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  • Get support
    • What to expect
    • How to get support
    • Counselling
    • Treatment programs and workshops
    • Suicide intervention
    • Help for someone else
    • Peer program
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    • 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
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National schedule

Online (all states)
Session name Date Location Structure
Sleeping better 15-Jul Online Two day session (15 & 17 Jul, 12:00pm - 1:30pm)
Recovery from trauma 29-Jul Online Two day session (29 Jul & 5 Aug (1:00pm - 2:30pm)
Understanding anxiety 19-Aug Online Two day session (19 & 21 August (9:30am - 11:00am)
Sleeping better 26-Aug Online Two day session (26 & 28 August, 12:00pm - 1:30pm)
Recovery from trauma 12-Sep Online Two day session (12 & 19 September (1:00pm - 2:30pm)
Sleeping better 7-Oct Online Two day session (7 & 9 October, 12:00pm - 1:30pm)
Understanding anxiety 28-Oct Online Two day program (28 & 30 October, 9:30am – 11:00am)
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)
South Australia
Session name Date Location Structure
Understanding anxiety 30-Jul Playford Two day session (30 - 31 Jul, 9:00am - 5:00pm)
Managing pain 13-Aug Adelaide CBD Two day program (13 & 14 August, 9:00am – 5:00 pm)
Sleeping better 20-Aug Playford Two day program (20 & 21 August, 9:00am – 5:00 pm)
Understanding anxiety 9-Sep Riverland Two day program (9 & 10 September, 9:00am – 5:00 pm)
Beating the blues 23-Sep Daw Park Two day program (23 & 24 September, 9:00am – 5:00 pm)
1-2-3 Magic and Emotion Coaching 14-Oct Playford Three day program (14, 21 & 28 October, 10:00am – 12:00 pm)
Stepping out 22-Oct Mawson Lakes Two day program (22 & 23 October, 9:00am – 5:00 pm)
Managing anger 12-Nov Glandore 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)
South Queensland
Session name Date Location Structure
Managing anger 20-Aug Online Two-hour session (20 August, 1:30pm - 3:30pm)
Stepping out 11-Sep Ipswich Two day session (11 & 12 September, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Relaxation and stress management 16-Sep Mount Gravatt One day program (16 September, 9:30am – 4:00 pm)
Managing anger 15-Oct Online Two-hour session (15 October, 1:30pm - 3:30pm)
Fear-Less Triple P 29-Oct Ipswich One day session (29 October, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Stepping out 5-Nov Ipswich Two day session (5 & 6 November (9:30am - 4:30pm)
Tasmania
Session name Date Location Structure
Managing anger 31-Jul Hobart Two day program (31 Jul & 1 Aug, 9:30am – 4:00 pm)
Relaxation and stress management 19-Aug Hobart One day program (19 Aug, 9:30am – 4:00 pm)
Sleeping better 9-Sep Hobart Two day program (9 & 16 September, 9:30am – 4:00 pm)
Relaxation and stress management 28-Oct Devonport One day program (28 October, 9:30am – 4:00 pm)
Building better relationships 3-Dec Launceston Three day program (3 - 5 December, 9:30am – 4:00 pm)
Victoria
Session name Date Location Structure
Understanding anxiety 23-Jul Greensborough Two day program (23 - 24 July, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm)
Managing pain 24-Jul Frankston Two day program (24 - 25 May, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm)
Recovery from trauma 29-Jul Wodonga Two day program (29 - 30 July, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm)
Building better relationships 29-Jul Melbourne Three day program (29 - 31 July, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm)
Sleeping better 15-Aug Melbourne Two day session (15 & 22 August, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Relaxation and stress management 19-Aug Geelong One-day session (19 August, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Relaxation and stress management 27-Aug Frankston One-day session (27 August, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Stepping out 28-Aug Wodonga Two-day session (28 & 29 August, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Managing anger 2-Sep Melbourne Two-day session (2 & 3 September, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Understanding anxiety 4-Sep Geelong Two-day session (4 & 5 September, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Understanding anxiety 10-Sep Frankston Two-day session (10 & 11 September, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Relaxation and stress management 12-Sep Melbourne One-day session (12 September 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Managing pain 14-Oct Geelong Two-day session (14 & 15 October, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Understanding anxiety 16-Oct Melbourne Two-day session (16 & 17 October, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Managing anger 22-Oct Wodonga Two-day session (22 & 23 October, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
Recovery from trauma 28-Oct Melbourne Two-day session (28 & 29 October, 9:30am - 4:30pm)
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)
Western Australia
Session name Date Location Structure
Managing anger 24-Sep Perth Two day program (24 & 25 September, 9:30am – 4:300 pm)
Relaxation and stress management 16-Oct Perth One day program (16 October, 9:30am – 4:30 pm)
Stepping out 11-Nov Perth Two day program (11 & 12 November, 9:30am – 4:30 pm)
Building better relationships 25-Nov Perth Two day program (25 & 26 November, 9:30am – 4:30 pm)
Understanding anxiety 2-Dec Perth Two day program (2 & 4 December, 9:30am – 11:00am)

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

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