Family Wellbeing & Transition Program
Supporting you and your child during your time in the hospital
Find us at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (NSW) and at The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne (VIC).
How it works
Redkite’s Family Wellbeing & Transition Coordinators are an extra source of support for you to lean on when you’re in the hospital with your child.
What can they help me with?
The services below are available as part of the Family Wellbeing and Transition Program. Hospitals can choose which services they would like, depending on their needs.
Information & Resources
Providing information & resources to help you navigate the new and complicated world of childhood cancer.
Accessing Support
Connecting you to the support services available for you and your family.
Wellbeing & Self Care
From having food for you in the family room to organising family morning teas, on-ward hairdressers, face painting, massages and more.
Story Beads Program
Starting with your child’s name, a bead is added to their string for each milestone to tell their story and share it with others.
The shock of hearing that your child is sick, particularly when the ‘cancer’ word is used, it was devastating … once the shock subsides then you start to think of the logistics … And then this lovely lady turns up with a parking voucher and a meal. The parent kitchen has food and is restocked every week. There’s a beading program, this week we have a hairdresser… it really makes a difference.
Our team
Redkite’s friendly Family Wellbeing & Transition Coordinators (FWTC) are there to help you with anything you may need during your time in the hospital.
A day in the life of a family wellbeing coordinator
Watch Jess as she talks about the work she does for families and what it’s like to help them during their time in the hospital.
Thank you to the Alternative Future Foundation for making this video possible.
New Caledonian Families
Redkite supports families from French-speaking New Caledonia on-ward at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. Our Family Wellbeing & Transition Coordinators speak French and coordinate support with the help of French-speaking volunteers.
Request information And support
We’re ready to help. Please call us on 1800 REDKITE (Mon – Fri 9am – 7pm AEST), or fill out the form below.
