If you are seeking support relating to grief e.g. support organisations and resources such as books, please use the Finding Support page or use links which are presented at the bottom of each topic page.

CAMHS provides a free and confidential counselling service for children up to 18 years of age and their families. Services are provided by child and family specialists including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, occupational therapists and speech pathologists who are experienced in helping children with emotional, psychiatric, behavioural or social difficulties.

Address: Port Augusta Service: Port Augusta Community Health Service, 36 Flinders Terrace Pt Augusta SA 5700

Port Pirie Service: Port Pirie Community Health Service, Alexander St Port Pirie SA 5540

Port Lincoln Service: Port Lincoln Community Health Service, Ground Floor Port Lincoln Hospital Port Lincoln SA 5606

Whyalla Service: Whyalla Community Health Service, 171 Nicholson Ave Whyalla SA 5600

Also servicing Barossa, Yorke Peninsula and Lower North from the phone numbers below.
Client Freecall Phone: 1800 819 089
Agency Phone: 08 8632 5304
Fax: Port Augusta: 08 8642 2750
Port Pirie: 08 8633 2489
Port Lincoln: 08 8682 2005
Email: augusta@wch-camhs.sa.gov.au
pirie@wch-camhs.sa.gov.au
lincoln@wch-camhs.sa.gov.au
whyalla@wch-camhs.sa.gov.au
Costs: nil

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: 118 Main South Rd MORPHETT VALE SA 5162

Corner Main St and Grand Boulevard SEAFORD SA 5169

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

Level 8, Westfield Tower, Westfield Shoppingtown Marion, Diagonal Rd OAKLANDS PARK SA 5046

Phone: Morphett Vale & Seaford: 08 83261234
Port Adelaide: 08 83411222
Elizabeth: 08 82520133
Paradise: 08 82078999
Oaklands Park: 08 82987744

Fax: Morphett Vale & Seaford: 08 83263340
Port Adelaide: 08 83412495
Elizabeth: 08 82870308
Paradise: 08 83652221
Oaklands Park: 08 82987232

Website:Port Adelaide: www.wch.sa.gov.au/dmh/index.html
Elizabeth: www.wch.sa.gov.au/dmh/index.html
Paradise: www.wch.sa.gov.au/dmh/index.html

Email: Morphett Vale & Seaford: camhs.onkaparinga@fmc.sa.gov.au
Port Adelaide: western@wch-camhs.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

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:

• Support group meetings – activities, camps, educational workshops
• Grief education courses for members eg. Annual good grief weekend

Address: 1st Floor Norwich Centre, 77 King William Rd NORTH ADELAIDE SA 5006
Phone: 08 8161 7488
Fax: 08 8161 6435
Email: sa.admin@canteen.org.au
Costs: CanTeen Members pay reasonably low fees for camps and some recreational activities.
CanTeen Friends (health care workers and other adults with an interest in the welfare of adolescent people living with cancer) pay an annual $30.00 membership fee

Child and Youth Health is a division of the Department of Human Services and is a government funded not-for-profit service which supports parents and children 0-25 years in South Australia. Services include Parent Helpline (telephone information and support), Child and Family Health Centres across the State, youth health services in the metropolitan area, hearing assessment, specialist programs for parents and babies and a volunteer program. Services include health checks, individual and group counselling, information and support and catch-up immunisations.

Services provided:

• CYH parent helpline 24 hrs a day 7 days a week for the cost of a local call anywhere in SA 1300364100
• Individual counselling 9am-5pm
• Telephone counselling 24 hours
• Literature on grief eg. brochures on webpage
• Library facilities for loss & grief (some publications in general library are not available for public borrowing)

Address: 295 South Tce ADELAIDE SA 5000
Phone: 08 83031500
Fax: 08 83031656
Website: www.cyh.sa.gov.au
Email: site.administrator@saugov.sa.gov.au
Hours of Operation: 9am-5pm
Costs: Small cost for some general publications

The Childhood Cancer Association Family Service provides support to families who have had a child diagnosed with cancer.

information on services provided (optional)

• Individual counselling
• Telephone counselling
• Support group meetings
• Library facilities for loss and grief
• Literature on grief eg. brochures
• Grief education classes
• Grief and loss workshops

Address: 1st Floor, 55 King William St North Adelaide SA 5006

Mailing Address:P.O.Box 1094 North Adelaide S.A. 5006
Phone: (08) 8239 2211 or 0413 740 104
Fax: 08 8239 2300
Website: www.childhoodcancer.asn.auxx
Email: astoddart@childhoodcancer.asn.au
Hours of Operation: 24 hour telephone counselling, individual counselling 9am-5pm.
Costs: $10.00 annual membership fee to families experiencing death of a child to cancer.

