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Adelaide Metropolitan

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Aboriginal Education Development Branch- DETE
Address: 221 Wakefield Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Phone:     8463 4800	Fax:         8463 480
Email:    Aedb@tafe.sa.edu.au
AEDB delivers three main programs: Study Centre Program, Prisoner Education and Family Wellbeing. The objective for AEDB is to assist Aboriginal people to achieve independence, recognition and status to the level of all Australians, through the provision of equitable and quality education and training.

 

Aboriginal Prisoners and Offenders Support Service (APOSS)
Address: 154 Gouger Street , Adelaide SA 5000
Phone:    8231 0311	Fax:         8231 0455
Email:    aposs@aposs.net.au
APOSS assist in the reduction of re-offering and imprisonment if Indigenous people by providing services and programs which support offenders, prisoners and their families.

     

Aboriginal Sobriety Group Inc.
Address:  182-190 Wakefield Street Adelaide SA 5000
Phone:      8223 4204	Fax:         8232 6685
Care and support for people with drug or alcohol problems and access to short-term hostel accommodation.

    

Adelaide, Royal Adelaide Hospital

Phone:  8222 5733 or 8222 5314   Contact Laura Knowles and Robert Varcoe.

Fax:      8323 3698

Aboriginal Health Workers are employed by a number of hospitals and health services across South Australia in order to provide culturally appropriate health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.

 

Department of Education Training and Employment (DETE)
Address:              31 Flinders Street, ADELAIDE SA 5000
Postal address: : GPO Box1152 Adelaide SA 5001
Phone:                 8226 1000	Website:   http://www.dete.sa.gov.au
The Department reviews and administers Acts and policies in regard to education within South Australian facilities. (eg. primary and secondary schools, adult education and vocational education).

 

Department of Family & Community Services (FaCS)
Address:   SA State Office GPO Box 9820 ADELAIDE SA 5001
Phone:      8400 2129	Fax:           8400 2197
Website Address: http://www.facs.gov.au
(FaCS) portfolio is responsible for income support, housing policy, community support, disability services, childcare services and family issues, including family payments, child support and family relationships.

 

University of Adelaide
Address: North Terrace Campus Adelaide University SA 5000
Phone:     8303 5208	Website: http://www.adelaide.edu.au
Adelaide University offers extensive under-graduate and post-graduate programs, and also offers extensive Student Services such as: Childcare, Health Service, Employment Centre, Careers Service and many more.

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Northern Suburbs

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Child and Youth Health
Address:    Northern Region	Phone:        8182 0000 Contact Val Rigney.
Aboriginal Health Workers are employed by a number of hospitals and health services across South Australia in order to provide culturally appropriate health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients

    

Metropolitan Domiciliary Care - Northern Region
Address:     cnr. Mark & Oldham Rd , Elizabeth Vale 5112
Phone:        8182 9277	Fax             8182 9361
Hours: Office: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.	Support services: 7 days per week 6am-12   midnight for some  clients.
Services include: Aboriginal liaison service  Taking Steps - Falls Prevention Service involving a free home assessment by a qualified physiotherapist to advise active older people how to reduce their risk of falling. Reimbursement of up to $30 is available to assist with costs incurred for Falls Prevention home modifications and equipment Allied health intervention - including dietetics, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, social work and speech pathology Day program for socially isolated people  Dementia programs  Home modification  Equipment provision  Home support (household duties)  Personal care Respite care

 

Muna Paiendi Community Health Centre
Phone:     8182 9206 Contact Jillian Sumner.	Fax:          8182 9384
Aboriginal Health Workers are employed by a number of hospitals and health services across South Australia in order to provide culturally appropriate health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.

 

North Adelaide, Women's & Children's Hospital

Phone:   8161 6237 or 8161 7000  Contact June McInerney and Natasha Maher.

Fax:       8161 7459

Aboriginal Health Workers are employed by a number of hospitals and health services across South Australia in order to provide culturally appropriate health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.

    

Northern Women's Community Health Centre

Phone:    8252 3711 Contact Julie Lecornu

Aboriginal Health Workers are employed by a number of hospitals and health services across South Australia in order to provide culturally appropriate health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.

     

Parks Community Health Centre

Phone:     8243 5611 Contact Ethel Abdullah and Trevor Graham.

Fax:         8347 4221

Aboriginal Health Workers are employed by a number of hospitals and health services across South Australia in order to provide culturally appropriate health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.

 

Port Adelaide Community Health Centre

Phone:    8240 9611 Contact Kim Hunter.

Aboriginal Health Workers are employed by a number of hospitals and health services across South Australia in order to provide culturally appropriate health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.

     

Shopfront Youth Health & Information Service
Address:            Shop 3-4, 72 John St , Salisbury 5108
Postal Address: 77 Smart Rd , Modbury 5092
Phone:                8281 1775	Fax:         8285 7159
Services include: Advocacy for youth health issues  Counselling  Group programs  Harm minimisation program - including clean needle program  Health education Information and referral -  including youth accommodation and welfare rights Pregnancy testing  Tutoring program, Mon & Fri

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  Eastern Suburbs

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Aboriginal Health Council of SA Inc. (AHC)
Address: 167 Fullarton Rd, Dulwich 5065	Website: www.ahcsa.org.au/
Phone:    8431 4800	Fax:         8431 482
The Aboriginal Health Council of SA Inc. (AHCSA) is the peak body representing Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in South Australia at a State and National level.

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  Southern Region

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Child & Youth health, Southern

Phone:      8179 4500 Contact Margaret Nelson.       8179 4500 Contact Margaret Nelson.

Aboriginal Health Workers are employed by a number of hospitals and health services across South Australia in order to provide culturally appropriate health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients

     

Noarlunga Health Village
Address:  Alexander Kelly Dr, Noarlunga Centre 5168	Postal Address:   PO Box 437, Noarlunga Centre 5168
Phone:    8384 9266	Fax:        8384 9248
Services include:   Antenatal classes  Child development programs - For children with special needs  Community health care  Community health care for Aboriginal people  Community development  Counselling  Enuresis programs for children  Group programs - panic and anxiety, parenting, women of the                              middle years  Harm minimisation program - including clean needle program Health information and referral Human relationships education In-school health programs Men's health programs Multicultural program Nutrition education and dietetics -      Individual counselling and group education programs      Occupational therapy      Psychology      Relaxation and stress management      Social work services      Speech pathology      Support groups      Visiting services      Child health clinic - Aboriginal family drop-in, weekly, (Wed)                                    (Child & Youth Health)      Immunisation (Child & Youth Health)

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