Provides benefits, supports and services for veterans and their families.
Services include:
- Claims and compensation
- Pensions and payments
- Education schemes and payments
- Mental wellbeing
- Veteran Cards
- MyService
- Veterans' and Families Hub
- Veteran Employment Program
- Advocacy and advice
- Aged care services
- Defence service home loans and home insurance
- Social supports
Opening Doors Tech and Wellbeing Toolbox for Veterans aims to recruit, train and support Veterans to connect with relevant local services and support engagements with their local and wider communities.
It will help guide Veterans through transition to civilian life while building better digital literacy skills and knowledge to continue supporting Veterans and Ex Service Organisations. It is supported by the RSL SA/NT and facilitated by the Catalyst Foundation to support the Health and Wellbeing of Veterans and their Families.
Supports include:
- Education and training using digital devices for Veterans and their families.
- Increasing your confidence in using digital devices .
- Understanding e-safety and passwords.
- Using a MyGov account.
- Starting online shopping and banking.
- Connecting to social media, including Facebook.
- Sharing holiday photos with family.
- Becoming scam-aware and scam-safe.
- Supporting the upskill and training of Veteran mentors and volunteers.
Provides a supportive space for Veterans' and their families.
If you’re a current or former Australian Defence Force (ADF) member, including reservists, or a family member, carer, or someone supporting a veteran, you’re welcome at the Hub.
Supports include:
- Wellbeing support
- Social support
- Connections
Port Adelaide's ADF Veterans Program assists with the transition for ex-service men and women back to civilian life.
Drawing on the similarities of transitioning from high-performing environments, ex AFL-players and ADF veterans come together to re-identify a sense of purpose and community connection.
Supports include:
- Six week program.
- Challenges associated with transition, mental health, wellbeing and relationships.
- In addition to the six weeks, a number of events are delivered across the year with current and past program participants to promote ongoing connection and belonging.
The Defence Member and Family Helpline is the first point of call for Defence families seeking support, information or connection with their community.
The Helpline can provide assessment, assistance, advice or referral depending on the family's needs.
Services include:
- 24/7 helpline.
- Qualified professionals including social workers and psychologists.
- Help during a crisis.
- Support during deployment, posting or relocation.
- Referral to a Local Area Office.
- Connection with community groups and local area resources.
- Referral to a Education Liaison Officer.
- Support for partner employment.
- Assistance with children's childcare or education.
- Assistance for families with special needs.
- Access to transition coaching.
- Counselling for personal, relationship and family problems.
Defence Service Homes Insurance Scheme (DSH Insurance) provides home building insurance to all current and former members of the ADF with at least one day of service.
If you have served in the ADF or you are the widow/widower of someone who has, you are eligible to access home building insurance underwritten by DSH Insurance.
Services include:
- Flood, fusion and accidental damage cover as standard.
- No excess other than for earthquakes and some accidental damage claims.
- Flexible payment options.
- Economical premiums.
The Legacy Club of South Australia and Broken Hill is dedicated to caring for the families of deceased and seriously injured veterans.
The Legacy Vision is that no dependant of a veteran suffers financial or social disadvantage as a result of their loved ones’ death or injury from service is upheld.
Services include:
- Advocates to ensure beneficiaries receive government benefits or pensions they are entitled to.
- Social connection services.
- Assistance with children’s education and development.
Open Arms Veterans & Family Counselling provides mental health and wellbeing support for Australian veterans and their families.
They specialise in providing free and confidential face-to-face, telephone and online counselling, group programs and peer support.
Services include:
- Counselling.
- Peer support.
- Mental health training programs.
- Group treatment programs and workshops.
- Suicide prevention and resilience training.
Stepping Out free 2 day workshop is designed specifically for ADF personnel transitioning to civilian life.
Stepping Out workshops are designed to help transitioning members plan their successful transition alongside other transitioning members and their families.
Supports include:
- Finding a new job outside defence.
- Adapting to civilian employment.
- Integrating into a new community.
- Navigating a different medical system.
- Finding appropriate housing.
- Enrolling kids in a new school.
- Establishing a different family dynamic.
- Creating a new social network.