The Childhood Cancer Association Family Services provides support to families who have had a child diagnosed with cancer. A programme for bereaved siblings is offered to children aged 5-12 years.

Services provided:

• Individual counselling
• Telephone counselling
• Support group meetings
• Library facilities for loss and grief
• Literature on grief eg. brochures
• Grief education classes
• Grief and loss workshops
• Great Sibling Escape

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

Mailing Address: P.O.Box 1094 North Adelaide S.A. 5006
Phone: (08) 8239 2211 or 0413 740 104
Fax: (08) 8239 2300
Website: www.childhoodcancer.asn.au
Email: astoddart@childhoodcancer.asn.au
Hours of Operation: 24 hour telephone counselling, individual counselling 9am-5pm.
Costs: $10.00 annual membership fee to families experiencing death of a child to cancer.

Seasons for Growth Program is a national grief and loss education program. The program is a service for children and young people aged between 6 and 18 years who have experienced a significant, life-changing event such as death or divorce. Since 1999, an Adult component has become available. The Program has an early intervention, prevention focus and meets criteria for both mental health promotion and youth suicide prevention activities. The Program aims to produce a sense of resilience, personal growth and acceptance of change in peoples’s lives. The children and young people’s Program deals specifically with change, loss and grief associated with death or family breakdown. The core element of Seasons for Growth is the promotion of mental health, psychosocial competence and early intervention for young people from a significant ‘at risk’ group – those who have experienced significant loss due to death or family breakdown.

• Health clinics-doctors and community health nurses
• Individual counselling for any issue facing young people
• Programs-personal skill development in partnership with young people

These include physical, social, emotional and environmental factors in your life. Our trained staff are friendly, non-judgemental and experienced in helping you look after your health needs.

Services provided:

• Support group meetings
• Literature on grief eg. brochures
• Grief education classes

Address: 9 Mount St North Sydney, NSW 2060

Address:PO Box 1023 North Sydney, NSW 2059
Phone: 02 8912 4844
Fax: 02 8912 4840
Website: www.goodgrief.aust.com
Email: info@goodgrief.aust.com
Costs: A fee is charged to cover the cost of materials (GST exempt due to it being an educative program) and a fee for the Trainer / Facilitator (mostly nominal), but is well below market rate.

Student Care Inc. is the peak student service organisation at the University of Adelaide. It provides a wide range of services to students at the university including advocacy; counselling – personal, grief, career, lifestyle; peer support programs; GROW GROUP; Men Against Violence; Parent Support Group; financial; and housing advice/assistance

Services provided:

• Individual counselling
• Telephone counselling
• Drop-in centre
• Literature on grief eg. brochures

Address: Ground Floor, Lady Symon Building, University of Adelaide ADELAIDE SA 5005
Phone: 08 8303 5430 or 08 8303 5401
Fax: 08 82237165
Website: www.adelaide.edu.au/AUU
Email: studentcare@adelaide.edu.au
Hours of Operation: 9.00am-5.00pm
Costs: Available free to all students at the University of Adelaide

The Second Story Youth Health Service is a free and strictly confidential service for young people aged 12-25 years old. We see health as more than not being sick; but as a balanced lifestyle that keeps you feeling ok. We provide 3 main services:

• Health clinics-doctors and community health nurses
• Individual counselling for any issue facing young people
• Programs-personal skill development in partnership with young people

These include physical, social, emotional and environmental factors in your life. Our trained staff are friendly, non-judgemental and experienced in helping you look after your health needs.

Services provided:

• Individual counselling
• Telephone counselling
• Range of programs provided for young people
• Range of programs driven by young people

Address: 50A Beach Road CHRISTIES BEACH SA 5165

6 Grillingham Road ELIZABETH SA 5112

57 Hyde Street ADELAIDE SA 5000
Phone: Christies Beach- (08) 8326 6053

Elizabeth-(08) 8255 3477

Adelaide- (08) 8232 0233
Fax: Christies Beach- 8326 7232

Elizabeth- 8255 3155

Adelaide- 8232 4247
Website: www.cyh.com
Hours of Operation: 9am-5pm (South & North)

City 9am-5pm Mon-Thurs, 1pm-8pm Friday
Costs: Nil