Child & Youth Support

Our team provide culturally safe, holistic support for Aboriginal children and young people, and their families. Through counselling, mentoring, therapeutic services, and programs like Strong Foundations, we offer guidance, creative therapies, and safe spaces for expression. Our services support emotional wellbeing, strengthen family and community connections, and provide practical tools to navigate life’s challenges.
Child & Youth Support

Mentoring & Counselling for Children & Youth

We provide culturally safe mentoring and counselling for Aboriginal children, young people, and their families across schools and communities. Our programs focus on emotional wellbeing, resilience, cultural identity, and positive self-esteem to help young people make positive changes, strengthen their connections, and plan for a brighter future. Our services include:

  • Individual and group mentoring to build life skills, confidence, and cultural pride.
  • Counselling including play, art, and creative therapies to support self-awareness, coping strategies, and behaviour management.
  • School and community-based support to increase engagement, attendance, and participation.
  • Capacity-building workshops, school holiday programs, and group activities to strengthen wellbeing and connections.

Accessing This Service

Families can self-refer by contacting our team, or may be referred by other services. We’ll listen to your needs and connect you to the right support.

Strong Foundations Program (SF)

The Strong Foundations program is a suicide prevention program that includes culturally appropriate support to Aboriginal children aged 7-13 Years and their families about mental health and wellbeing, utilising group activities, capacity-building workshops and individual and group counselling. The program aims to raise awareness of mental health wellbeing, increase resilience, encourage help-seeking behaviours, develop coping strategies, build positive self-esteem, and increase cultural pride and connection to minimise the risk of suicide within primary school students and their families.

Our Services Include:

  • School-based group activities
  • Individual and group counselling
  • Access to capacity building workshops
  • School holiday activities

Accessing this service

Strong Foundations is an in-school program delivered in partnership with local schools. If your school is interested in having the program, school staff can contact us directly to discuss how we can bring Strong Foundations to their students. We work with schools to tailor the program to the needs of their children and young people, providing a safe, supportive, and culturally inclusive environment.

Therapeutic Services

Our Therapeutic Services support children and young people to heal, grow, and develop coping skills, particularly when facing trauma or mental health challenges. All services are culturally safe and tailored to the needs of each child and their carers. Our team provides a wrap-around approach, offering evidencebased counselling, family support, advocacy, case management, group therapy, therapeutic interventions, and healing activities. These services aim to build resilience, connection, and wellbeing, while addressing the impacts of intergenerational trauma. Support is provided on an individual, family, group, and community level, ensuring coordinated care that strengthens children, families, and communities.

Services Include:

  • Art therapy for self-expression and healing
  • Counselling to discuss challenges, develop coping strategies, and build resilience
  • Behavioural support planning to address challenging behaviours and promote positive change
  • Guidance and advocacy for children and young people in care

Accessing This Service

Therapeutic support can be accessed through a referral from a carer, family member, or agency. Contact us to discuss your child’s needs, and we’ll help connect you to the right services.

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