Social and emotional wellbeing
The following services help to promote social and emotional wellbeing in the community.
Child and Adolescent’s Community Health
Child and Adolescent's Community Health is a service available to all children and their parents or carers.
Community Health offers child health assessments, screening, immunisation, support and advice. Other services include assistance for children with developmental delay, Aboriginal families, refugee families and families in need of additional support. Where additional support is required, Community Health provides this through more intensive contact with families and/or by referring families to other specialist services (such as general practitioners or hospitals).
Contact
Head Office Belmont - 08 6272 9700
Bentley - 08 9458 4383
The Base@Belmont
The YMCAWA Base @ Belmont Youth Centre provides support for young people in Year 7 to 12, and aged 16 to 25 through a variety of free recreational activities, outreach, workshops and programs. The Centre is open 6 days per week.
Y-TIME outreach service delivers recreational outreach activities in the community for young people in Year 7 to 12.
Additional case management support is offered across both services for young people who are particularly at risk. Caseworkers provide one-to-one informal counselling, goal setting, targeted group work, referral to additional supports, and advocacy for young people who have been referred, identified as ‘at risk’, and/or requiring additional support
Contact
08 9479 5794
Umbrella Multicultural Community Care Services Inc.
Umbrella provides a range of aged care services to support older people (65 years and over) to remaining living at home and connected to their communities. Established in 2000, Umbrella delivers the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP), Home Care Packages (HCP) and Community Visitors Scheme (CVS) to clients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and also seniors identifying as LGBTI+.
In addition to home support services, Umbrella has many social support services and programs available from our Belmont premises. Umbrella aims to match clients with support workers who speak the same language and who are from the same cultural background.
Contact
39 Abernethy Road, Belmont WA 6104
08 9275 4411
enquiries@umbrellacommunitycare.com.au
Jacaranda Community Centre Men’s Group
We are seeking to establish a supportive network for Indigenous men and youth in the greater Belmont area, focussing on strengthening culture and providing access to important health information and services relevant to men’s health and well-being.
Our main target is Indigenous men. Jacaranda Community Centre runs the program with the help from Richmond Wellbeing.
Contact
Neil Coyne
08 9477 4346
Derbarl Yerrigan Health Services – Daisy Petals
The Daisy Petals Program aims to engage women in a relaxed, friendly and culturally sensitive environment to guide and support Aboriginal women to access programs and seek services that are relevant to their health needs.
Contact
08 9421 3888
Derbarl Yerrigan Health Services-Marmun Pit Stop
Marmun Pit Stop is a men’s health program that encourages Aboriginal men in the community to participate in having regular health checks. The program was devised around the analogy of a car, as men have a keen interest in taking care of their cars yet overlook taking care of their bodies and overall health and wellbeing.
Contact
08 9421 3888
Arche Health:Wangen Murduin Integrated Team Care
The Arche Health Wangen Murduin Integrated Team Care supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people access high quality, culturally appropriate health care services.
People who have a chronic condition lasting for more than 6 months, and a current GP Management Plan, can ask their GPs for a referral to this service.
Once referred, a Care Coordinator is assigned to support the person with the GP Management Plan.
This service includes support for GAP fees for medical specialist and allied health visits, transport assistance to GP and medical specialist appointments, medical aids and more.
Contact
Roslyn Bynder
r.bynder@archehealth.com.au
08 9458 0522
Jacaranda Community Centre - Financial Services
Jacaranda Financial Services include Financial Counselling, Income Management and Financial Capability Services. Assistance is provided for budgeting, consumer credit issues, debt negotiation and advocacy. A Money Management course is also available
Contact
08 9477 4346
Yorgum - Building Solid Families
Yorgum provides social and emotional wellbeing services including culturally secure information, support and advice to Aboriginal communities particularly those affected by trauma, grief and loss, mental health challenges and at risk of self-harm.
Contact
1800 469 371
08 9218 9477
Wungening Moort
Wungening Moort supports Aboriginal families to keep children safely at home with loving family, community and culture. Support is provided to parents and their family in their homes (or somewhere comfortable) helping them create their own plan to be the best parent they can be. Support is offered in the areas of:
Parenting and relationships
Budgeting
Cooking and nutrition
Family appointments
School support and homework time
Counselling and other supports
Wungening Moort can connect families to other services which provide support for alcohol and other drug use, family violence, health issues and any other family concerns.
Contact
08 9221 1411
Yorgum – Indigenous Family Safety
Yorgum provides an integrated service to Aboriginal families, particularly vulnerable and disadvantaged families, to improve child wellbeing and development, safety and family functioning, and to help build stronger, more resilient families and communities.
Contact
1800 469 371
08 9218 9477
Kinship Connections
Kinship Connections facilitates healing and growth for Aboriginal people (children, families and communities), particularly those who are or have been involved in, or connected with, the fostering and care systems. We do this by delivering a suite of interconnected programs, such as Family Carer Support Service, Who’s My Mob, and Finding Families, among others.
Our Family Carer Support Service offers a wraparound service to assist Family Carers of the Department of Communities (previously known as DCP) to help with their caring roles. This includes managing children with challenging behaviours, setting up effective routines and structures in their home, general support in everyday life and liaising effectively with the Department.
