Aboriginal Specific Services

Mental Health Services

Moorditj Yarning

Phone: 1300 364 277

Moorditj Yarning is an Aboriginal specific program of Relationships Australia WA. Services include counselling; yarning around a broad range of issues, and other programs that the Aboriginal community identify as useful: women's art and craft groups, children's traditional and contemporary dance and men's group.

ARBOR (Active Response Bereavement Outreach)

Phone: 9263 215 or 9263 2050
Address: Level 2, 23 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth or GPO Box C138, East Perth WA 6839
Email: arbor@anglicarewa.org.au
Visit ARBOR (external site) or Anglicare WA (external site)

Support service for people bereaved by suicide. Works closely with other support services. Home visits, volunteer peer support, short to medium term counselling, support groups, referral advice, support in schools and training establishments and support returning to work.

Monday to Friday 9.00am - 4.30 pm.

Eligibility: Metro area and bereaved by suicide.

Outcare

Phone: 6263 8622
Address: 27 Moore St, East Perth
Email: outcare@outcare.com.au

This service offers a case management model of service delivery advocating, assisting and supporting clients to successfully engage in the community and address issues and social exclusion factors that have often lead to the client's incarceration.

This service offers assistance with: accommodation, referrals, living skills, community liaison, advocacy, financial planning and budgets, DCP and child support advocacy, family matters, etc.

Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC)

Phone: 6330 5400
Fax: 6330 5449
Address: 227 Newcastle St, Northbridge
Email: rvoices.advocacy@whfs.org.au
Visit Women's Health & Family Services (external site)

Abuse and trauma counselling. Appointment required. Self-referrals are accepted. Ring first Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 4.00pm.

South Coastal Health and Community Services

Address: 4 Civic Boulevard, Rockingham
Phone: (08) 9550 0900
Email: admin@southcoastal.org.au

South Coastal Health and Community Services counsellors offer free or low cost counselling, therapeutic groups, and advocacy services to women experiencing:

• family and domestic violence
• perinatal mental health concerns
• general emotional health concerns.

Psychologists are also available for men, women and children wanting to access psychological services under a Mental Health Care Plan. An onsite crèche service is available and delivered by qualified Early Childhood Educators.

YORGUM Aboriginal Family Counselling Services

Phone: 9218 9477 or 1800 469 371
Address: 176 Wittenoom St, East Perth

• child sexual abuse therapeutic service
• counselling for Aboriginal children experiencing family violence service
• family violence counselling and advocacy service
• Link up program (stolen generation clients affected by past government removal policies and practices)
• Building Solid Families Program (mental health and youth)
• Bringing Them Home counsellors (stolen generations)
• Workforce support unit

Referrals appreciated. Ring first or drop in Monday to Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm.

Alcohol and Drug Services

Wungening Aboriginal Corporation (formerly Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Service)

Phone: 9221 1411
Address: 211 Royal St, East Perth
Email: website@wungening.com.au
Visit the Wungening Aboriginal Corporation website (external site).

Wungening Aboriginal Corporation work within a culturally secure model and offer treatments, education programs, yarning (counselling) and natural healing therapies:

• holistic assessment
• culturally appropriate counselling
• treatment planning
• medical withdrawal support
• residential rehabilitation referral
• youth and education programs
• family support services
• prison programs
• advocacy
• outreach treatment.

Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Program (Women's Health and Family Services)

Phone: 6330 5400
Fax: 6330 5499
Address: 227 Newcastle St, Northbridge
Email: ascott@whfs.org.au
Visit Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Program (external site)

Eligibility: Aboriginal women and family members including children, youth and partners.

Services include counselling, outreach, access to group and children's programs to women and their families who are impacted by their own or other family members drug and alcohol misuse.

Referral and access to government and non-government agencies including medical, domestic violence and parenting.

Please telephone for an appointment. Monday to Thursday, 9.00am - 4.30pm.

