Crisis Support Services

Chaplaincy Australia can provide you or your organisation with essential crisis support services. If you have recently experienced or are currently facing a crisis, be it through tragedy or unexpected natural disaster our Chaplains and Chaplaincy Team members are prepared to work through the pressing practical and care needs at hand. Including trauma counselling.

For Crisis Care support contact: 

Your local Church

Your CA State Office

Current Information - coming soon....

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Information from past few months of disaster response

Chaplaincy Australia in partnership with Chaplaincy New Zealand have deployed 3 Chaplaincy Teams to Christchurch. Team 3 is currently in Christchurch. 

135 CA Chaplains have been deployed to various disasters over the past few months. 

Great to hear of the support ACC Churches are providing to their local communities. One ACC Church has been providing food and accommodation to more than 200 people.

Craig Maher twitter updates:

Chaplaincy Australia has been asked by the QLD ACC Exec to begin prep to send chaplains to Nth Qld - we urgently need funds please give @craigmaher on Twitter
Crisis-care chaplains here to help | Ipswich News | Local News in Ipswich | Ipswich Queensland Times http://t.co/9kJMt7S @craigmaher on Twitter
Preaching @ ImagineNations Church Penrith 9:30am this Sunday - expectant!
@craigmaher on Twitter

‎1st Deployment of Chaplains concludes tomorrow - next deployment of 13 NSW & 5 Victorian Chaplains heads to the Lockyer Monday.
@craigmaher on Twitter
Lockyer Valley Chaplaincy Team spent part of the day with Opposition Leader Tony Abbott - who was incredibly impressed with our ministry
@craigmaher on Twitter

(Mel Ashby - Great day of ministry as we finalized our time in Murphys Creek. We spent time with Tony Abbott he thanked Chaplaincy Australia for responding so quickly and asked lots of questions about CA. He left us feeling very encouraged)
Team identified man of high suicide risk today. They were able to refer and gain assistance from mental health service & he's now cared for.@craigmaher on Twitter

Heading back to Lockyer Valley after amazing morning at ImagineNations Church Penrith. So thankful for our chaplaincy team in the Lockyer.@craigmaher on Twitter
Our chaplains getting ready to deploy across towns of the Lockyer Valley - proud of them! @craigmaher on Twitter

Team also assisting SES Fire Health Army workers to deal with what they have seen - so proud emergency service workers @craigmaher on Twitter

Chap. Tanya Byers - a children specialist - working with lots of kids @ Murphy's Creek Recovery Centre - thru play drawing many share trauma. @craigmaher on Twitter
Preaching @ ImagineNations Church Penrith 9:30am Family Service this Sunday then heading back to Lockyer Valley Sunday arvo. Expectant!! @craigmaher on Twitter

Our Chaplaincy Team at Gattan was interviewed by 7:30 Reportthid morning story will be on ABC Monday night nationally - great exposure 4 CA. @craigmaher on Twitter
So proud of our Chaplains - TV & radio media doing a story on our teams effective care tomorrow: Others that's the key - caring 4 others. @craigmaher on Twitter

Our Crisis Chaplaincy Team did incredible work today literally ministered to several hundred people - were there to support as bodies found. @craigmaher on Twitter

Chaplains help in Lockyer Valley | Toowoomba News | Local News in Toowoomba | Toowoomba Chronicle http://t.co/DMM3uEO via @AddThis
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So proud of our Chap Aust Team. Joined by 5 VIC Chaps tonight now making 18 on the ground. So thankful 4 Spring Street CC - care outstanding
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So thankful for Federal MP @Scott Buchholtz - Member for Wright - arranged Virgin Blue to provide free NSW & VIC Team airfares - amazing man @craigmaher on Twitter
Community support has been outstanding with literally thousands of volunteers helping clean up - massive task still to go. @craigmaher on Twitter
Team ministered to a number of families who have lost loved ones and some for they are still missing - many heart breaking stories. @craigmaher on Twitter
Interviewed by Channel 7 News, local papers & many radio station - wonderful support for our chaplaincy team to be here to defuse trauma. @craigmaher on Twitter
NSW Chaplains ministered to many people in Murphy's Creek, Postman's Ridge Helidon & Withcot today. Devastation of floods wide spread. @craigmaher on Twitter
‎12 of our wonderful Disaster Response Chaplains plus myself are heading to Brisbane then to Toowoomba tomorrow morning - this deployment will be for 11 nights. Mark Bateman driving transporter up tonight as well. Appreciate all prayer support for our team.@craigmaher on Twitter