Community Education

The East Arnhem Regional Council (EARC) plays a crucial role in coordinating and providing Community Patrol Services across all nine communities in the East Arnhem region. With a team of 43 employees, EARC works in collaboration with various organisations such as the NT Department of Health (DoH), Gove District Hospital, Community Clinics, Sobering Up Shelters (SUS), and Patrollers.

The aim is to offer culturally appropriate assistance to Indigenous individuals who are at risk of causing harm or being harmed. This includes supporting intoxicated individuals, those under the influence of substances, young people, victims of violence, and the homeless.

Offering personalised training and education solutions, we work with you to build skills and knowledge that have a real world impact through a range of courses and programs.

FORWAARD Aboriginal Corporation is a quality certified, not for profit, Aboriginal controlled organisation which was established in 1967.  Through our treatment programs, FORWAARD enables people to integrate back into society reconnecting with their families and community. We provide a secure place for individuals to stay while they are recovering, in an environment that is culturally appropriate and supportive of efforts at rehabilitation. While we predominantly support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, we will, and always have assisted any person who is genuinely seeking and needing our services.

We provide client centred, holistic programs, focusing on all aspects of an individuals social and emotional wellbeing. As part of our program, we explore the positive impact that harm minimisation has on a person, their family and community. We will provide a variety of life skills, financial and work placement training, all the while supporting clients and providing them with the tools needed to overcome their alcohol or drug misuse.

Counselling

Individual and group counselling are available as part of a twelve week residential rehabilitation program for indigenous and nonindigenous people with alcohol problems.

Drug & Alcohol Education Awareness Program for Schools & Youth Groups

Provides education and awareness at schools for children and young people in Years 5 to 12 about alcohol or other drugs. Youth groups are also available across the Top End.

Education & General Information

Education and general information are provided for indigenous and non-indigenous people with alcohol problems.

Residential Rehabilitation Program

A twelve-week residential treatment program for indigenous and non-indigenous adults and young people over 18 years old. The program provides an opportunity to identify and address the main problems and concerns relating to their substance misuse.

Holyoake provides counselling and information & education, free from stigma, discrimination and social exclusion, for those either directly or indirectly impacted by alcohol, drugs, gambling and other harmful behaviours.

Katherine Women’s Information & Legal Service (KWILS) is a not-for-profit Community Legal Centre based in Katherine, Northern Territory. We are a specialist women’s legal service providing all women, and those who identify as women, in Katherine and the Big Rivers Region access to free and professional legal and support services, with a particular focus on the reduction of domestic, family and sexual violence. We also provide community legal education and undertake advocacy and law reform work in areas that improve gender equity and address gendered violence.

KWILS aims to ensure that all women in the Katherine region have access to free legal advice and representation in the following areas:

• Domestic, Family and Personal Violence
• Child protection
• Family Law
• Discrimination (age, sex, race, gender etc)
• Employment (including sexual harassment)
• Government complaints (including the conduct of Police, Corrections & Education)
• Health Care Complaints Commission (including the conduct of Health Care, Aged Care and Disability Care Providers)
• Coronial Inquests
• Tenancy Law (public and private tenancies)
• Social Security/Centrelink
• Consumer law (Credit & Debts)
• Victims of Crime and Motor Accidents Compensation

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 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.

The Darwin Sobering Up Shelter provides overnight accommodation to homeless and displaced people (18 and over) who are under the influence of alcohol and other drugs and are at risk of harm. NT Police and Larrakia Night Patrol bring people to the Sobering Up Shelter from the greater Darwin and Palmerston areas. Shelter staff then assist clients with referrals to services that can help them to improve their health and wellbeing. Engagement is sensitive and culturally respectful to ensure clients feel safe at all times. For withdrawal/detox enquires please phone Stringybark Top End Health Service 8944 8288

The MJD Foundation partners with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities to support families living with Machado-Joseph Disease (MJD) and Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 7 (SCA7) by providing specialised knowledge and supports. We collaborate to conduct research, providing hope for the future, and use our influence for change so people living with MJD and SCA7 live stronger for longer.

The Community Services & Engagement department is responsible for the delivery of a range of agency contracts, funded programs, and municipal services across the region. These services are critical to the life cycle and function of community.

These services range from upkeep and maintenance of public spaces, the delivery of antisocial diversion activities, and individual care services to improve quality of life for community residents.

Community Services

• Aged and Disability Care
• Alcohol and Other Drugs Program (AoD)
• Animal Management and Control
• Childcare
• Libraries
• Municipal Services
• Night Patrol
• Remote Indigenous Broadcasting Service (RIBS)
• School Nutrition Program (SNP)
• Sport and Recreation
• Youth Reconnect