Allied Support Services

Open Arms: Veterans and Families Counselling

Open Arms – Veterans and Family Counselling Service (formerly VVCS) is a leading provider of high quality mental health assessment and clinical counselling for veteran and their families.

They are co located with Military Advocates SA in the Veteran Wellbeing Centre building 37, Repat Health Precinct, 216 Daws Road, Daw Park SA 5041.

Open Arms Services include:

  1. Counselling Services:
    • Open Arms specializes in providing free face-to-face counselling as soon as possible.
    • They are committed to privacy and confidentiality and will not share information with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) without your consent.
  2. Treatment Programs and Workshops:
    • Open Arms offers group treatment programs, educational workshops, relationship retreats, and suicide prevention workshops.
  3. Community and Peer Program:
    • Community and Peer Advisors with ‘lived experience’ collaborate with veterans, family supports, community agencies, and mental health clinicians.
  4. Self-Help Tools:
    • Practical information and exercises are available for those affected by mental health or trauma to improve well-being.

You can call 1800-011-046 for free and confidential 24/7 support.

https://www.openarms.gov.au/about/office-locations#south-australia

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