Family Wellbeing Service Yulu-Burri-Ba – GP information – Institute for Urban Indigenous Health

Family Wellbeing Service - YBB

The YBB Family Wellbeing Service walks alongside families and communities to support them to be strong and resilient.

Our service provides culturally safe case management support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.

Capalaba

Wynnum

Dunwich (North Stradbroke Island)

Parents and caregivers and their kids who have multiple, complex needs (e.g. parenting, social and emotional wellbeing issues, housing, Centrelink, legal issues etc.) who would benefit from a culturally safe service
At least one member of the family who identifies as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Consent from the family to complete an FWS referral
Families who have a child/children under 18, including those unborn (if unborn, you must have the pregnant woman’s consent)
Residing in the bayside or Redlands region, including North Stradbroke Island and the Southern Moreton Bay Islands, Mt Cotton, Wynnum and Belmont.

How to refer

MMEx:

Log into MMEx and click on emails “compose”
Add patient to the email
Find the Family Wellbeing Service Template in “letter templates” – *Referral – FWS YBB
Complete online referral form
Send referral to “YBB Referral – Family Wellbeing Service (YBB FWS)”

Self-referral or referral outside the network

Visit https://familysupportreferral.org.au/referrals/create and select the option that says you are a member of the public.

Information for clients