Helping teens with family separation.

In September, the national Child Support Agency (CSA) launched a guidebook containing information and resources to help teenagers cope with parental separation. The 45-page book Family separation: A guide for teens was developed after a number of organisations informed CSA of the particular need for a teen-oriented resource on this topic. According to Kids Help Line clinical supervisor Heath Christie, family relationship issues were the number one reason that young people contacted Kids Help Line in 2006. Family separation: A guide for teens is available both in hardcopy and online (Courier Mail, 27/09/07, p.9).