Our Who’s My Mob program involves conducting extensive genealogical research and community-based data gathering to produce an individualised family history book for Aboriginal children to connect with their mob.
Our Finding Families program utilises cultural family mapping and competency-based safety assessment tools to seek and find safe family members with capacity and suitability to care for Aboriginal children in care.
Our mission is to promote culturally secure changes in thinking, policy and practice, and the delivery of programs for the connection of children and young people with their Aboriginal birth families.
Palmerston Association - Community Aboriginal Workers Program
Support for those with alcohol and drug issues
The Palmerston Aboriginal Community Workers help to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are facing drug or alcohol problems, the support offered varies from rehab assistance, one on one counselling, outreach services, community-based programs, and referral options. The support offered is free of charge and works on a client need basis. Referrals can be made from a GP or other service provider and can also be self-referred.
Palmerston as an organisation has 40 years’ experience servicing the broader community with alcohol and drug issues. It has become a very highly trusted service within the community and continues to grow its services culturally.
Contact
Wayne Ryder
wryder@palmerston.org.au
08 9328 7355
0437 743 788
Palmerston Association/Wungening Aboriginal Corporation - Connect Wanju
Working in partnership with the General Court Intervention Program (GCIP), Connect Wanju has been created to enhance the engagement of participants in meeting their treatment needs, as assessed by the General Court Intervention Program, and ultimately, to reduce participants interactions with the justice system.
Working with a culturally secure approach, our services will connect participants to opportunities for long term change, with a specific focus on:
Physical and Mental Health
Alcohol and other Drugs
Socio-economic needs
Homelessness
Contact
Wayne Ryder
wryder@palmerston.org.au
08 9328 7355
0437 743 788
Centrecare/Wungening/UnitingCare West – Beyond YJS (Youth Justice Services)
This service provides young people – who are engaged with youth justice services – support and assistance in the areas of rehabilitation and emotional wellbeing.
Contact
Perth South (Centrecare) 08 9498 9200
Belmont Safe Guarding Families Advocacy Service: Ruah Community Services
Providing services to individuals and families impacted by family and domestic violence in the City of Belmont.
Belmont Safe Guarding Families Advocacy Service is a collaboration between Ruah Community Services, City of Belmont and the WA Police to provide services to individuals and families impacted by family and domestic violence.
We provide the following services:
Information about domestic abuse and patterns of controlling behaviour
Safety planning information
Information about family violence restraining order applications
Support in reporting a criminal offence associated with family violence
Informal counselling support and specialist referral for children and young people
Court advocacy and support through the Magistrate Courts in the metropolitan area
Specialist risk assessment and risk management planning
Ongoing support and follow-up
Contact
Donna Western, Support Coordinator
donna.western@ruah.org.au
0466 438 360
Noongar Mia Mia
Noongar Mia Mia is a First Nations owned and controlled company that is proud to provide and manage rental accommodation exclusively for First Nations people and their families. NMM recognises and acknowledges the unique Family, Community and Cultural characteristics of First Nations people and, further aims to be recognised as a socially and culturally aware valued supplier of affordable housing for First Nations People in Western Australia
Contact
08 9271 8711
08 9271 2015
1800 789 562
info@noongarmiamia.com.au
Living Proud
LGBTI Community Services, Training & Consultancy
Living Proud provides support to LGBTI communities in WA, including health and wellbeing initiatives and community capacity building. We also provide training and consultancy for mainstream service providers and organisations to improve accessibility for LGBTI people, including the Opening Closets training package.
Contact
08 9486 9855
admin@livingproud.org.au
Neami National
Perth Metro Suicide Prevention Coordination
The focus of the team is to build community capacity to prevent and respond to suicide. We partner with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver training, education, events, projects and networks. This builds community capacity for evidence informed approaches to prevention and postvention.
We do not provide a direct service for individuals. More info: https://www.neaminational.org.au/find-services/perth-metro-suicide-prevention-coordination/
Contact
Ninka James
ninka.james@neaminational.org.au
0427 722 010
WA Recovery College Alliance (WARCA)
Recovery focussed educational courses that have been co-designed by people with lived experience.
The Western Australia Recovery College Alliance (WARCA) aims to create opportunities for anyone in the community looking to connect, explore and transform. WARCA offers pathways to explore personal growth and new perspectives, broaden experience and form connections.
Across the world, Recovery Colleges have demonstrated that an educational approach can be successful in supporting people to overcome barriers, including challenges related to mental health, substance use and other life issues. The WA Recovery College Alliance is a state-wide mental health and Alcohol and other Drugs (AoD) community initiative using an educational approach.
The College shifts the focus from problems and a sole bio-medical approach to building on the individual’s strength through individual agency, self-directed growth and learning. We take a progressive approach to understanding recovery and recognise it as full participation and belonging in the community – a far broader and more inclusive definition than the current clinical or medical understanding which focuses on diagnosis and symptom reduction through medication or hospitalisation.
Co-production is central to the Recovery College. Individuals with expertise by experience and those with expertise through profession or training have equal say in the designing and delivering of courses. Courses are also informed by community interest and offer local solutions to local challenges.
Courses and Educator training are free and available to anyone without referral. This model has been tried and proven in other countries and over 20 different countries practice this model.
Contact
1300 285 751
info@warecoverycollege.org.au