Defence Forces Families

Introduction

DF Families has been designed to provide support to spouses, partners and parent of Defence Forces Personnel stationed on island or serving on an overseas deployment. The site provides a wide range of resources, which includes information and guide on wellness, coping with deployments, links to useful services and contact information for the Personnel Support Service.

You play a special part in supporting Defence Forces (DF) Personnel and our operations both at home and overseas, so we want to support and acknowledge you too. We aim to provide all families with access to information and resources that relevant and useful as a valued person to the DF.

Who are we:

The Defence Forces recognise the important role families play in supporting our personnel and through the Personnel Support service (PSS) are committed helping you to help support your loved one.

It is our intent to make it easy for families to find information and access on services available to them and it is our hope that our DF Families will feel more connected and supported.

One of the most important people you can meet at your local barracks or base is the Personnel Support Service (PSS) Team. There will be at least one of these support staff in each Defence Forces location, who can assist you. The PSS consists of a combination of Personnel Support Officers and Social Workers who can provide assistance in the following areas:

• Family and relationship Issues
• Coping with deployments
• Health concerns including alcohol and mental health
• Work and Finance
• Information and referral

If you wish to speak to us click here to access our location list

If you feel uncomfortable using the services of the PSS, then we have compiled a list of commonly used services you can access. “Link to other family support information”