Alcohol and Drug Support Service

Jacaranda Community Centre

Phone: 9477 4346 or 9478 1219
Address: 146 Epsom Ave, Belmont; PO Box 142, Cloverdale 6895
Email: info@jacarandacc.org.au
Visit Jacaranda Community Centre (external site)

Provides a range of free programs for Indigenous people including drug and alcohol counselling on Friday by appointment. Please phone between 9.30am - 4.30pm for appointments and information.

Respites and Resource Centres

Karnany Aboriginal Centre

Phone: 9274 7929
Address: 25 Spring Park Rd, Midland
Visit Karnany Aboriginal Centre (external site)

A service of Swan Emergency Accommodation. Karnany is a resource centre providing services to both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people. Services include:

• Outreach location for Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Service (AADS).
• Outreach location for Street Doctor and associated medical and psychological services.
• Information and referrals.
• Emergency relief - (by appointment Tuesdays at 9.00am).
• Money Business - (financial literacy program).
• NPAH Housing Support - (referral from designated agencies only).
• Agent for NILS (No Interest Loan Scheme).

Snow Bennett Youth Service

Phone: 9274 1611
Address: 53 Great Northern Highway, Midland
Visit Snow Bennett Youth Service (external site)

A service of Swan Emergency Accommodation.

SBYS provides crisis accommodation and support to up to 6 young people (aged 15 to 25) who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The service also has a small number of transitional accommodation units for young people, usually once they have attained some independent living skills in the youth house.

The drug education program offers young people, who are residents of SBYS, support to address their drug and alcohol issues with a strong focus on health and harm minimisation.

South Coastal Babbingur Mia

The staff at Babbingur Mia, work together to support, women, children, new mums, mums to be, men (young and older) for good health, and social and emotional well-being. Babbingur Mia offer a friendly, flexible and supportive service for the Rockingham and Kwinana areas in the home and community.

Address: 61 Council Avenue, Rockingham
Phone: (08) 9550 0900
Fax: (08) 9591 1860
Email: admin@southcoastal.org.au

Respite

Aboriginal Family Respite Service

Phone 9206 6200
Email: afr@unitingcarewest.org.au or Michelle.albanese@unitingcarewest.org.au

Provides support to Aboriginal families who care for a family member with a mental illness by facilitating monthly respite days for the whole family. These days have a pampering, education and support focus.

Referrals are open to Aboriginal families who reside in the northern suburbs and the respite days are delivered from the UnitingCare West Merriwa Service Centre.

Help Lines (Phone services)

Alcohol and Drug Support Line (formerly the Alcohol and Drug Information Service/ADIS)

24 hour 7 days a week, statewide counselling, information, referral and support to anyone concerned about their own or another person's alcohol or drug use.

Phone: (08) 9442 5000 (metro callers) or 1800 198 024 (country callers)
Email: alcoholdrugsupport@mhc.wa.gov.au
Website: Mental Health Commission (external site)
Live chat: Visit Alcohol. Think Again. (external site) or Drug Aware (external site)

Parent and Family Drug Support Line (formerly the Parent Drug Information Service/PDIS)

24 hour 7 days a week, statewide counselling, information, referral and support for anyone concerned about a loved one's alcohol or drug use.

Phone: (08) 9442 5050 (metro callers) or 1800 653 203 (country callers)
Email: alcoholdrugsupport@mhc.wa.gov.au
Website: Mental Health Commission (external site)
Live chat: Visit Alcohol. Think Again. (external site) or Drug Aware (external site)

Working Away Alcohol and Drug Support Line

24 hour 7 days a week, statewide counselling, information and referral to support the health and wellbeing of working away from home communities including FIFO/fly-in-fly-out workers, their families and friends.

Phone: 1800 721 997 (country callers)
Email: workingaway@mhc.wa.gov.au
Website: Mental Health Commission (external site)
Live chat: Visit Alcohol. Think Again. (external site) or Drug Aware (external site)

Meth Helpline

24 hour 7 days a week, statewide counselling, information, referral and support to anyone concerned about their own or another person's methamphetamine use.

Phone: 1800 874 878
Email: alcoholdrugsupport@mhc.wa.gov.au
Website: Mental Health Commission (external site)
Live chat: Visit Alcohol. Think Again. (external site) or Drug Aware (external site)

YouthReach

Phone: Office - 9499 4274
Triage/Referrals - 1300 362 569 (local call rates for land line only)
Email: youthreachsouth@health.wa.gov.au

Specialist mental health counselling and therapy. Outreach service.

