New services for Pittwater, Epping and Ryde locals are now available with the launch of the Community Builders program.

Relationships Australia NSW recently hosted an event for Law Week at Mount Druitt, focused on “The Law and Your Community”. The event was attended by community leaders, representatives and specialists to discuss key aspects of the law relevant to their communities.

The conflicts that sometimes arise among migrant families after they settle in Australia were discussed during a Q&A-style panel at Parliament House Theatrette in early May. The Forum was hosted by Relationships Australia NSW, the Ethnic Communities’ Council of NSW and the City of Sydney Council.

Relationships Australia NSW are now working with the Aboriginal Child, Family and Community Care NSW Secretariat to recruit five Aboriginal cadets in 2012. The cadets will be employed in counselling, administration and family support roles.

Current research shows that carers and loved ones of people with depression can themselves be at risk of developing mental illness. Support for these people is now at hand with a new program available in the Hunter and Central Coast areas, which cares for the carers.