Youth
Young people with complex needs often face challenges that can disrupt their wellbeing, relationships, and connection to community. Many also benefit from support that is culturally grounded, developmentally responsive, and delivered in ways that feel safe and engaging.
Across our youth programs, Therapeutic Specialists help build safety, confidence, and positive identity development by strengthening the supports around each young person.
Through culturally informed mentoring, skill‑building, therapeutic guidance, and innovative engagement approaches, we aim to empower young people, strengthen relationships, and open pathways to safer, more connected futures.
To learn more about each program please contact us.
Northern Territory
Trauma-informed supports for children and young people in the Northern Territory
We provide trauma‑informed clinical supports for children, young people, and their families across Darwin, Alice Springs, and remote NT communities. Our services include psychological assessments, therapeutic needs assessments, counselling, play therapy, and parenting support.
Our Therapeutic Specialists work alongside First Nations children, young people, families, and communities with cultural humility and deep respect for cultural knowledge. We prioritise strong identity and cultural connection, ensuring that cultural stories, relationships, and community ties remain central to each child’s healing and wellbeing.
Therapeutic support for Warlpiri mentors working with young people at risk of, or engaged in, the youth justice system
Australian Childhood Foundation provides therapeutic specialist support to Warlpiri mentors strengthening their therapeutic capacity and supporting their work with young people and families. The program delivers wellbeing support to young people and their families who are at risk of entering the justice system. We work in partnership with Southern Tanami Kurdiji Indigenous Corporation and Central Australian Youth Link Up Service.
Victoria
Therapeutic support for young people with complex needs in foster care
The Equip program, delivered in partnership with Upper Murray Family Care in Albury and Wodonga, provides intensive therapeutic counselling for young people with complex behaviours who need support to reconnect and remain within a foster care placement.
Our Therapeutic Specialists support young people who have complex needs and challenging behaviours, helping carers understand the impacts of trauma and respond in ways that strengthen safety, stability, and connection. The Equip program aims to maintain home-based care placements and reduce the risk of young people entering residential care.
Western Australia
Innovative therapeutic support for young people through equine-assisted engagement
The Equestrian Youth Engagement Service (EYES) supports young people with complex needs through a relationship-based, practical approach.
The program uses equine assisted learning alongside therapeutic and cultural support, delivered in partnership with Karla Kuliny Aboriginal Corporation.
Participants engage in hands-on learning, including safe horse handling, teamwork, communication, and life skills. The program focuses on positive mentoring relationships and building emotional regulation, confidence, and a stronger sense of agency.
EYES supports pathways into education and employment to promote stability, including opportunities within the racing and equestrian industry.