Eligibility: 13-24 years; Marginalised, homeless, disadvantaged.

Operates a joint Triage system with YouthLink Monday to Friday from 12.30pm.

Advocacy

First Nations Homelessness Project and Advocacy Service

The First Nations Homelessness Project and Advocacy Services (FNHPAS) aims to assist homeless Aboriginal people in Perth, Western Australia (WA) who are at risk of eviction from their home and/or at-risk children being removed from their parents. Services offered include:

• advocacy for families involved with child protection services
• advocacy for families in public and private housing rentals
• practical and psychosocial support and mediation.

FNHPAS is a volunteer-run service, including a psychosocial support team of counsellors, health practitioners, mentors, social workers, advocates and psychologist, providing a solutions-based approach to resolving issues for families with both the Department of Child Protection and Housing (Social Housing).

First Nations Homelessness Project
Ph: (08) 9272 8786
Mobile: 0449 655 282
Email: contact@firstnationahomelessnessproject.org

Youth Specific Services

Belmont Youth Services Centre

Phone: 9477 7141
Address: Youth Centre 275 Abernethy Rd, Belmont

The City of Belmont Youth Centre provides support for young people (aged 12 to 18) and their family members who live within, or go to school in the City of Belmont.

The Centre offers a variety of opportunities that encourage young people and their family members to access support from experienced professionals. These opportunities include: case management support, youth events, a Youth Advisory Committee, school holiday activities, after school activities and a drop in style games room.

'Drop in' at the Belmont Youth Centre is a fantastic place to shoot pool, slide the puck on the air hockey table, show off your table tennis skills, challenge your friends to a game of foosball, play the latest games on Playstation2 or XBox 360, watch movies on the big screen, grab something to eat, or just chat and hang out.

Drop in is open every afternoon after school, 3.00pm - 6.00pm, for young people aged 14 to 18, and is staffed by youth workers.

Billy Dower Youth Centre

Phone: 9550 3670
Address: 21 Dower St Mandurah
Email: bdyc@mandurah.wa.gov.au
Visit Billy Dower Youth Centre (external site)
Facebook: www.facebook.com/billydoweryouthcentre

City of Mandurah - Youth Development provides a number of activities, programs, events and services.

• Billy Dower Youth Centre:
• After school activities, Thursday 3.00pm - 8.00pm Friday 3.00pm-6.00pm
• Young women's program, Tuesday 3.00pm - 6.00pm
• Young men's program, 3.00pm - 6.00pm
• Boxing gym; school holiday programs
• Skate comps, urban art programs
• Junior Council, Teen Council
• Rooms and Bus Hire available.
• Challenger TAFE run courses and a number of other services operate from the centre. Check out the website or Facebook for updates.

Bilyidar Program (John Tonkin College)

Phone: 9586 9307
Address: Old Coast Plaza Shopping Centre (near Mandurah Skate Park); PO Box 684, Mandurah WA 6210
Visit Bilyidar Program (external site)

Alternative Education program for young people in the Peel area who are disengaged with school.

Students must want to complete Year 11 and 12 with an aim to either:

• get back into the main stream
• gain a pre apprenticeship
• get into TAFE
• graduate.

Eligibility: 16 to 17 years. Entry to the program depends on places being available.

Tuesday and Friday 8.30am - 12.30pm; Wednesday & Thursday 8.30am - 3.00pm.

David Wirrpanda Foundation

Phone: 9242 6700
Address: Cnr Oxford and Richmond St, Leederville WA 6007
Postal Address: PO Box 508 Subiaco WA 6904
Email: admin@dwf.org.au
Visit David Wirrpanda Foundation (external site)

Aims to improve life outcomes for Indigenous children and at risk youth by promoting strong role models and healthy life choices.

Programs include: Wirra Club, Troy Cook Health and Fitness, Deadly Sista Girlz Group, Plan 2day 4 2morrow and Deadly Culture.

