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    • Transitioning from the ADF
    • Ex-serving
    • Partners
    • Family
    • Children
    • Parents of veterans
    • Siblings
    • Carers
    • Employers
    • Eligibility
    • Case studies
  • Get support
    • What to expect
    • How to get support
    • Counselling
    • Treatment programs and workshops
    • Suicide intervention
    • Help for someone else
    • Peer program
    • Crisis accommodation
    • Online Programs
    • Self-help tools
  • Signs & symptoms
    • Moral Injury
    • Stress
    • Relationship issues
    • Anxiety and fear
    • Depression and loneliness
    • Grief and loss
    • Trauma and PTSD
    • Pain
    • Anger and violence
    • Alcohol and substance use
    • Gambling and taking risks
    • Self-harm and suicide
    • Other mental health disorders
  • Living well
    • Life in COVID-19
    • Exercise
    • Be social
    • Rewarding activities
    • Connect with family
    • Build healthy relationships
    • Manage finances
    • Manage pain and injury
    • Sleep well
    • Eat well
    • Drink responsibly
    • Quit smoking
    • Thriving in civilian life
  • Resources
    • For health professionals
    • Professional development military awareness
    • Provider resources
    • Referral options
    • Self-help tools
    • Booklets
    • Factsheets
    • Videos
    • Audio
  • About
    • Contact us / feedback
    • Locations
    • News
    • Our story
    • Careers
    • Outreach Program
    • Governance
    • Model of Care

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Open Arms available day or night this holiday season

Our telephone line is available day or night throughout the holiday period, and staffed by mental health professionals who understand the veteran experience.

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Model of Care introduces an exciting new phase for veteran mental health support

Open Arms recently launched its Model of Care, a document that outlines what clients can expect when they reach out for support.

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Update regarding our counsellor network

Open Arms has a number of counsellors working in the community to make our military-aware support accessible nationwide. This group of mental health professionals, known as Outreach Program Counsellors (OPCs), play a critical role in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of our clients.

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Outreach Provider Counsellor Procurement

In planning for the future, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) identified the need to revise Outreach Provider Counsellor engagement arrangements.

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Tax Time Scam Awareness

Do you need to submit a tax return this year? If you do, make sure you lodge it with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) by 31 October 2023. While the ATO is busy processing returns, scammers are also keeping busy coming up with ways to con people out of their money.

Scammers are getting craftier every year. This financial year, be aware of scammers impersonating the ATO. Be aware of unsolicited emails and never click on links in emails or text messages.

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Open Arms staff member named Australian Social Worker of the Year

Karen Green has been supporting veterans and veteran families since she began working as a social worker in the 1990s.

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Important update for users of Open Arms Apps

As of 18 October 2023, Open Arms apps will no longer be available for download from the Apple or Google Play stores. However, tools from the apps have been migrated to the Self-help section of the Open Arms website.

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Vietnam Veterans Celebrated with Open Arms 40th Anniversary

Open Arms - Veterans and Families Counselling has provided mental health support to Australian Defence Force personnel and their immediate families for over 40 years.

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A service founded by Vietnam Veterans, now for all veterans and families

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