Welcome to MacKillop Seasons

MacKillop Seasons evidence-based programs build knowledge and capacity of professionals to provide a safe space for children, young people and adults to learn knowledge, skills and attitudes to understand and respond to experiences of change, loss and grief. We help build the wellbeing and resilience of schools and communities following adversity.

Programs and Services

Children and Young People's Program

Seasons for Growth Children & Young People's program

Empowering children and young people with the skills to strengthen their emotional wellbeing and resilience following experiences of change, loss and grief.

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Adult's program

Stormbirds

Helping children and young people learn how natural disasters impact their lives and teaching them skills to adapt and recover.

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Seasons for Healing program

Seasons for Healing

Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults to manage complex experiences of grief, loss and change.

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Knowing there are people who continue to support them beyond the immediate crisis is critical for developing resilience and feeling positive about the future.

Professor Anne Graham AO, Director of the Centre for Children and Young People, Southern Cross University

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Programs

Learn about our programs that support children, young people and adults to process their experiences of change and loss in a safe space.

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Resources

Purchase our training resources and access free resources that promote strategies to respond well to change, loss and grief.

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Facilitate our programs

Find out how you can facilitate our MacKillop Seasons programs to support children, young people and adults respond well to change, loss and grief.

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MacKillop Family Services acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s First Peoples and as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live, work and play. We pay our deep respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and acknowledge all Aboriginal children, young people, families and staff who are a part of MacKillop Seasons, and our parent organisation, MacKillop Family Services. We embrace and commit to the spirit and work of self-determination and reconciliation.