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| Dads@Lifeline (Formerly known as the Lone Fathers Family Support Service) |
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| Dads@Lifeline supports fathers and their children after separation and/or bereavement. The service has been in operation for over 20 years and provides a relevant, specialised service that is in high demand. Dads@Lifeline is funded by the Department for Communitites and tops-up that funding by charging fees on a sliding scale (according to income). |
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Counselling and support for separated and bereaved fathers and their children; | ||
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Family Law and Child Support information and assistance (not legal advice); | ||
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Information on self-care after separation, the family law system and child support. Surviving Separation’ is a three part series of booklets produced by the Dads@Lifeline (Lifeline WA) team between 2006 and 2008 for separated fathers. The three parts are as follows:
Each part is available for purchase from Dads@Lifeline at a cost of $10 each or $25 for the complete series |
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| In a twelve-month period, Dads@Lifeline assists approximately 300 separated fathers and their children, and provides over 1,000 counselling and telephone support sessions. Dads@Lifeline is a for any separated or bereaved father with dependent children: contact dads, residential dads, shared parenting or bereaved dads - and their children - or any dad who is trying to get contact with his children or improve his contact arrangements. The service is located at Lifeline WA, 57 Murray St Perth. For more information on Dads@Lifeline you can: |
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Visit the Dads@Lifeline Parenting Pages | ||
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Emailing
dads@lifelinewa.org.au |
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Calling 9261 4451 and speak to the Client Services Coordinator | ||
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Other information: In 2003 Dads@Lifeline participated in the Fatherhood Social Research Project ‘Being Dad to a Child Under Two’ . If you would like to download the final report please select the project name.
This project was supported by the Department for Communities (Communities). Communities informs the development of social policy, advocating on behalf of Western Australian children, parents and their families, young people, seniors, women, carers, volunteers and non-government organisations. Communities is also responsible for the delivery of programs and services to support and strengthen Western Australia’s diverse communities. This includes administering WA’s child care regulatory framework and, through the Child Care Licensing and Standards Unit, managing the licensing and compliance of some 1 500 child care services throughout WA. The department also administers the Best Start Program for Aboriginal families and children aged 0 – 5 years. Communities provides a number of information and support services, including the seniors Card Program, the Seniors’ Information Service, the Woman’s Information Services, and the Parenting WA, which provides state-wide and locally-based services for parents, careers and those who support them. Services include the Parenting WA Line and the Parenting WA Library. Communities also administers the State Government’s $114 m Redress WA Scheme. For further information about Communities’ board and diverse range of community-based initiatives, visit www.communities.wa.gov.au.
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