Family Drug Support

Family Drug Support (FDS) provides support to families and friends affected by alcohol and other drug issues:

24/7 Telephone Support Line: 1300 368 186

Family Drug Support provides a national twenty-four-hour, seven-day-a-week telephone helpline for family members & friends of people with alcohol or other drug issues.

Support Meetings

Non-religious, open meetings for family members and friends affected by drugs and alcohol. Open to anyone and providing opportunities to talk and listen to others in a non-judgemental, safe environment.

Stepping Stones

An intensive short course for family members and friends who are supporting someone with drug and/or alcohol problems.

The course brings people together with similar challenges and enables participants to find new ways of coping.

Stepping Forward

A short course that provides clear and practical information and a safe place to share and feel supported for family members and friends of people with alcohol and/or other drug problems.

A series of educational and interactive sessions covering drug and alcohol related topics such as:

• Families’ stages of change;
• Effective communication;
• Alcohol & other drugs information;
• Drug & alcohol treatment options;
• Setting workable boundaries;
• Dealing with conflict; and
• Families & Ice.

You can attend one or multiple of sessions.

1 to 1 Support Session

By request, one-off call for family members and friends to gain support. This may include bereavement support for families of those lost to drugs or alcohol.