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    • Parents of veterans
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    • Carers
    • Employers
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    • Case studies
  • Get support
    • What to expect
    • How to get support
    • Counselling
    • Treatment programs and workshops
    • Suicide intervention
    • Help for someone else
    • Community and Peer Program
    • 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
    • Apps and online resources
  • About
    • Contact us / feedback
    • Locations
    • Our Model of Care
    • News
    • Our story
    • Careers
    • Outreach Program
    • Governance

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National schedule

Online (all states)
Session name Date Location Structure
Managing anger 12-Nov Online Two-hour session (12 November, 1:00pm - 3:00pm)
Sleeping better 18-Nov Online Two day session (18 & 20 November, 12:00pm - 1:30pm)
Recovery from trauma 20-Nov Online Two day session (20 & 27 November (1:00pm - 2:30pm)
Understanding anxiety 2-Dec Online Two day program (2 & 4 December, 9:30am – 11:00am)
Sleeping better 17-Feb Online (Microsoft Teams) Two day session (17 & 19 February, 12:00pm – 1:30 pm SA time)
Sleeping better 12-May Online (Microsoft Teams) Two day session (12 & 14 May, 12:00pm – 1:30 pm SA time)
Sleeping better 26-May Online (Microsoft Teams) 6 x90 minute sessions (26 May, 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 June, 6:00pm – 7:30 pm SA time)
South Australia
Session name Date Location Structure
Managing anger 12-Nov Daw Park Two day program (12 & 13 November, 9:00am – 5:00 pm)
Relaxation and stress management 26-Nov Playford One day session (26 November, 9:00am - 5:00pm)
Relaxation and stress management 10-Feb Playford One-day session (10 February, 9:00am - 5:00pm)
Building better relationships 21-Feb TBC (Playford or Mawson Lakes) Two-day session 21 & 22 February, 9:00am - 5:00pm)
Recovery from trauma 15-Apr Playford Two-day session (15 & 16 April, 9:00am - 5:00pm)
1-2-3 Magic and Emotion Coaching 29-Apr Playford Three-day session (29 April, 6 & 13 May, 10:00am - 1:00pm)
Stepping out 27-May Playford Two-day session (27 & 28 May, 9:00am - 5:00pm)
Understanding anxiety 3-Jun Adelaide CBD Two-day session (3 & 4 June, 9:00am - 5:00pm)
Managing anger 17-Jun Playford Two-day session (17 & 18 June, 9:00am - 5:00pm)
South Queensland
Session name Date Location Structure
Stepping out 5-Nov Ipswich Two day session (5 & 6 November (9:30am - 4:30pm)
Managing anger 18-Nov Ipswich Two day program (18 & 19 November, 9:30am – 4:30pm)
Relaxation and stress management 20-Nov Sunshine Coast One day session (20 November, 10:00am - 4:00pm)
North Queensland
Session name Date Location Structure
Relaxation and stress management 14-Nov Cairns One day program (14 November 2025 in Cairns 9.00am-3.30pm)
Tasmania
Session name Date Location Structure
Building better relationships 3-Dec Devonport Three day program (3 - 5 December, 9:30am – 4:00 pm)
Victoria
Session name Date Location Structure
Stepping out 19-Nov Melbourne Two-day session (19 & 20 November, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Relaxation and stress management 21-Nov Wodonga One-day session (21 November, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Building better relationships 25-Nov Melbourne Three-day session (25-27 November, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Beating the blues 2-Dec Melbourne Two-day session (2 & 3 December, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Understanding anxiety 4-Dec Wodonga Two-day session (4 & 5 December, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Managing pain 10-Dec Melbourne Two-day session (10 & 11 December, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Understanding anxiety 12-Feb Geelong Two day program (12 & 13 February (9:30am - 4:30pm)
Recovery from trauma 18-Feb Melbourne Two-day session (18 & 19 February, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Recovery from trauma 4-Mar Wodonga Two-day session (4 & 5 March, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Relaxation and stress management 12-Mar Geelong One-day session (12 March, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Understanding anxiety 19-Mar Melbourne Two day program (19 & 20 March, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Relaxation and stress management 7-May Melbourne One-day session (7 May, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Managing anger 13-May Wodonga Two-day session (13 & 14 May, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Stepping out 28-May Melbourne Two-day session (28 & 29 May, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Beating the blues 11-Jun Geelong Two-day session (11 & 12 June, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Managing anger 17-Jun Melbourne Two-day session (16 & 17 June, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Building better relationships 21-Jul Melbourne Three-day session (21, 22 & 23 July, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Building better relationships 29-Jul Wodonga Three-day session (29, 30 & 31 July, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Western Australia
Session name Date Location Structure
Stepping out 18-Nov Perth Two day program (18 & 19 November, 9:30am – 4:30 pm)

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

Open Arms acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. We recognise and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the First Peoples of Australia and their continuing spiritual and cultural connection to land, sea and community.

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