Coolock House offers 24 hr. support and accommodation for young women up to the age of 25 years, who are pregnant or parenting and are homeless or at the risk of homelessness. The House provides a safe and secure environment in individual fully-furnished family units. Sometimes it just helps to have a friendly face to talk to. Counselling with Centacare is just that – our qualified counselling team is both professional and caring. They listen and advise. Counselling for children who have been affected by sexual abuse is a critical stage in the child dealing with what has happened to them. The program offers counselling to children and their families and carers where children have been affected by sexual abuse. The Dad’s Business delivers a range of fathering activities in the Playford area in a no-pressure environment. Young Dads come together to discuss their expectations, hopes, anxieties and build their knowledge around birth and the early years with a skilled male worker. Working in collaboration with a range of local community support services and groups, the Family Connections Program is a mobile resource family support program working with vulnerable and disadvantaged families with children 0-12 years in Mount Gambier, Millicent, Penola and the Wattle Range Council area. SCY works with children and young people who are showing early signs or are at risk of developing mental illness, to improve their wellbeing and enable them to better participate in their communities to reach their full potential. The SCY program works with children, young people and their families or carers to address risk factors and strengthen protective factors. Our Reunification Service helps families strengthen their relationships and improve the well being of children, young people and parents and to assist families to adjust to the changes required for the return of the child to the home. This program offers supported accommodation to young families up to the age of 25 years, who are pregnant or parenting and are homeless or are at-risk of homelessness but who have low need support requirements. Support is provided on a one-on-one basis and families are connected with local community services as required. Kids in Focus works with families where there is substance misuse and, at the same time, enhancing the family’s parenting ability through intensive support and education. The Limestone Coast Domestic Violence Service (LCDVS) provides a range of services to women and children experiencing domestic and family violence, using a safety first approach. Services include assistance to keep women and children safe in their own homes, supported accommodation in a range of housing options, safety planning, referral, advocacy and individualised case management to support and enhance women’s choices. At Louise Place, young women find 24-hour supported accommodation with services that help them live independently through developing parenting and life skills. We also support young, pregnant single women (aged 18 and under) to find the right medical and government services. The Making Moments Attachment Program is an early intervention home visiting service. Which works with women who have mental health challenges, including being at risk of postnatal depression from second semester of pregnancy until baby is 12 months. in the Playford region. The Murray Mallee Adelaide Hills Domestic Violence Service provides support to women and children experiencing or escaping family and domestic violence to ensure their safety. Our services include crisis support, case management and co-ordination, risk and safety assessments, safety planning, advocacy, and counselling for people in the Murray Mallee, Adelaide Hills and Coorong areas. Young people in Adelaide’s northern suburbs can take advantage of Outer North Youth Services Elizabeth. PKT is a family focused outreach service that provides opportunities in a non-threatening environment for Aboriginal families/caregivers to learn about children’s physical, intellectual and emotional development and the role it plays in school readiness. The Riverland Domestic Violence Service (RDVS) supports women and children in the Riverland who are experiencing domestic violence. The Service provides short-term accommodation, confidential and professional counselling, information and referrals for options in housing, medical, legal, income and advocacy. Specialist Family Preservation Foster Care Program offers services to children in metropolitan Adelaide. Operating within the parameters of the Children’s Protection Act 1993 and the philosophy of the Aboriginal Child Placement Principle, we work hard to encourage and support children being returned to the care of their birth families.
The Targeted Intervention Service (TIS) provides intervention to families with children from birth to 18 years who are experiencing abuse or neglect. In Whyalla, Centacare provides transitional and crisis accommodation – as well as other related services – to individuals, couples and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The Whyalla Regional Domestic Violence Service provides supported transitional and crisis accommodation and support to assist clients experiencing domestic and family violence or Aboriginal family violence in Whyalla and surrounding areas. Coolock House
Counselling Services
CSA Counselling
Dad’s Business
Family Connections Program
Family Mental Health Support Services (SCY)
Family Preservation and Reunification Service
Findon Family Housing
Kids in Focus
Limestone Coast Domestic Violence Service
Louise Place
Making Moments Program
Murray Mallee Adelaide Hills Domestic Violence Service
Outer North Youth Services
Po:rlar Ka:ngkun Tainkuwalun (PKT) – Journey to Learning
Riverland Domestic Violence Service
Specialist Family Preservation Foster Care Program
Targeted Intervention Service
Whyalla Generic Homelessness Service (YOUTH FOCUS) Program
Whyalla Regional Domestic Violence Service