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  • 1: Building strengths & resilience; staying connected
  • 2: Fostering children's language & narratives about family life
  • 3: Building children’s understanding; household transitions
  • 4: Emotional, physical & cognitive responses to parents' work
  • 5: Social responses to parents working away (work rosters); household transitions
  • 6. Parent/carer physical and mental health, community links
  • 7: Parenting from different states/continents, sharing
  • 8: Service-related injuries & medical conditions
  • 9: Service-related mental health conditions; moral injury
  • 10: Relationship breakdown
  • 11: Addictions (alcohol, drugs, gambling)
  • 12: Abuse (domestic violence, child abuse, neglect)
  • 13: When a parent dies
  • 14: Child and family trauma
  • 15: And so, things have been a bit different: Ben's story
  • 16: In Sickness and in Health: Sam's Story
  • 17: Oh, by the way, my Mum has PTS: Nathan's story
  • 18: Liam's story: So why do I wear Dad's medals?
  • 19: Transitioning: from service life; changing careers
  • 20. Moral Injury (under construction)
  • 21. Relocations; household transitions (under construction)
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  • 11: Addictions (alcohol, drugs, gambling)

    11: Addictions (alcohol, drugs, gambling)

    Alcoholic, Alcohol, Alcoholism

    This module is only for those families who have experienced these issues or are currently experiencing them. It contains some sensitive issues. Support is available through Open Arms 1800 011 046 (defence specific for currently or previously serving members and their family and extended family) or Lifeline 13 11 14 (general support).

    • Addictions Addictions
    • Health programs for alcohol, tobacco and drugs (Defence Member and Family Support DMFS, formerly DCO) Health programs for alcohol, tobacco and drugs (Defence Member and Family Support DMFS, formerly DCO)

    • Other resources

      There is some good research-based information in these online articles.
    • Parent's alcohol and drug use Parent's alcohol and drug use
    • Talking to children about tough topics (2-8 years) Talking to children about tough topics (2-8 years)

    • Grief, loss and changes
    • Self-care pactical activities Self-care pactical activities
    • Grief, loss and change Grief, loss and change
    • Fostering children's understanding Fostering children's understanding
    • Providing children with opportunities to safely practice their emotions Providing children with opportunities to safely practice their emotions
    • Children's booklets about worry, sadness, grief and loss Children's booklets about worry, sadness, grief and loss
    • Tapping into your family's protective factors (copy) Tapping into your family's protective factors (copy)
    • Diagram: Protective factors in families and the community (copy) Diagram: Protective factors in families and the community (copy)
    • Template for identifying your family's protective factors (support base) Template for identifying your family's protective factors (support base)
    • Support services (copy) Support services (copy)
    • You can't be happy all the time You can't be happy all the time

      This article recommends 3 movies that support children's understanding of a wide range of emotions.

    • Service pamphlets and booklets to download or order Service pamphlets and booklets to download or order

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    • I found a small error (e.g. link that won't work, typo, grammar, spelling, terminology) I found a small error (e.g. link that won't work, typo, grammar, spelling, terminology)
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