The Men and Family Relationships Service is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Family, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and provides services for Greek men and their families. This occurs on a number of levels including one to one relationship counselling, group education on men’s issues and community education on emerging needs.

Clients supported via the counselling service including first, second and third generation Greek speaking individuals. The counselling service is offered at head office in Brunswick with an outreach service, one day per week, in Oakleigh. The counselling service is a culturally and linguistically appropriate service providing the opportunity for men to address the many personal, relationship and family issues.

Some of the issues presented by men and their families included the following:

• Relationship issues
• Anger management
• Grief and Loss
• Domestic Violence
• Alcohol and Drug Abuse
• Ageing and impact on relationships
• Isolation
• Assistance with separation issues and access to children
• General Family Law
• Mental Health issues
• General health and well-being

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