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We have a number of free products for families, which are available for order from the Defence Family Helpline on 1800 624 608.
Sapper Pat, Pepper Penguin or Tyler Turtle children’s books,
Related: Programs, products and resources for kids
Note: Having trouble viewing forms? See the Defence form trouble-shooting tips at the bottom of the page.
Emergency contact notification (AC989) to be sent to the National Coordination Welfare Centre before the ADF member goes on any deployment
Partner Employment Assistance Program (PEAP) Application Form
ADF Pay and Conditions Manual - Chapter 8, Part 2: 8.2.9 Emergency support
Partner employment assistance program (PEAP)
Information about conditions of service relating to member's dependants - Chapter 8: Members and their dependants
Summary of benefits a member with dependants may be eligible for within Australia - Chapter 8, Part 2: Summary of conditions assisting dependants with Australia
Definition of a dependant with special needs - Chapter 8, Part 6: Dependants with special needs
Support for dependants with special needs - Chapter 8, Part 6: Dependants with special needs
Assistance with children’s education - Chapter 15, Part 6: Education costs for children
Chapter 8, Part 5: Emergency Support for Families Scheme
Chapter 7, Part 5: Temporary accommodation allowance
Moving back to civilian life
Transition assistance - Chapter 2, Part 2: Leaving the ADF - Career Transitions Scheme
Recognition of dependants or partners
Dependant categories - Chapter 8, Part 1: Categories of member - dependants.
Definition of dependants, dependants with special needs, and interdependent partners - Chapter 1, Part 3, Division 2: Dependants and categorisation
Emergency and crisis support for families
Lateral recruits - family considerations
Support for lateral recruits
Considering 'going MWD(U)'?
For the parents of deployed personnel - The period leading up to your son or daughter's return from deployment is an emotional time. This handout provides some handy information to help you manage this time.
Relationship breakdown - Where to get advice, support and family and relationship counselling, and a rundown of applicable Defence administrative processes and entitlements.
Returning home from deployment when you’re a mum
Single parenting while your partner is deployed
Staying in touch with your child when you’re a deployed mum
Teenagers and alcohol - This handout provides some advice and resources for families wishing to find out more about how alcohol affects the teenaged brain.
Your family and the Australian Defence Force
Defence produces a variety of publications which may be of interest to Defence families.
The 2019 ADF Families Survey, focusing on absences and relocations, was administered by Defence in collaboration with Defence Families of Australia (DFA). The research program aims to provide Defence insight into the impact of ADF conditions of service on family members’ satisfaction with service life. It also measures family members’ satisfaction with family support services so that Defence can identify areas for targeted improvement.
The 2017 ADF Families Survey focused on partner employment and support services.
Defence Family Matters - DCO produces a free lifestyle magazine for Defence families, Defence Family Matters or DFM. In DFM you can find articles celebrating Defence families, advice and tips for dealing with common challenges like relocating and deployment, information on family support services available from Defence or the community, and news about changes in the Defence environment that might affect families.
Defence Family and Domestic Violence Strategy - The Defence Family and Domestic Violence Strategy 2017–2022 sets out the principles and strategies to support Defence personnel and their families who are affected by family and domestic violence. Targeted action plans will support the strategy and describe specific activities and initiatives to be undertaken by each Service and Group.
Service newspapers - Navy, Army and Air Force each publish newspapers every fortnight. These Service newspapers contain informative and entertaining material for both members and their families. Service newspapers are available to view online, or distributed free through member’s units. Alternatively, you can subscribe by calling 02 6265 1304 to have them home-delivered for a small fee.
Improving the Transition Experience - The Improving the Transition Experience report has been produced by the Transition Taskforce, co-chaired by Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) and the Department of Defence and is made up of current and former members of the Australian Defence Force as well as representatives from key areas within DVA, Defence and the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation. In May 2018, the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade resolved to inquire into and report on Transition from the ADF. DVA and Defence have made a joint submission to the Joint Standing Committee to be published on Parliament of Australia – Submissions received by the Committee DVA and Defence will review the findings and recommendations of the Parliamentary Inquiry and these, along with the Taskforce's report, will inform the way both departments improve the support services available to transitioning members and their families.
The Hamilton Report - The 1986 Hamilton report: Supporting Service Families, the first clear articulation of Defence family support that underpins DCO's work to this day.
Defence PDF form trouble-shooting tips
When trying to view PDF forms from the DCO website, you may get a message like the following:
This is a problem with the web browser you are using to try and view the form, not the PDF form itself. Some web browsers will not open smart forms directly. For a work around to this problem, please try the following:
Save the PDF to your computer:
Right click on the form hyperlink and choose 'Save link as' or 'Save target as'. Save it on your hard drive (we suggest saving the form somewhere it's easy to find like your 'My Documents' folder).
Find the PDF file where you've saved it on your hard drive. Right click on the file and choose 'Open with'--> 'Adobe Acrobat Reader'.
If you still get an error message you will need to download the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. Go to https://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/ and follow the instructions to download and install the latest version. Once you have downloaded and installed the latest version, try step 2 again. The form should now open correctly.
This method has been successfully tested to download and open all the forms on the DCO site.
Digital signatures within PDF forms will work only if you are accessing the form through a Defence terminal. If you are accessing the form at home or from a non-Defence terminal, please print the form and manually sign it.