Supporting First Nations Clients
Jarrah House has established, and continues to work hard at, having a strong foundation for First Nations Women.
Our Model of Care ensures the client sits at the center of her treatment experience. Our goal is to continuously support the health and human rights of First Nations women and children; a fundamental requirement to close the gaps in high need areas.
We have a strong focus on Cultural safety which includes having First Nations staff who work beside the clinical team to enable effective service coordination. Support is provided for our clients during their time in treatment and in linking up with a wide range of Aboriginal services in our local area and beyond.
Jarrah House’s commitment to reconciliation is practically expressed through our Reflect RAP, finalised in April 2024.
Banner photograph: Yurora (full of life) – The artwork by Shannon Foster and Jay Foster (2018)
“Yurora is the product of a unique collaboration between two generations of D’harawal eora (Sydney) women and their relationship with local Country.
The mixed media work tells the story of the interconnections between all things and the ways in which the water in the streams, the roots in the earth and the blood in our veins are all governed by the same lore, and are reliant upon each other for survival and protection.
The work has been created using an Aboriginal (Sydney) hand stencilling technique with paints that are embedded with elements of Country including water, sand, ash, earth, ochre and tree sap.”