About Friends for Good

Friends for Good is a national not-for-profit organisation that is the first in Australia to focus specifically on loneliness and social isolation. Our core service is FriendLine, a free anonymous phone service for anyone in the community to connect and have a chat with a volunteer. We also raise awareness of loneliness in the community through events, conferences, training and community education. For more information about Friends for Good visit: https://friendsforgood.org.au/

Training with Friends for Good

Friends for Good is offering a series of training workshops throughout the year on a range of topics. This training aims to provide knowledge and resources to organisations and individuals on a variety of topics in order to build the capacity of those on the frontline who work with individuals experiencing loneliness, as well as policy makers and employers who may need additional skills in managing loneliness in the workplace or community more broadly. The workshops are designed to be interactive and give participants a chance to gain theoretical knowledge as well as engage in activities to apply this knowledge in a practical sense. Our facilitators are all mental health professionals with extensive experience and knowledge of loneliness.

Creating Connections

Creating quality connected relationships is a key protective factor against loneliness. This course is
for everyone and anyone who is wanting to learn skills and tools in how to create meaningful
and connected relationships.

• The impacts of Covid-19, working from home and mental and emotional
wellbeing
• Barriers to connection
• What is connection, why connection is so important and what it needs to flourish
• How to have meaningful conversations and reduce loneliness
• The value of reaching in and reaching out