Bookings required. Ring first or call in during open hours.

Fairbridge Inc Western Australia

Phone: 9531 1177
Address: South West Hwy, Pinjarra; PO Box 173, Pinjarra WA 6208
Visit Fairbridge (external site)

Fairbridge is a major youth charity based at a heritage-listed Fairbridge Village in Pinjarra Western Australia, 1 hour south from Perth city and 20 minutes east of Mandurah. Fairbridge provides a range of services for young people and has a partnership agreement with dozens of other youth organisations across Australia.

Fairbridge works with children with a disability, young people at risk, young people with drug problems, the unemployed, young people in our justice system, young people who are struggling with life, Aboriginal young people and refugees, through to gifted young people. Fairbridge helps young people reach their full potential and bring about long term positive sustainable change in their lives.

Fairbridge uses a holistic approach to working with young people and their families. Services provided range from mentoring, leadership development, life skills, accommodation, education, accredited training opportunities for young people within the Peel Region, employment opportunities and adventure camps.

Fairbridge can also provide accommodation, catering, program development support and activities to individuals and groups who wish to use our unique facilities.

Freedom Centre

Phone: 9228 0354
Address: 93 Brisbane St Northbridge Perth 6000
Email: info@freedom.org.au
Visit Freedom Centre (external site)

Monthly drop in sessions, in collaboration with Youthlink, aimed specifically at Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander young people (under 26) who are same sex attracted, and sex and/or gender diverse.

Third Thursday of each month, 5.00pm-8.00pm

The Freedom Centre has many weekly and monthly drop in sessions. Phone, email, drop in or check out the website for more information.

HALO (Hopes Aspirations Leadership Opportunities)

Phone: 9418 5228
Address: The Joe Cooper Recreation Centre, Falstaff Cres, Spearwood; PO Box 7011, Spearwood WA 6163

Visit HALO (external site)

Halo advances the hopes, aspirations and leadership opportunities for young Aboriginal men 15 - 25 years.

• The 'Coaching Young People for Success' program uses positive psychology for personal leadership development and goal setting.
• The day programme aims to reduce barriers to employment, build aspirations and provide opportunities to heal and strengthen social, cultural and emotional wellbeing.
• Certificate II in Community Services is delivered as HALO is now a Registered Training Organisation. Assessments for the Certificate are project based and wrap around cultural performances, trips and activities.
• HALO participants deliver cultural, dance performances and inspirational keynote speeches and workshops.
• Peer Mentors support all participants through their HALO journey and have come through the program themselves.
• Duke of Edinburgh Award.
• Boxing and fitness as well as health and cooking programs.
• Employability and social skills training.
• Team building and fun activities.
• Transport on the HALO bus in the South West metro area
• Lunch provided by our HALO cook daily.
• All uniforms provided.

Indigenous Youth Leadership Program (IYLP) - Secondary

Phone: 9259 5700
Fax: 9259 5733
Address: Unit 14, 16 Yampi Way Willetton
Email: info@madalah.com.au
Visit Indigenous Youth Leadership Program (external site)

Madalah Ltd provides scholarships for Indigenous secondary students at select high performing schools in Perth. Currently these schools are:

• Wesley
• Christchurch
• Aquinas
• Trinity
• Scotch
• Guildford
• Iona
• Perth College
• Methodist Ladies College
• St Brigid's
• St Mary's.

In 2012 we have over 120 Indigenous on students on IYLP scholarships at private schools in Perth.

Indigenous Youth Leadership Program (IYLP) Tertiary

Phone: 9259 5700
Fax: 9259 5733
Address: Unit 14, 16 Yampi Way Willetton
Email: info@madalah.com.au
Visit Indigenous Youth Leadership Program (external site)

Madalah Ltd provides scholarships for Indigenous tertiary (uni) students at universities all over Australia including Perth. In 2012 we have over 170 Indigenous students on IYLP scholarships.

