Non-Government Agencies
Uniting
Referral: 1800 864 846
Family Services
- Child and family support
- Parenting support
- Early learning and childcare
- Domestic violence support
Mental Health Services
- Youth (0 – 25 years)
- Adults (18 years +)
Homelessness Programs
- Family programs
- Adult programs
- Youth programs (12 – 24 years)
Aged Care Services
Uniting offers comprehensive aged care services, ensuring the elderly receive appropriate care and support.
Catholic Care
Referral:
Phone: 1800 324 924 or Email: info@catholiccaredbb.org.au
Family Services
- Child and family support
- Parenting programs
- Early learning and childcare
- Domestic violence support
Counselling
Professional counselling services are available for individuals and families in need of emotional and psychological support.
Financial Support
- Vouchers for groceries
- Vouchers for clothing
- Financial counselling
Aged Care Services
Catholic Care provides respite services to give temporary relief to primary caregivers of the elderly.
Central Coast Family Support Services
Referral: 4340 1585
- Family support programs
- Youth parent program
- Grandparents raising grandchildren program
- Children with additional needs program (assistance with NDIS, parenting children with disabilities, information about relevant services)
Mosaic Multicultural Connections
Referral:
Phone: (02) 4334 3877 or Email: cc@nsservices.com.au
Mosaic Multicultural Connections offers programs, support, and assistance to multicultural communities in settlement, families, young people, aged care, and community development.
Government Agencies
Child and Family Health
Referrals:
Perinatal Intake line: 4328 7901
Family Care Cottage
Services with child and family health nurses and social workers for 0 – 5-year-olds and their carers.
- Pregnancy support
- Counselling
- Sleep and settling assistance
- Feeding issues
- Group programs – Circle of Security and Tuning into Kids
Family, Assessment, Consultation, Education, Therapy Services (FACETS)
Referral: 4328 7988
Services for 5 – 12-year-olds (Primary school age) provided by a clinical therapy team consisting of social workers, clinical psychologists, and a perinatal, child, and adolescent psychiatrist.
- Family therapy
- Child behavioural issues
- Parent group programs – Circle of Security and Tuning into Kids
- Child group programs – Anxiety, social skills, and anger (parent component completed alongside child group program)
- Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Occupational Therapy
Referral:
Requires a written referral from a health professional. Fax to: (02) 4328 7925 or Email: CCLHD-ChildHealth-OT@health.nsw.gov.au
Services for children aged 0-12 years focusing on:
- Development
- Gross motor skills
- Fine motor skills
- Self-care (dressing, eating, toileting, and sleep)
- Playing
- School (handwriting, organization, and getting ready)
Speech Pathology
Referral: 4328 7999
Services for children aged 0-16 years focusing on:
- Eating and drinking
- Word and sentence use
- Speech
- Use of voice
Headspace
Referrals:
- Gosford – 4304 7870
- Wyong – 4394 9180
- Lake Haven – 4394 9100
Services for 12 – 25-year-olds:
- Youth mental health services (mild to moderate mental health issues)
- Youth drug and alcohol services
- LGBTQI+ support
- Work and study support
- Work Development Orders
- Online and phone support
- Parent group programs – Tuning into Teens
Are you or someone you know in need of support? Access a wealth of services from our dedicated community partners. From family services, mental health support, and aged care to programs for children, youth, and multicultural communities, help is just a call or email away. Don’t navigate these challenges alone—reach out today and connect with the resources designed to assist and empower you.
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Written by Coastal Lawyers- Central Coast Family Lawyers
Coastal Lawyers are family lawyers based in Erina, on the Central Coast.
Coastal Lawyers assist family law clients in parenting, property, mediation, dispute resolution, and litigation. We offer the legal advice you expect from a lawyer, along with the emotional support you might not expect.
We are passionate about assisting our clients achieve amicable separations without the need for court intervention through the process of legally assisted mediation.
Our team also frequently appears at the Newcastle Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Newcastle FCFCOA), the Parramatta Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Parramatta FCFCOA), and the Sydney Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Sydney FCFCOA) to represent our clients in more intricate family law matters. This encompasses issues related to family violence, unacceptable risk of harm to children, relocation applications, recovery orders and complex property settlements.
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