Free counselling at Wingham Showground for people affected by bushfires
Free counselling and trauma support is available all day on Wednesday, January 22 at Wingham Showground for our bushfire affected community.
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A Lifeworks Mobile Support Centre van will be on-site and offers in-person support including:
- Counselling support with an experienced senior clinician specialising in trauma and crisis counselling.
- Group clinical briefings about coping with immediate psychological impacts of bushfire threats.
- Remote access to telephonic and online counselling and support from the site, if face-to-face counselling is unavailable or inconvenient.
- Crisis and trauma support materials that visitors can take with them.
This service will be available to everyone, free of charge, including impacted community members, their families and emergency services personnel.
If you can't make it to Wingham Showground, Lifeworks have recently opened a national crisis line to offer emotional support. It is open 24/7 to everyone. Call 1300 361 008.