Respite accomodation

Address: Family Service, 1st Floor, 55 King William Road North Adelaide SA 5006

Mailing Address: P.O.Box 1094 North Adelaide S.A. 5006
Phone: (08) 8239 1444 or 04262 44997
Fax: (08) 8239 2300
Website: http://www.childhoodcancer.asn.au/
Email: info@childhoodcancer..asn.au
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.
Costs: $10.00 annual membership fee to families experiencing death of a child to cancer. The first year is free for families. 

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Homicide Victim Support Group

The H.V.S.G. of S.A. is a self support group for the families and friends of homicide victims. We have three main objectives: support, education and reform. We hold monthly meetings and produce a trimonthly newsletters. We can also arrange to meet one-to-one. We offer long term support with no restrictions on time.

Services provided:

• Individual support
• Telephone support: Sharon Nckell 0423 411 055
• Support group meetings: on the third Wednesday of the month at the Anglicare building,
  184  Port Rd, Hindmarsh at 7pm
• Literature on grief, eg. brochuresf
• Tri-monthly newsletters

Telephone support: Sharon Nckell 0423 411 055
General enquiries: Lynette Nitschke 0428 475 618
Email: lynit13@hotmail.com
Address: Box 503 Waikerie S.A. 5330
Costs: Free, although there is a voluntary $10 annual fee to become a financial member if desired

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Kangaroo Island Health Service

Kangaroo Island Health Service, has a Social Worker and Community Health Nurse. They can provide grief and loss counselling and act as a referral based service.

Services provided:

• Individual counselling
• Telephone counselling
• Literature on grief eg. brochures

Address: Cook Community Centre, Esplanade, KINGSCOTE SA 5223
Phone: 08 8553 4231
Fax: 08 8553 4227
Website: www.health.sa.gov.au
Email:
Hours of Operation: 8.30am- 4.30pm
Costs: nil

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LIFELINE

LIFELINE provides a 24hr telephone counselling service that is compassionate, non-judgmental, confidential and supportive of people from all walks of life, in need or in crisis.
Counsellors are trained to help with crises in areas such as isolation, relationship difficulties, domestic violence, suicide, youth issues, loss and grief, mental health, child abuse, sexual abuse, drug and alcohol abuse, gambling etc.

LIFELINE has been helping South Australians of all ages, religions and social groups since 1963. In that time, our counsellors have dealt with just about every human problem.

Services provided:

• Telephone counselling 24 hours 131114
• Grief education classes as part of training of telephone counsellors
• Referral service to other agencies and support groups
• One-on-one crisis support chat 8pm-4am 7days: 13 11 14 

Address: 10 Pitt Street, ADELAIDE SA 5000

Mailing Address: GPO Box 2534 ADELAIDE SA 5000
Phone: 08 8202 5820
Fax: 08 8202 5822
Email: lifelineadmin@unitingcommunities.org
Website: http://www.lifeline.org.au/Get-Help/
Hours of Operation: Admin 9am-5pm
Costs: Nil (only cost is for in house training of telephone counsellors)

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Minimisation of Suicide Harm (MOSH Australia)

MOSH is dedicated to reducing the impact of suicide on the general community by supporting those at risk and those beraved by suicide. MOSH believed suicide prevention is a whole of community responsibility and everyone can make a difference, giebn the right support and information. 

Services Provided:

• Walk in service for those at risk of suicide or bereaved by suicide 
• Group support for those bereaved by suicide  1-3pm every wednesday 
• Art/craft groups Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 1-3pm 
• Community information pamphlets

Adress: 86 Geaorge Street Thebarton S.A 5021
Phone: 8443 3869
Website: moshaustralia.org.au 
Email: admin@moshaustralia.org.au 
Hours: Monday to Friday, 10:30am-4:30pm  
Cost: Free 

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National Twin Loss Support

Providing Twin Loss information to families, and health care professionals, right around the world. The organisation aims to improve the level of awareness and care of these families and is proud to be working in conjunction with other bereavement care organisations.

Services provided:

• We specialise in providing multiple birth loss information to health care professionals, twin and higher order multiple birth loss families, as well as other bereavement care organisations. 

• Free brochures and newsletters are available through our website and Facebook page. Books are for sale through outlets as listed on our website.

