Community wellbeing events
The Orange Door
Our school cares about the safety and wellbeing of our students and their families.
Sometimes things at home or in a relationship are not OK or families can be worried about the wellbeing of their children or young people.
The Orange Door can help you to get the support you need, quickly and easily. It’s free and you don’t need a referral.
The Orange Door can help families. They provide support for concerns with parenting, relationships, and family violence.
The Orange Door is a free intake and assessment service for:
- families requiring support for their child or young person’s wellbeing or development
- families needing parenting support
- young, isolated, or unsupported families
- individuals and families experiencing family violence
- adults using family violence
- young people using violence in the home.
If you contact The Orange Door, they can help by:
- working with you to identify the help and support you need
- supporting you with the wellbeing and development of your child or young person
- helping you make a safety plan if someone is making you feel unsafe
- connecting you to services that can help like counselling, accommodation, mental health and drug and alcohol services, parenting support groups, services for children, financial help, or legal assistance
- supporting you to access funding for basic living expenses and some other costs
- supporting you to change abusive or controlling behaviour.
How schools connect with The Orange Door
Our school might talk to a student and/or their family about The Orange Door. We might encourage them to contact their local Orange Door to get advice and help if needed.
Ideally, a student and/or their family will get in touch with The Orange Door to seek advice and support.
Sometimes, schools might make a referral to The Orange Door without the student or their family’s knowledge or consent. Schools will do this if:
- informing a student and/or family increases the risk to their safety or wellbeing
- not linking a student to support increases the risk of their safety and wellbeing.
Croydon - The Orange Door
Location
4-16 Devon St, Croydon VIC 3136
Phone
Opening hours
Mon-Fri: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Understanding and supporting students who experience ‘school can’t’
Next date: Tuesday, 12 May 2026 | 07:00 PM to 08:30 PM
Join us for a supportive webinar designed to equip you with the confidence, knowledge and practical tools needed to understand and support students who experience 'School Can't'.
Hear from School Can’t Australia about:
- Identifying early signs of distress.
- Why we need to reframe School Refusal as School Can’t.
- How to support your child / teen when they are distressed about attending school.
- Learn about common stressors and the autonomic nervous system.
- The relationship between chronic stress and wellbeing.
- Looking after yourself as a parent / carer.
*This session will be recorded and available to everyone who registers, for a limited time.
Session details
- Date: Tuesday 12 May
- Time: 7pm to 8.30pm
- Venue: online
- Bookings are essential
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UJ9kDmNaQ_aKdthrblNCqA