The NALAG Centre for Loss & Grief Dubbo was established in 1992 following donation of a building by the Citizen's Radio Emergency Service Team (CREST). The NALAG Centre in Dubbo is the Head Office for the NALAG (NSW) Inc Association. Currently funded by the NSW Health Drug and Alcohol, the Centre has 2 fulltime and 2 part time staff together with 60 dedicated volunteers.

Our Grief Support Services 

The NALAG Centre for Loss and Grief provides free individual face to face grief support by trained volunteers for adults and children who are grieving following a loss. In certain circumstances we can also offer individual face to face grief counselling by a registered psychologist. Appointments are essential and are by prior arrangement only. The NALAG Centre is not a crisis centre and all emergencies should be directed to the appropriate agency or to the outpatient unit of your local Hospital.

The NALAG Centre outreaches to Wellington, Narromine, Coonabarabran, Trangie, Nyngan, Parkes, Forbes and Gilgandra where possible.

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Grief Support Volunteering - Give the Gift of Time

Are you looking for a way to give back to your community? Interested in becoming a NALAG Grief Support Volunteer?  This is a fantastic opportunity for you to learn new skills, receive quality education, training and support in return for  the donation of your time to those in need. If you would like more information on Volunteering for NALAG click here.

Seasons for Growth is a program which explores the effects of change, loss and grief for children, adolescents and adults. The program helps us to understand that life is always changing, that one follows the other and there are certain things we can do to accept and deal with “the seasons in our life”. Seasons for Growth is an educational program and not counselling. For more information on the Seasons for Growth Program please click here.

The Blue Healers is a program to help people manage depression, stress and anxiety and develop learning strategies for coping. The program runs for six weeks (one two hour session per week) and involves topics such as What is Depression, Stress and Anxiety, What about medications?, Exercise & Relaxation, Sleep & Diet,  Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) (or changing negative thinking), Problem Solving and Self Esteem. The Program is run in a group setting and is based on psycho-education not counseling. For more information on this program please contact us.