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  • Who we help
    • Current serving
    • 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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Online mental health workshops for veteran families and carers

Veteran families and carers can now access free online workshops to support them when supporting someone experiencing suicidal distress or bereaved by suicide.


PTSD Coach Australia app

This app was designed specifically for ex and current-serving ADF personnel to learn about and manage symptoms that can occur after trauma.


What 'square away' means to Kate

‘Square Away’ is a familiar term to current serving members of the Australian Defence Force, and for many it remains meaningful when they return to civilian life. As the daughter of a Vietnam War veteran and spouse of an army veteran, Kate explains what it means to her.


Open Arms staff member named Australian Social Worker of the Year


Complex cases

Veterans commonly present with comorbid disorders and complex needs that require careful treatment planning.


Treatment programs and workshops

Open Arms range of group activities includes both face to face group treatment programs and online groups.


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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