Boorndawan Willam Aboriginal Healing Service (BWAHS) is the lead specialist Aboriginal Specific family violence service that provides a service in the Eastern Metropolitan Region that is inclusive of Inner and Outer East. BWAHS was established in 2006 following the recommendations of the Victorian Eastern Family Violence Strategy Taskforce Report (2003).
Advocate on behalf of, educate and work with individuals, families and the broader community in their search for healing.
Embracing ancestral wisdom, the Aboriginal Men’s Case Management offers culturally attuned, holistic support to empower Indigenous men to make changes in their and their familie’s lives.
Promotes healthy families including safety from violence and children’s development, by working collaboratively with Aboriginal families and Communities. Providing effective and inclusive case management and working with families to build capacity and resilience.
The Intensive Case Managers work with women and children who have been impacted by family violence providing case coordination. Using a strengths-based approach, they work with women and children and build needs and risk assessments and create case plans that respond to these.
The AOD team provides comprehensive strength based responses to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members who are experiencing Alcohol or other drug challenges.
The therapeutic programs team creates therapeutic responses to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men, women, youth and families by creating safe group settings to explore connection to each other, community, cultural experiences and enjoyment.
BWAHS provides safe spaces for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members to engage in counselling. Specialized counseling services include: men’s, women’s, children’s and youth counselling.
* Reported In the 2023 – 2024 Financial Year
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Boorndawan Willam Aboriginal Healing Service Acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation, as the Traditional Custodians of the land where we work, live and gather to deliver Healing and Support to our Aboriginal families experiencing Family Violence.
We pay our respects to their Elders, both Past and Present and to all First Nations People for their enduring commitment and connection to Land and Water, knowledge and Culture.