Address: 5 Earl Avenue, Salisbury East  SA  5109 [home office – by appointment only]
Mailing Address: PO Box 3157, Salisbury East  SA  5109
Contact phone: 0419 039 194 (after 5pm CST if possible)
Website: www.nationaltwinloss.org.au
Email: enquiries@nationaltwinloss.org.au
Hours of operation: as required
Costs: All information is provided free of charge. Books are sold to assist in raising funds for the NTLS organisation – 100% sales/royalties go to NTLS. Listed as a tax deductible gift recipient with the Australian Taxation Office.

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Palliative Care Council of South Australia Inc

The Palliative Care Council of South Australia Inc provides a palliative care resource and information service, and is involved in community education, advocacy and promotion of palliative care services. Information is available regarding the Consent to Medical Treatments and Palliative Care Act 1995.

Services provided:

• Access to literature from a variety of sources.

Address:  Suite 3b 62-66 Glen Osmond Road Parkside SA 5063
PO Address:  PO Box 435 Fullarton  SA  5063
Phone: (08) 8271 1643
Fax:  (08) 8271 7494
Website: www.pallcare.asn.au
Email: pallcare@pallcare.asn.au
Costs:  No charge

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SIDS and Kids (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)

SIDS and Kids provides bereavement support for all sudden unexpected deaths from conception up to and including 6 years of age. The cause of death could be miscarriage, SIDS, accidental death, fast onset illness and stillbirth.

Services provided:

• 10am to 4pm Drop in Centre
• 24/7 Bereavement Support 1300 308 307
• Emergency Crisis 1300 799 656
• Support group meetings
• Literature on grief eg. brochures
• Library facilities for loss & grief
• Grief Education Classes
• Sale of publications

Address:  415, Magill Road, St Morris SA 5068
Phone: 08 8332 1066
Website:  www.sidssa.org 
Email: administration@sidssa.org
Hours of Operation: 24 hours Crisis Intervention for the newly bereaved 1300 799 656
Office: 10am-4pm Mon-Fri
Costs: Nil

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Star Bear Program Anglicare Inc

The Star Bear program is a partnership between Anglicare Loss and Grief Centre.

Star Bear is a grief support program for children aged 5-12. For teenagers up to 17 there is the Star Bound program for  teenagers who are grieving the death of a parent, sibling or significant person.

Children attend a weekend camp conducted by trained mentors/leaders. The programe aims to increase children’s understanding of death and the grieving process, as well as providing them with the opportunity to share their experiences with other children. both camps aee run by proffesionals and volunteairs in the area. 

Please contact Star Bear with any questions/enrolment form.

Services provided:

• Individual child or family counselling, Anglicare Loss and Grief Centre
• Information services about grief for children and adults can be provided for schools or the wider community
• Follow up support for bereavement 
• weekly camps for Starbear children bewteen 5-12 and Starbound for teenagers up to 17

Phone: (08) 8409 3608
Website: www.anglicaresa.com.au/support-disability/loss-grief/loss-grief-camps

 

Email:starbear@anglicaresa.com.au
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
Costs:  Nil (for camps)

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Stillbirth And Neonatal Death Support (SA) Inc

Sands South Australia offers support to all bereaved parents and relatives who have suffered the death of a baby anytime from conception through to 28 days after birth - this includes, miscarriage, newborn death, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy and genetic/medically advised termination.

Sands South Australia is a state-wide, self help voluntary organisation run by and for bereaved parents. We receive no government funding and rely heavily on fund-raising efforts and donations. Sands also exist in other States. There is a National Sands body (Sands Australia) to which States belong.

Sands South Australia is a self-help group consisting solely of bereaved parents.

Sands South Australia bring bereaved parents together in a number of ways, through a Newsletter, Support meetings, and over the telephone. Parents who are 'down the track' in their grief, and who have done some training, support those who are just starting to grieve.

Sands South Australia aims to assist parents in their grief and to help them understand the emotions that they are experiencing are normal.

Phone:  0417 681 642
Website: www.sandssa.org.au
Email:  admin.sa@sands.org.au
Hours of Operation: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

(including Christmas Day) by dialling 1300 072 637

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