Healing Services
Disability Counselling
Yorgum provide accessible, culturally appropriate and trauma-informed community-based counselling services for Indigenous Australians with a disability, their families and carers, living in WA.
We can have a yarn about:
- Trauma Informed Support
- Building Capacity
- Therapeutic Supports
- Disability Royal Commission Support
Intensive Family Support
Yorgum provides in-home practical support to parents and families who are referred by the Department of Communities (Child Protection and Family Support) to enhance the safety of their children so they can remain safe at home.
We also support families who are working through a reunification process.
Indigenous Family Safety
Yorgum provides an integrated service to Aboriginal families, particularly vulnerable and disadvantaged families, to improve child wellbeing and development, safety and family functioning, and to help build stronger, more resilient families and communities.
Building Solid Families
Yorgum provides social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) services including culturally secure information, support and advice to Aboriginal communities particularly those affected by trauma, grief and loss, mental health challenges and at risk of self-harm.
Redress Support
Yorgum provides trauma-informed and culturally appropriate community-based support for Aboriginal people who wish to engage with the National Redress Scheme.
Link-Up
This service provides healing support and counselling to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples separated from their families as a result of past governments’ removal policies and practices, including institutionalisation and adoption or foster care.
Services We Provide
- Organising Reunions and Healing Events
- Counselling, Support and Advocacy
- Family Research
- Men’s and Women’s Support Groups
Workforce Development and Support Unit (WDSU)
To develop and support the capacity and responsiveness of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) and Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) workforce. This project only works with funded National Indigenous Australian Agencies (NIAA) organisations.
Need support?
To get support from Yorgum you can fill out our online Referral Form, or simply contact us for more information.