support for families and friends

04/03/2026

supporting a young person through tough times can be tricky.

There’s no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to supporting the young people in your life.

At headspace Albury Wodonga, we understand that supporting a young person through their mental health journey can bring with it a range of challenges, and can be taxing on your own wellbeing, too.

So we thought we’d collate some resources to help you out!

At headspace Albury Wodonga, "family" can mean something different for everyone.

Family might be parents, carers, siblings, grandparents, chosen family, or other people who matter in your life.

We see family and other caregivers as an important part of a young person's circle of care; supporting connection, belonging and feeling understood, if and when they want family and friends to be involved. Family is also a key part of the headspace model, meaning that we recognise that young people and their families are experts in their own lives, and have the right to be involved in decisions that affect them.

At headspace Albury Wodonga, this can look like:

inviting your family to share feedback about their experience with our centres by completing this form.
staying connected by following our socials and checking our website for opportunities like peer groups, family information sessions, supporting events and fundraisers, and representing family voices within headspace.

If you are a family or friend supporting a young person through their wellbeing journey and would like to learn more or get involved, you're very welcome to reach out to headspaceengagement@gatewayhealth.org.au

Helpful webpages

headspace National resources for Families and Friends

An overview of mental health

How to support a family member

7 ways to support a young person's healthy headspace

Online community for Families and Friends

Supporting a young person's sexuality and sexual identity

Supporting a young person through major life transitions

Resources for health professionals

Handy resource sheets

Click the images to find out more.

LGBTQIASB+ supports

The headspace Albury Wodonga and headspace Wangaratta Youth Pride Coordinator can support with navigating and accessing resources, as well as supporting young LGBTQIASB+ young people find social connection opportunities such as Qrew.

Please know that they cannot provide therapeutic support (but they can point you in the right direction).

To chat to our Youth Pride Coordinator, you can email them, or book a video call for a discussion.

Resources for multicultural families and friends

Our Cultural Connections Coordinator, Ruby, ensures the cultural safety and inclusiveness of our local headspace centres by engaging with culturally-and-linguistically-diverse-focused groups and organisations throughout our communities.

If you are wanting to chat to Ruby, please fill out this form.

If you would like to access translated resources, please click here.