Social & Emotional Health - Central Australian Aboriginal Congress

Branch description

The team at the Social & Emotional Wellbeing Branch (SEWB) of Congress provide culturally appropriate counselling and support for Aboriginal people and their families.

All programs run by SEWB can be provided at Congress offices, at your home or at another safe place in the community.

Community Wellbeing Team

The Community Wellbeing Team (CWT) provides counselling, social support and advocacy to Aboriginal people aged 25 years and older. The CWT has lots of different workers who are trained to support you in different ways; including social workers, counsellors, psychologists and family support workers. This team aims to support you in many aspects of your life - physical, social, emotional, cultural and spiritual.

Targeted Family Support Services (TFSS) is here to help your children and your family when there is a worry about a child's wellbeing and safety. The service is partner with NT Family and Children's Services (NTFC) and tries to prevent your children from having involvement with child protection services down the track. TFSS can help you by providing you with information, assessment, case management, counselling and in home support for your family if you have children 0 to 18 years. Referrals come directly from NTFC.

Is Grog the boss in your life? Talk about it, see a doctor, and get social support so that you stop grog running your life, or the lives of those you care about. If your 18 years or older the Grog Mob team can work with you and your family to coordinate and provide psychological therapy, medical care, and support services to address issues of alcohol and other drug misuse affecting your life.

The Youth Outreach Team (YOT) is here to support the young mob aged between 12 and 25. You can get help with school, jobs, legal issues, family and alcohol or drug problems. You can get help during the day or there is an After Hours Service at night. There are youth workers and a counsellor who can help you at our offices in the QWestPoint Building and they can assist you at home too. The YOT works together with lots of other agencies in the community to make sure you get the help you need.