Health & Wellbeing

Landing Spot deliver allied health services including Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Psychology, Counselling, and Behavioural Therapy to NDIS participants in the Northern Territory. Our clinicians are based Australia wide and deliver services via an innovative robotic technology platform to consumers accessing our Darwin hub.

Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation (LNAC) is a large, progressive and professional Aboriginal organisation with a dual purpose: It is the representative organisation for the Larrakia people, the traditional owners of Darwin and is also a major service provider for Aboriginal people in the region.

LNAC is a dynamic, membership-based organisation, and a major Aboriginal service delivery and business development organisation in the areas of:

• community services
• homelessness support
• land and sea monitoring
• management and arts, culture and knowledge.

Aged & Disability Support Services

Larrakia Nation Aged Care Service is an approved provider of Aged Care Services for the Commonwealth Department of Health.  Our primary focus is to assist our clients in living stronger, living longer. We do this by focusing on working with individuals and their strengths, capacity and goals to enable them to remain living independently and safely in their home.

Tenancy Support

Provides life-skills training for tenants in areas such as budgeting, money & debt management, renters’ rights & responsibilities and household safety to enable them to retain tenancies and maintain healthy places to live.

Return to Country (RTC)

Provides information, referral, proof of identification documents, and return-to-country flights for indigenous people returning to their communities.

The office also finds short-term accommodation for indigenous people who are living in or visiting Darwin.

Health Engagement & Assistance in the Long Grass (HEAL) Program

Provides practical support for homeless and houseless indigenous people in order to improve their health and wellbeing. Programs include Grass Buddies and Arts in the Grass.

Larrakia Assist & Night Patrol

Our Night Patrol service runs three vehicles, seven nights a week, looking after Aboriginal people in Darwin and Palmerston. We provide early intervention to remove people from danger and keep them safe. We resolve disputes using culture and mediation.

Larrakia Outreach & Transport Service

An outreach intervention, prevention and transport service for indigenous people who are homeless, itinerant or living in the long grass. Transport is provided to enable people to attend medical appointments, Centrelink offices, other welfare services and the airstrip for return-to-country flights.

Youth Patrol

Our Youth Patrol is a new initiative funded in Night Patrol. Operating a bus with the same times and contact number as Night Patrol, we take young people home so they get to bed to be ready for school the next day. We work closely with local youth centres to deliver this service and we encourage any young people needing transport home at night to call us on 1800 101 645

Larrakia Rangers

Provide conservation and land management services including erosion control, feral animal & weed control, board walk construction, turtle rescue, fencing, marine surveys and water quality testing.

Laynha services some 30 homeland communities with a population of approximately 1100 Yolngu residents across the region, and approximately 300 regular visitors.

It is a member-based association of the Yolngu, with no statutory or other powers.

Laynha supports homeland communities through:

• Yirralka Rangers
• Health Services
• Community Services
• Homeland Services
• Ganybu Housing Aboriginal Corporation
• Partnerships with organisations in the region with shared interests to support employment and training opportunities, culture and community, and economic development
• Representing and promoting Laynha homelands

If you are thinking about suicide or experiencing emotional distress, help is available. There is hope. Please contact Lifeline, we are here to listen. We are here for you.

CALL 13 11 14 or TXT 0477 13 11 14

Welcome to Lifeline Central Australia. Lifeline Central Australia Incorporated opened in Alice Springs on the 1st July 2003. Our primary focus is on community education and training, particularly in the area of suicide awareness and prevention.

Community Education

Provides community education and outreach about suicide prevention, awareness and assistance for all communities across the Northern Territory, including remote and isolated communities.

Lifeline Telephone Crisis Support

A twenty-four-hour telephone crisis support, information and referral service available nationally that provides an immediate and confidential opportunity to discuss a problem or concern.

The service responds to callers of all ages with a wide range of concerns and emergencies including matters involving relationships, domestic violence, family issues, youth issues, child abuse, anxiety, depression, postnatal depression, loneliness, unemployment, grief, problems at work or school, homelessness, money worries, drug & alcohol problems and suicide. A particular focus is suicide prevention and mental health.

Training Services

Workshops such as Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), safeTALK and The Accidental Counsellor. The courses run over two days or for half a day and are relevant for community members, mental health workers, housing workers, medical practitioners, teachers & school support staff, counsellors, youth workers, domestic violence support workers, drug & alcohol workers, police & corrections staff and clergy.

Health Support Services is a holistic program that enables people from refugee, humanitarian and migrant backgrounds to access specialised health and health-related services.

The program’s overall aim is to improve service delivery models by bringing together the highest quality professionals in the health field to better integrate overall services.

MHACA is a specialist psychosocial recovery and mental health promotion organisation with a strong presence and reputation in the community. We strive to make a difference in the lives of people with mental health challenges by supporting participant-driven mental health recovery.

Our support services and health promotion programs aim to enhance the mental health and wellbeing of people living in Central Australia through:

• NDIS funded support coordination, capacity building, living skills and recreational activities
• individual and group supports for people experiencing mental health issues
• tenancy support for people experiencing mental health issues who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
• a Day Program offering a Drop-in Centre, group activities and peer support
• mental health promotion to reduce stigma and encourage help-seeking
• suicide prevention networks and events
• training in mental health first aid, suicide intervention, workplace health and related areas
• advocacy for improved services at local, State and National levels.

MHACA can help people living with mental health challenges through:

• building daily living skills
• increasing physical health and wellbeing
• being confident in the community
• managing mental health conditions

All new participants are required to have an intake interview to understand individual needs and what support services may be suitable.

Mental health support for Territorians via a website to connect people with information about mental health and suicide prevention and improve pathways to mental health services that meet their immediate needs.

It is designed for people experiencing mental health problems and their carers, who are living the Northern Territory.

Mental Illness fellowship of Australia (NT) (MIFANT) is a not for profit charitable organisation that has been operating in the NT for over 30 years. With services in Darwin, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs. MIFANT provides recovery based support to people with a mental illness, their families and carers and also early intervention to children and young people at risk of developing a mental illness.

MIFANT also provides a range of NDIS services for people with a mental illness including Recovery Coach, Support Coordination, Social and Community Participation and Community Access. As a not for profit organisation, all NDIS funds go back to providing quality supports.

MIFANT is the NT members for National organisations Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia and Mental Health Carers Australia. Both organisations provide a national advocacy platform for the NT to be represented on issues affecting the whole of the mental health sector.

Mindful Living Supports specialises in Psychosocial Recovery Coaching, Yoga Care & Mindful Peer Supports to help YOU develop self care skills, build your self confidence & take back your life.

With a strong network & working history in Case Management & Coordination in Alice Springs, Mindful Living Supports also offers Support Coordination & Tenancy Support for my clients & can help you demystify the NDIS beast & learn how to make the most of your plan.