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What is The Family Relationship Centre?

Improving outcomes through information, community connections, education and specialised support services for families experiencing difficulties and change.

What is Involved

As part of the reform of the Family Law System in 2005, the Australian Government launched com¬munity resource centres for families called Family Relationship Centres. In 2006, the first of the Family Relationships Centres (FRCs) appeared across Australia, funded by the Government and operated by consortiums of leading family relationships services providers. Today there are 65 FRCs across the country.
Relationships Australia’s State and Territory organisations, operate a large percentage of the Family Relationship Centres across Australia.
Family Relationship Centres can link you in with a range of services and programs, which are aimed at families at all stages of their relationships. FRC’s also offer family dispute resolution (FDR) for families who have separated.

No referral is required and clients may access the Family Relationship Centre either personally or by telephone. Clients are often referred to our service by lawyers, courts, Centrelink, Child Support Agency or the Family Relationships Advice Line.

 

Who Is The Family Relationship Centre For?

Family Relationship Centres offer services and programs to families at all stages of their life, including people starting relationships, those wanting to make their relation¬ships stronger, those having relationship difficulties and those affected when families separate. The Centres encourage separating parents to focus strongly on the needs of their children.

The Benefits of The Family Relationship Centre

  • A Family Relationship Centre is a place where all Australian families can go to access information and advice.
  • Help build and strengthening existing relationships
  • Early intervention and prevention services
  • Child-friendly services for families in conflict
  • Family dispute resolution services
  • Re-partnering and stepfamily arrangements
  • Child-focused workshops and information and referral
  • Child-inclusive workshops.

Family Relationship Centres offer individual and joint sessions to assist separating families to create workable parenting arrangements for their children. They also offer group information ses¬sions and workshops on a range of practical topics to assist families.
All Centres work collaboratively with, and provide referrals to, a variety of other services, matching the needs of the family or individuals to appropriate services.
The services at the Centres are funded by the Australian Government.
 

Available at

FRC Cannon Hill
FRC Upper Mt Gravatt
FRC Thursday Island
FRC Strathpine

Need To Know More?

For more information or to make an appointment please call Relationships Australia on 1300 364 277 or visit www.familyrelationships.gov.au to find a Family Relationship Centre near you.

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