Nunkuwarrin Yunti of South Australia was initiated in the 1960s by the late Mrs Gladys Elphick, who founded the Council of Aboriginal Women of SA, one of the first Aboriginal organisations in South Australia.

Our Vision
To continue to lead the way in the design and delivery of contemporary culturally based health and social and emotional wellbeing services to build a healthy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

Our Purpose
To provide a diverse range of services and programs within the Adelaide metropolitan region of South Australia dedicated to improving the physical, social and emotional wellbeing, spiritual, cultural and mental health of traditional, rural and urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
To work cooperatively with other health service providers to respond to and assist with delivering services to traditional, rural and urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as their circumstances warrant.
To promote healthy lifestyle choices amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who utilise the service and to the broader Aboriginal community.
To reduce the incidence of premature death and chronic disease amongst the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community of South Australia.
To contribute to the development of a skilled workforce in Aboriginal health.
To assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people separated from their families under past laws, practices and policies of Australian governments, to undertake family tracing and reunion activities.
To promote dedicated and culturally appropriate service responses to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community from mainstream services.

Locations
Wakefield Street
182 – 190 Wakefield Street, Adelaide
PO BOX 7202, Hutt Street
ADELAIDE SA 5000
Phone: (08) 8406 1600
Fax: (08) 8232 0949

Brady Street
28-30 Brady street, Elizabeth Downs
Phone: (08) 8254 5300
Fax: (08) 8254 9182

South Terrace
Education & Training purposes only
80 South Terrace, Adelaide
Phone: (08) 8168 8300
Fax: (08) 8212 6777

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