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Please find below background information about Family Relationship Services Australia (FRSA) and the family relationship sector.

 About Us

Family Relationship Services Australia (FRSA) is the national peak body for family relationship services. Together with our member organisations, we work to promote family and individual wellbeing. FRSA member organisations deliver professional, quality assured family and relationship services across Australia.  Our membership includes faith-based and secular organisations, ranging in size and scope from small local community organisations to large state-wide and national service providers.  The diversity of our membership network is a strength, reflecting the diversity of families and communities in contemporary Australian society.                               

Family Relationship Services Program (FRSP)                                                                                                           

To be eligible for full membership of FRSA an organisation must be receiving Federal Government funding through the Family Relationship Services Program (FRSP).  This program is administered by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) and jointly funded by FaHCSIA and the Attorney-General’s Department (AGD).  The program currently funds 105 organisations to deliver services in more than 400 locations across Australia, including:

  • Family Relationship Centres (FRCs) 
  • Post Separation Services:
    • Family Dispute Resolution 
    • Family Relationship Counselling (also referred to as Family Counselling)  
    • Children's Contact Services 
    • Parenting Orders Program 
    • Post Separation Cooperative Parenting 
  • Early Intervention Programs:
    • Family Relationship Counselling 
    • Adolescent Mediation and Family Therapy
    • Family Relationship Services for Families in Special Circumstances 
    • Family Relationships Education and Skills Training
    • Family Relationship Services for Carers
    • Family Relationship Services for Humanitarian Entrants  
    • Men and Family Relationship Services 
    • Mensline Australia 
    • Specialised Family Violence Services

More information on these service types is provided in the FRSA Services Directory.  The Commonwealth Government website Family Relationships Online also has a directory of services and information on service types. 

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