Indigenous Youth Mobility Program (IYMP)

Phone: 9259 5700
Fax: 9259 5733
Address: Unit 14, 16 Yampi Way Willetton
Email: info@nyaarla.com.au
Visit Indigenous Youth Mobility Program (external site)

IYMP provides the opportunity for Indigenous youth (16-24) to relocate to Perth (from outside the Perth metro area) or Broome (from outside of Broome) to participate in post-secondary education/training (including traineeships, apprenticeships, Tafe/private RTO or university). As an IYMP participant, you have access to subsidised, supervised accommodation plus ongoing mentoring and support.

Midnight Basketball

Phone: 9222 1366 or 0434 075 481
Fax: 222 1698
Address: WA Police Community Engagement Division, Level 3, 2 Adelaide Tce East Perth
Email: Ian.westmore@police.wa.gov.au

Provides a combination of life skills workshops and basketball competitions held in eight-week blocks on Saturday nights at Swan Park Leisure Centre. Running in Term 2 and Term 4 in 2013 and beyond.

Life-skills workshops are compulsory to play and cover topics such as getting a job, leadership, health and hygiene, nutrition, goal setting and other topics by respected mentors.

Open to boys and girls aged 12 - 18 in Midland and surrounding suburbs.

A meal and transport home are provided. No cost to players. Registrations are essential at Midnight Basketball (external site)(choose Locations/Midland).

Nyaarla Projects

Phone: 9259 5700
Fax: 9259 5733
Address: Unit 14, 16 Yampi Way Willetton
Email: info@nyaarla.com.au
Visit Nyaarla Projects (external site)

100 per cent owned Indigenous company providing training and employment, education and youth, community engagement and consulting (business plans, reviews etc) services.

Outcare

Phone: 6263 8622
Address: 27 Moore St East Perth
Email: outcare@outcare.com.au
Visit Outcare (external site)

Range of services including:

• one-on-one support at Rangeview and Banksia
• family mediation service
• through-care services prior to and up to 6 months following release
• accommodation assistance
• advocacy and support
• early intervention program delivered through schools.

Contact for more information.

SMYL Community Services

Phone: 9430 4921
Address: 29 Queen Victoria Street Fremantle
Visit SMYL Community Services (external site)

Provides career guidance, support and encouragement for young Aboriginal people to stay at school, get back into school or training, and to prepare for employment.

• Registered Training Organisation providing a range of training options including workplace and classroom-based delivery options.
• Offers specialised Language Literacy and Numeracy Programs for young people aged 15 to 21 combining a qualification such as Construction, Retail and Hairdressing with Literacy and Numeracy support.
• 5 Community Learning Centres: Esperance, Kalgoorlie, Fremantle, Rockingham and Medina. Offers alternative education programs for young people not attending school. Options include driver training, GATE, general construction, horticulture, business and retail.
• Providers of the Federal Government Language, Literacy and Numeracy Program in Fremantle, Rockingham, Mandurah, Bunbury, Busselton, Collie, Roebourne, Kalgoorlie, Esperance and Warburton.
• Group Training Organisation specialising in Aboriginal School-Based Traineeships and the Year 10 Aboriginal Leadership program and full time Aboriginal traineeships and apprenticeships.
• Indigenous Employment Program panel member.
• SMYL Community College is a CARE school for years 10 - 12, offering alternative educational delivery for young people whose needs are not being met by mainstream schooling. Based in Rockingham.

Snow Bennett Youth Service

Phone: 9274 1611
Address: 53 Great Northern Highway Midland
Visit Snow Bennett Youth Service (external site)
A service of Swan Emergency Accommodation.

SBYS provides crisis accommodation and support to up to six young people (15 to 25) who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The service also has a small number of transitional accommodation units for young people, usually once they have attained some independent living skills in the youth house.

The drug education program offers young people, who are residents of SBYS, support to address their drug and alcohol issues with a strong focus on health and harm minimisation.

YouthReach

Phone: Office - 9499 4274
Triage/Referrals - 1300 362 569
Email: youthreachsouth@health.wa.gov.au

Specialist mental health counselling and therapy. Outreach service.

Eligibility: aged 13 to 24; marginalised, homeless, disadvantaged.

Operates a joint triage system with YouthLink, Monday to Friday from 12.30pm