Family Drug Support

07/09/2026

Our NSW and ACT Manager, Lucinda, was honoured to attend the Harm Reduction Saves Lives Parliamentary Breakfast hosted by Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League - AIVL this morning in Canberra. A big thank you to all the speakers including Selina Walker - Emerging Ngunnawal Elder, Jane Dicka - AIVL President, The Hon. Emma McBride MP, Renee Coffey - Federal Member for Griffith and Co-Chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Ending HIV, and Viral Hepatitis, David Shoebridge - Federal Senator for NSW, and Chris Gough - AIVL Board Member and Executive Director of Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation & Advocacy CAHMA and The Connection

21/07/2026

Today we remember people whose lives have been lost directly or indirectly to drugs or alcohol.
Please join us in remembering the sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, partners, family members and friends who are no longer with us.

16/07/2026

Stepping Stones is a free, four-day program for family members, partners and friends affected by someone else's alcohol or drug use.
Submit an expression of interest here:
https://www.fds.org.au/component/rsform/form/11-stepping-stones-expression-of-interest?Itemid=403

29/06/2026

Family Drug Support would like to thank Commissioner Ivan Frkovic Queensland Mental Health Commission for your support and wish you all the best for your future endeavours.

09/06/2026

Places are still available in next weekend's Sunshine Coast Stepping Stones course:

20 - 21 June & 27 -28 June 2026 (all 4 Days)

Submit your interest or learn more via our website: https://www.fds.org.au/meetings-events/courses-workshops/stepping-stones

Supporting someone with alcohol or other drug use can feel overwhelming.

Our award-winning Stepping Stones course helps families - parents, partners, adult children, siblings and friends - build practical skills, find support and feel less alone. 💙

Delivered over two weekends, the program helps participants:
• understand alcohol and other drug use
• communicate more effectively
• set workable boundaries
• reduce stress and improve wellbeing
• connect with others who understand

You don’t have to navigate this on your own.

Upcoming Queensland courses:
📍 Woombye (Sunshine Coast): 20-21 + 27-28 June
📍 Nundah (Brisbane): 4-5 + 11-12 July
📍 Cairns (FNQ): 1-2 + 8-9 August

To register or learn more:
🌐 www.fds.org.au

📧 [email protected]
📞 1300 368 186

01/06/2026

Concerned about drugs or alcohol use in your family?

We have a few places remaining in our upcoming ACT Stepping Stones Course..

Denman, ACT dates:
Sat 27 - Sun 28 June & Sat 4 - Sun 5 July 2026 (all 4 days)

Submit an Expression of Interest here: https://tinyurl.com/346mrc4h

Stepping Stones is our award winning course for family and friends supporting someone with drug and/or alcohol problems.

It is a two-weekend program designed to give families the information and support they need to improve family relationships and survive the journey intact.
The goal is to turn crisis into coping and help you change and regain your own life.

Further information on Stepping Stones and our other support options can be found on our website https://fds.org.au

29/05/2026

FDS State Manager, Anna Daglish, had the exciting opportunity this week to speak at Queensland Mental Health Commission's 'Leading Reform Summit' as part of a panel to represent families and carers.

The summit brought together leaders in Queensland’s mental health, alcohol and other drugs, and su***de prevention sectors with the aim to develop solutions to problems, introduce new strategies, fuel collaboration and harness the collective knowledge of sector leaders in driving the reform agenda forward.

29/05/2026

Concerned about drugs or alcohol use in your family?

We have a few places remaining in our upcoming GEELONG VIC Stepping Stones Course.. and registrations are open for ACT and QLD too.

Geelong dates:
Sat 6 - Sun 7 & Sat 20 - Sun 21 June 2026 (all 4 days)

Submit an Expression of Interest here: https://tinyurl.com/346mrc4h

Stepping Stones is our award winning course for family and friends supporting someone with drug and/or alcohol problems.

It is a two-weekend program designed to give families the information and support they need to improve family relationships and survive the journey intact.
The goal is to turn crisis into coping and help you change and regain your own life.

Further information on Stepping Stones and our other support options can be found on our website https://fds.org.au