Counselling & Support Services

Ampe Akweke Place (Mothers and Babies Place) is a program for young woman, 13 to 23 years of age, who are having a baby or have a baby 2 years and under. Ampe Akweke offers both outreach support and residential support, if the young women have nowhere suitable and safe to stay. Young women can stay in a safe house for up to three months.

Ampe Akweke works with young women to ensure they have theirs, their unborn child or their babies health needs met. Ampe Akweke residential support workers provide parenting, education and support as well as case management to all young women accessing the program.

Ampe Akweke house is a 5 bed facility that caters to the current needs of each individual who requires a safe space. Ampe Akweke’s main goal is to create independency, seek safe housing options and provide support for raising strong, healthy babies.

Please contact the Team Leader by calling or texting 0429 405 082 for further information.

The On Track Intensive Youth Support Program takes a holistic/case management approach in working with young people, and their families if appropriate. The program focuses on the young person’s transitioning to independence and re-engaging with the wider community, whilst living in a home environment.

The program:

• Offers a longer term accommodation option

• Assists in school and ongoing educational supports

• Offers one on one support to young people to assist in developing independent living skills

• Assists young people with their personal development

• Ensures young people are linked into appropriate health/mental health services.

• Assists young people to engage in the wider community

• Arranges involvement in recreational activities

• Assists young person to develop long term goals

• Links young person to financial counselling and assist with money management.

The Youth Housing Program provides semi-independent accommodation (up to twelve months) to young people aged 16 to 24.The ASYASS Housing Program currently manages eight properties located across Alice Springs.

The housing program offers young people, who are unable to reside with family, through case management, the opportunity to re-engage with education, training or to gain employment, as well as to develop and strengthen the life skills (including living skills) required to establish themselves independently.

Where appropriate ASYASS also supports and encourages involvement with family.

headspace Darwin is a free and confidential service that can help young people aged 12 to 25 with their mental health and wellbeing. The headspace Early Psychosis service supports young people experiencing or at risk of psychosis.

headspace Darwin is a free and confidential service that can help young people aged 12 to 25 with their mental health and wellbeing. The headspace Enhanced Care service supports young people with complex mental health issues to access flexible,coordinated care.

headspace Darwin is a free and confidential service that can help young people aged 12 to 25 with their mental health and wellbeing. headspace Individual Placement & Support assists young people experiencing mental health issues to find and retain a job and/or engage in study.

headspace Katherine is a free and confidential service that can help young people aged 12 to 25 with their mental health and wellbeing. headspace Darwin provides assistance in four key areas: Mental Health,Physical and Sexual Health,Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) and Vocational Support. Regular outreach visits occur in specific remote communities within the region. Clinical services are provided by registered allied health practitioners,which include private providers who deliver services under Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS) and Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS).

The Intensive Youth Support Service (IYSS) is for older children / young people aged 10 and 17 years who have come to the attention of Child Protection as at risk of, significant harm. Intensive trauma informed assistance, mentoring and activities are provided to engage, build connections, support school attendance and reduce the risk of further serious physical or emotional harm occurring. IYSS works closely with families to build their capacity to support children through adolescence towards adulthood. *Referrals are through Territory Families, Housing & Communities.

Our qualified Counsellors work with families,couples and individuals to explore solutions to personal and relationship problems and other challenges. We use evidence based person-centred,therapeutic,solution focused and strengths approaches. Tailored age and stage appropraite sessions are available for children and young people. Parenting can be hard at times – thats why we offer a range of evidence based short courses including ‘Tuning into Kids and Teens’,‘123 Magic and Emotion Coaching’ and ‘Engaging Adolescents’. Individual sessions and follow up support can also be provided. These courses help make sense of challenges and share ways to make parenting easier,more rewarding and less stressful. *We use a sliding scale to set fees. Let us know if you are experiencing financial difficulties or are on a low income. No-one is excluded. Fees will be negotiated at your first appointment.