Supporting your family though loss and grief
Family and relationship care
Grief is a natural, emotional response to loss and unfortunately, an unavoidable part of family life. Often, we aren’t prepared for difficult situations and as a parent, you might be navigating your own grief as well. Centacare's Specialist Family and Relationship Care practitioners offer information and strategies to help support you and your family during challenging times.
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Looking after your family’s wellbeing at Christmas
Family and relationship care
Financial pressure, holiday preparations and busier-than-usual social calendars - the end of the year can be a challenging time for families. Centacare's specialist family and relationship care practitioners offer some tips to help you navigate this time of year.
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Red Bench inspires conversation
Family and relationship care
The importance of an ongoing conversation in putting an end to domestic violence cannot be underestimated. As domestic and family violence prevention month draws to a close, Centacare has unveiled Brisbane CBD’s first Red Bench on the grounds of St Stephen’s Cathedral, aimed at prompting conversations about the issue.
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Centacare stands against domestic violence
Family and relationship care
In the last two years, Centacare has supported more than 4,000 teenagers experiencing emotional and physical abuse at the hands of their parents or guardians. Centacare has once again called on the community to take a stand against domestic and family violence in its tenth annual march and candlelight vigil at Maroochydore. More than 300 people attended the event, which is held with Sunshine Coast Council to mark the start of Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month.
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Gold Coast hub artwork reconciles two worlds
Family and relationship care
This NAIDOC Week (3-10 July) Centacare reaffirms its commitment to social justice and the importance of healing and reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, commissioning an original artwork by contemporary Indigenous artist, 17-year old Brooke Sutton. The artwork takes pride of place in the reception area of Centacare's new Gold Coast hub and Gold Coast Family Relationship Centre.
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How to recognise the signs of elder abuse
Featured
More emphasis is being placed on learning to recognise the signs of elder abuse, with calls to Queensland’s elder abuse hotline showing older people are more likely to experience abuse in their own home, at the hands of their own family. Centacare's Desley Chorlton manages the delivery of vital in-home and social and community support services and outlines the signs that can help us recognise elder abuse.
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Your old mobile phone could save a life
Family and relationship care
A mobile phone is often one of the first items to be smashed during an incidence of domestic and family violence. This May, during Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month, we talked to Founder and CEO of DV Safe Phone Ashton Wood about an urgent need that he says pretty much everyone can help with.
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