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    • Living well at home

      Find support to remain independent at home and active in your community.

    • Staying healthy & active

      Support to keep you physically and mentally active, and connected with your community.

    • Support for carers

      Advice, training and respite to support you in your caring role.

    • Residential Aged Care

      Quality supported care and well-equipped accommodation in Felixstow and Glenelg.

    • Responding to elder abuse

      Information, support and legal advice for people who have been impacted by elder abuse.

    • Specialist Dementia Care Program

      Best-practice care for people exhibiting very severe symptoms of dementia.

    • Fresh Meal Delivery Service

      Freshly prepared, home-style meals delivered to your door.

    • COVID-19 RESPONSE

      All the latest updates and information on how we are responding to COVID-19.

  • Families
    & children
    • Family & relationship support

      Improve your relationships through counselling, or work out care arrangements for children after separation.

    • New ROADS Family Program

      Drug and alcohol support for families, single parents and their children, and women who are pregnant.

    • Foster care

      Find out about providing a safe and stable home for a child or young person.

    • Youth services

      Our range of services can support young people through challenging situations.

    • Residential care

      Accommodation and support for young people.

    • Domestic violence services

      Support if you experience or use anger, violence or abuse in your relationship.

    • Support for families new to Australia

      Supporting family life and child wellbeing for people new to Australia.

  • Youth
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    • Family & relationship support for young people

      Support for young people and their families to improve relationships or resolve conflict.

    • Residential care

      Accommodation and support for young people.

    • Counselling for sexual abuse & sexual assault

      Counselling for people working through the effects of past or recent sexual abuse or sexual assault.

    • Young people who are homeless or at risk

      Support for issues around health and wellbeing, or reconnecting with your family.

    • Youth health

      A safe place for young people aged 12 to 25 to seek information, support and connection to services from people who care.

  • Aboriginal
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    • Aboriginal Community Connect

      A ‘one-stop’ service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their families and communities to seek support with use of alcohol and other drugs.

    • Kurlana Tampawardli

      Short and long-stay accommodation for Aboriginal people from remote and rural communities when visiting Adelaide.

    • Reconciliation Action Plan

      We are committed to reconciliation and working together with Aboriginal communities.

    • Domestic violence support

      Support if you are experiencing abuse, or using anger or violence in your relationship.

    • Alcohol and other drug support

      A range of support to make long-term, sustainable changes to use of alcohol and other drugs.

  • Disability
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    • Homelink home-based accommodation

      Short-or long-term home-based accommodation for people living with intellectual disability.

    • Support for people living with disability

      Services to support your independence and connection to the community, or if you come into contact with the criminal justice system.

    • NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme)

      Support as you transition to the NDIS.

    • Changing Places facility

      A state-of-the-art accessible bathroom for people living with disability in Adelaide's CBD.

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    • SA COVID-19 Mental Health Support Line

      Telephone and online mental health support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    • Mental health support

      Support for people with a mental health issue and their families.

    • Family & relationship support

      Supporting families, couples and young people with counselling and mediation.

    • Sexual abuse & sexual assault counselling

      Counselling for people working through the effects of past or recent sexual abuse or sexual assault.

    • Youth mental health

      Mental health support for young people.

    • Lifeline 13 11 14

      24/7 crisis support, information and referrals.

    • Suicide bereavement

      Crisis counselling and information for people bereaved through suicide.

    • Domestic violence services

      If you experience or use anger, violence or abuse in a relationship, it is important to find help.

    • Alcohol & other drug support

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    • LGBTIQA+ support

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    • Financial counselling & support

      Free, independent and confidential financial counselling.

    • Online mental health forum

      Safe, anonymous mental health discussion, moderated 24/7 by mental health professionals.

  • Financial &
    legal services
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      Free, independent and confidential financial counselling, budget support, home energy assessments, as well as emergency relief, and access to no- and low-interest loans.

    • Legal support

      Expert, independent and confidential support for general and specialised legal services.

    • Mediation

      Help to identify and resolve conflict and disputes at an early stage.

    • Social Security

      Support for matters related to social security services, such as Centrelink.

    • Responding to elder abuse

      Information, support and legal advice for people who have been impacted by elder abuse.

  • Homelessness, emergency
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    • Homelessness support

      Services for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

    • Eastern Services & Hope's Café

      Emergency support for essential items, as well as community support through the Hope's Café initiative.

    • Support for Aboriginal people

      Support if you need help with accommodation while in Adelaide, or with drug and alcohol use.

    • Support for people new to Australia

      Support for individuals and families who have recently arrived in Australia.

    • Alcohol & other drug support

      Support to make long-term, sustainable changes to your use of alcohol and other drugs.

    • LGBTIQA+ support

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Submission to SA Poverty Inquiry

Posted August 18, 2018 & filed under Advocacy publications & resources, Newsroom, Submissions & reports.

Poverty can be tackled in South Australia. We are part of one of the richest countries on earth at the richest time in human history, so if ever there was a time to tackle poverty and disadvantage, it is now. There is clear need to do much more than just ‘more of the same’ which has… 

Tags: Inquiry, poverty, SA government

A message for the Premier: It's time for leadership with vision

Posted August 6, 2018 & filed under Advocacy publications & resources, Keep informed, Newsroom.

Like many I have been witness to the sad demise of South Australia’s approach to child protection over more than 2 decades. We have not been alone in our struggle to develop and implement a system that works for children, families and the community at large. However South Australia has, arguably, struggled to find the… 

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