Family Wellbeing Services – Yulu-Burri Ba
Our Family Wellbeing Service at Yulu-Burri Ba (YBB) is here to support families to be strong, connected and thriving in a culturally safe and respectful way. We work alongside families to identify what matters most to them and support them to work towards their goals to improve overall wellbeing.
General information
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.
Locations
- Capalaba
- Wynnum
- Dunwich (North Stradbroke Island)
Referrals
Who to refer
- 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
IUIH network
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 Family Support Referral and select the option that says you are a member of the public.
Contact
Phone: 07 3900 7800
Email: [email protected]
Information for clients
Family Wellbeing Services
The Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH) and its member services offer various specialised health and community focused health services and support initiatives.
Moreton ATSICHS
Moreton Bay region
ATSICHS Brisbane
Brisbane and Logan regions
Kalwun
Gold Coast region
Yulu-Burri Ba
Bayside and Redlands region
About IUIH’s Family Wellbeing Service
The IUIH Family Wellbeing Service is an early intervention program, integrated with IUIH’s primary health care services, aiming to enhance the resilience, connectedness and social/emotional wellbeing of children and young people and helping to build strong and resilient families.