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services and chronic disease self management programs as well as the ‘Second Story West’ not-for-profit
youth mental health service.
Port Adelaide
provides a focal point for a range of
mental health
and
community support
services. A
major service provider in Port Adelaide is Uniting Care Wesley who provide a range of mental health,
family support, youth, training and employment and housing related services from two sites in Port
Adelaide itself. These services focus on Port Adelaide and surrounding suburbs in the northern part of
the region.
Uniting Care Wesley also has a strong presence in nearby
Seaton
, where a range of programs are run
from a community facility called Seaton Central. The Communities for Children initiative, which provides
a range of programs to support the development of young children and their parents, is run from Seaton
Central. The Cowandilla Children's Centre for Early Childhood Development and Parenting provides
similar programs in the southern part of the region.
The inner north west precinct around
Thebarton and Bowden
is a focus for a range of
community
development and health support services
. These include the Comskil not-for-profit initiative that
provides basic training and skill development to improve pathways to employment, the Adelaide
University’s Centre for Treatment of Anxiety & Depression and the Bowden-Brompton Community Group.
There are a number of programs in Charles Sturt and Port Adelaide Enfield that are targeted towards
residents from
culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
. The Commonwealth Government
Ethnic-Link program based in Port Adelaide, for example, ensures that older people from CALD
backgrounds have access to supports that will assist them to remain living in their own home. The
Westwood Clinic provides psychological Services in Vietnamese for the large Vietnamese population
residing in surrounding suburbs, while the Filipino Australian Community Service based at Ottoway is an
example of services targeted at specific cultural groups.
In the far east of the region is the
Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre
which provides clinical rehabilitation
services for people suffering from traumatic brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury, orthopaedic conditions,
amputations and other neurological and medical disorders.
A range of not-for-profit organisations providing health, aged care and community support services have
their metropolitan or regional offices in the Study Area. These are wide ranging and include the ACH
Group, the Asthma Foundation of SA, Australian Refugee Association, Life Education, Life without
Barriers, Overseas Chinese Association of SA Inc.
Local Government
in all three Councils provide a range of support services which meet community
needs and foster social inclusion. The services vary from Council to Council but include libraries,
community centres, grants and awards programs, volunteering and community buses. All three Councils
deliver the Home and Community Care program for older people on behalf of the Commonwealth
Government.
In addition, Rotary clubs, churches, sporting and recreational clubs, special interest groups, community
gardens and residents’ associations located across the region provide a range of community support
services.
