Alcohol and other drugs information, education and support for families.
Breakthrough for Families helps family members and loved ones affected by alcohol and other drug use. The service is easy to access, with flexible options for support.
We offer this service across the following locations:
- Brisbane North and South (including surrounding regions of Caboolture, Redlands and Beaudesert)
- Sunshine Coast (including Nambour and Gympie)
- Townsville (including Charters Towers, Hughenden and Palm Island)
- Cairns (including Port Douglas, Tablelands and Innisfail)
The program consists of free public information and education sessions, as well as individual appointments for family members and loved ones.
Information sessions
The information sessions are free and best suited for families wanting to learn more about drug and alcohol impacts, support and strategies. If you get in touch with one of our teams, we can notify you of upcoming events.
The sessions run for about 2 hours and educate about:
- understanding substance use and its impact on physical and mental health
- strategies to stay safe and help talk about substance use as a family
- practical plans to support loved ones
- reducing the harms around substance use
- skills to navigate support systems, and address barriers to seeking help.
Individual support
Our teams are also able to assist family members and loved ones on an individual basis. As a part of these, our counsellors will work with you further around your individual circumstances and your family’s journey towards recovery.
These are designed to be as easily accessible as possible: our Breakthrough for Families teams can even work with you through outreach, which means they can meet in places of your choice, that are easily accessible and safe. This could be a community space or even your own home.
Through these appointments we can also help you with connection and referral to any of our other services and other community services outside of alcohol and drug support.
How do I get started?
While we happily accept referrals, you don’t need one. Just give us a call on 1300 727 957 to chat about how we can help and for more information. You can also use our online enquiry page and a member of our intake team will get in touch with you.
Upcoming drug and alcohol information sessions
We’re still here for you. In response to COVID-19, we are slowly reintroducing our face-to-face group information sessions to safeguard the health of clients, staff and their families. We are also continuing to provide virtual information sessions through webinars. Find the dates for face-to-face sessions and webinars below.
Brisbane region
RSVP’s are essential. Please call or email to register your attendance and we will confirm availability. Please advise if you are unable to attend.
Please do not attend if you have any flu like symptoms, such as fever, cough, sore throat or shortness of breath; have recently travelled overseas, or you have been in close contact with someone who is a confirmed case of COVID-19.
| Monday 4 September – 10.00am – 12.00pm AEST Lives Lived Well Beenleigh 13 Main Street, Beenleigh |
Friday 22 September 11.00am – 1.00pm AEST Lives Lived Well Caboolture Shop 18, Level 1, Central Lakes Shopping Village 1-21 Pettigrew Street, Caboolture |
| Friday 15 September 11.00am– 1.00pm AEST Lives Lived Well Woolloongaba, 223 Logan Road, Woolloongabba |
To RSVP:
Fiona: 0429 618 876 or [email protected]
Anne: 0438 108 238 or [email protected]
Marzia Mattioli: 0439 219 546 or [email protected]
Cairns region
RSVP’s are essential. Please email to register your attendance and we will confirm availability. Please advise if you are unable to attend.
Please do not attend if you have any flu like symptoms, such as fever, cough, sore throat or shortness of breath; have recently travelled overseas, or you have been in close contact with someone who is a confirmed case of COVID-19.
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Tuesday 14th February, 11am – 1pm AEST Stratford Meeting Rooms, Stratford Library, |
Monday 27 February, 11:30am – 1:30pm AEST Lives Lived Well Cairns, |
To RSVP or book:
Nai: [email protected]
Sunshine Coast region
RSVP’s are essential. Please call or email to register your attendance and we will confirm availability. Please advise if you are unable to attend.
Please do not attend if you have any flu like symptoms, such as fever, cough, sore throat or shortness of breath; have recently travelled overseas, or you have been in close contact with someone who is a confirmed case of COVID-19.
| Thursday 21st September 1pm- 3pm Lives Lived Well Office 18 Carter Road, Nambour |
To RSVP:
Petra: 0439 853 596 or [email protected]
Jade: 0439 853 457 or [email protected]
Townsville region
RSVP’s are essential. Please email to register your attendance and we will confirm availability. Please advise if you are unable to attend.
Please do not attend if you have any flu like symptoms, such as fever, cough, sore throat or shortness of breath; have recently travelled overseas, or you have been in close contact with someone who is a confirmed case of COVID-19.
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Monday 13th February, 10am – 12pm AEST Selectability, |
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To RSVP:
Belinda: [email protected]
Webinars
All sessions are facilitated by BFF counsellors from Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Cairns and Townsville.
Sessions are accessed via ZOOM by clicking on the link provided and following the instructions to register your attendance.
To view upcoming sessions click on the event zoom links below to register or email Breakthrough for Families for further information – [email protected]
Tuesday 5 September, 11am – 1pm – https://liveslivedwell-org-au.zoom.us/j/89213374839
Monday 11 September, 1pm – 3pm – https://liveslivedwell-org-au.zoom.us/j/84237441828
Friday 15 September, 9am – 11am – https://liveslivedwell-org-au.zoom.us/j/87436015109
Wednesday 20 September, 2pm – 4pm – https://liveslivedwell-org-au.zoom.us/j/83838955001
Thursday 28 September, 12pm – 2pm – https://liveslivedwell-org-au.zoom.us/j/83621395352
Lives Lived Well recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the original inhabitants of the land now known as Australia and their continuing connection to land, air and sea. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands across which we work and live, and pay our respects to elders, past and present.
Lives Lived Well celebrates diversity and is committed to providing inclusive services and workplaces. Everyone has the right to live well, with dignity and respect. We offer support to all people without judgment or discrimination.
