Education
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Dawn House
Accommodation Shelter
Crisis accommodation is available for women with children experiencing or escaping domestic or family violence. Referral to specialist domestic violence counselling is offered. Twenty-four-hour telephone contact is available.
Domestic Violence Community Education Service
Provides training & resource support relating to domestic or family violence for government & non-government agencies. Dawn House participates in community development activities that work to reduce the incidence of domestic and family violence.
Domestic Violence Support
Provides outreach, assistance, information, advocacy, training, counselling, referral and support for women and children who have experienced or are experiencing domestic violence. A children’s support worker is available.
Twenty-four-hour telephone contact is available.
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Deadly Hair Dude Northern Territory
Developing and maintaining a capable workforce in remote communities by training Indigenous people to cut, colour and style hair.
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Dementia Australia NT
A peak body for people, of all ages, living with all forms of dementia, their families and carers.
Carer Education Program
Carer education is designed to support family carers in their caring role. By learning about dementia and its impacts on the person with dementia, participants will have a better understanding of the effects of the disease.
Community Education
These presentations promote risk reduction and increase public awareness about memory loss with community education sessions delivered direct to various community groups. All groups are welcome and specific topics can be catered for.
Dementia Essentials
Designed for Aged Care Workers employed in residential, community and flexible aged care services, the Dementia Care Essentials III and Dementia Care Essentials IV Advanced provides quality training in, and workforce assessment of Competency in CHCAC319A and CHCAC416A.
SALO
The major goal of the Service Access Liaison Officer (SALO) is to deliver dementia information and risk reduction strategies to people within rehabilitation or correctional facilities within the NT. The program incorporates the Your Brain Matters 5 simple steps to maximise your brain health https://www.yourbrainmatters.org.au
Stepping Out Program
These groups provide a weekly Day Respite Service to families of people with dementia. Group attendance encourages the maintenance of skills and abilities within a social context.
Social Support
The social support program provides group-based and individualised practical help for people with memory problems who live alone, may not have family or social support locally and are not receiving community aged care packages.
Carer Support GroupsÂ
Designed to support carers, these groups offer opportunities to network with other carers, share experiences and develop new skills.
Living with Memory Loss
This comprehensive information and support program is for people who have recently been diagnosed with memory loss or dementia and their family member or friends.
RISK REDUCTION
Brain Gym
Come along and join in, this group invites members of the general public to engage in a variety of stimulating mental exercises, puzzles and games designed to maintain and sharpen cognitive abilities and memory.
Safe Return Program
A unique program, it can give peace of mind if the person you care for tends to wander from home. This program is conducted in partnership with the NT Police.
YOUNGER ONSET DEMENTIA KEY WORKER PROGRAM
Dementia can occur at any age.The YODKW program provides individual support and services to improve the quality of life of those living with younger onset dementia, their families and carers. The program can assist a person to obtain a diagnosis, navigate and understand services, including the NDIS, and prepare organisations to meet the unique needs of this group.
Relate, Motivate, Rehabilitate
This service is a fee paying service whereby Dementia Australia NT can provide sessions of individual social support for people with dementia who are currently residing in hospital or a residential care facility.
Marie Gray Library, Darwin and Hazel Hawke Library, Alice Springs
Dementia Australia NT maintains two specialist libraries including books, research papers, journals, magazines and DVDs. Become a member of Dementia Australia to access library resources.
Advocacy and Your Rights
Be aware of your rights, be assured of our confidentiality and be supported at all times throughout your involvement with Dementia Australia NT.
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Dementia Australia
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Dementia Support Australia
Free, personalised 24/7 practical support to provide carers and care network with the tools to better understand the causes of behaviour in people living with dementia
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Department of Education – Northern Territory Government
The Department of Education provides education to young Territorians from the early years to adulthood. It has a range of strategic policy, regulatory, delivery and support responsibilities including:
- Â ensuring quality early learning and development programs
- delivering high quality education services to maximise student learning
- providing pathways for school-aged students aligned with their further education, and work or career aspirations
- providing a regulatory function over the operation of early childhood services and non-government schools
- supporting Northern Territory (NT) institutions delivering tertiary education
- Vocational Education and Training in Schools (VETiS)
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Department of Health – Adelaide River PHC Centre
The Health Centre provides 24 hour 7 day a week acute/emergency response through health staff on call and primary health care to the community.
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Department of Health – Batchelor PHC Centre
The Health Centre provides 24 hour 7 day a week acute/emergency response through health staff on call and primary health care to the community.
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Adam
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Department of Health – Belyuen PHC Health Centre
The Health Centre provides 24 hour 7 day a week acute/emergency response through health staff on call and primary health care to the community.
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Adam
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Department of Health – Casuarina Community Care Centre
The Health Centres provide a 5 day a week Primary Health Care service including the provision of Child Health and Primary Care.
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Adam
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Department of Health – Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) PHC Health Centre
The Health Centre provides 24 hour 7 day a week acute/emergency response through health staff on call and primary health care to the community and surrounding outstations
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