Adult Throughcare
NAAJA’s Adult Throughcare program is a voluntary case management service providing support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people incarcerated at the Darwin Correctional Centre and Alice Springs Correctional Centre. Funded by the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA), the program aims to help people stay out of prison once they leave.
How the program works
Intensive case managers help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in prison prepare for release by discussing their needs and goals and helping them to develop post-release plans.
We help with:
- ongoing counselling and rehabilitation
- obtaining accommodation
- employment
- education and training
- health
- access to pro-social activities and connections
- obtaining identification
- planning to open a bank account or obtain a drivers licence
- addressing outstanding fines
- life and problem-solving skills
- reconnection to family and community.
NAAJA provides clients with ongoing case management following release from prison. Our aim is to support clients in the early, and often stressful, period immediately following release from custody, while also working to empower people to independently navigate “life on the outside”. We do not work with our clients for a defined period post-release and instead remain engaged for as long as it is mutually agreed there is a need.
Participating in the program is voluntary and we work with people who are ready to make positive changes in their lives. Given the demand for services, we prioritise clients most in need.
We accept referrals from people in prison, as well as their family members. We also accept referrals from NT Corrections, NT Community Corrections, the Parole Board, lawyers, and other service providers. Those wishing to make a referral should complete a NAAJA throughcare referral form (DOC or PDF) and forward it to referrals-throughcare@naaja.org.au.
To find out more, contact the Alice Springs-based adult team coordinator on (08) 7902 9311 or the Palmerston-based adult team coordinator on (08) 8931 7400.