1300 727 957
Is your family being affected by drugs or alcohol? We can help.
The misuse of drugs or alcohol in the home can have an impact on children.
Our Kids in Focus program works with families who have children to bring about balance in the home towards reducing this impact.
We help parents affected by alcohol or drug misuse so that they feel supported and are better able to cope with the stress and difficulties of family life.
We work in partnership with other service providers, such as the Benevolent Society Early Years Centre and Wesley Mission Queensland, to deliver the program.
What does it involve?
The program helps with:
- family relationships and parenting skills
- supporting children to engage in social activities
- facilitating access to children’s services such as child care, playgroups and parent-child programs
- counselling and other supports to reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect
- information about treatment options for drugs and alcohol misuse.
We also run a series of support groups for parents to give them an opportunity to meet and interact with other parents in early recovery.
FAQs about Kids in Focus
You don’t need a GP referral. You can self-refer through our website here. If you have limited access to the internet or would prefer to speak to us to request a referral, please phone the Contact Team on 1300 727 957.
We also accept online provider referrals from other health professionals, services and community and government organisations or they can fax referrals to 07 5546 8223.
For further questions about our programs, view our FAQs page here or you can contact us on 1300 727 957.
Services provided by our Kids in Focus program are free of charge.
Kids in Focus is a mobile program, offered through a number of agencies based on the Gold Coast, including our Gold Coast service at 191 West Burleigh Road, Burleigh Heads.
