Royal Children’s Hospital
Wadja Aboriginal Family Place
The Wadja Aboriginal Family Place is a place where you can come for a yarn, a cuppa or just to sit in the Family Room. It is a friendly place where all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are welcome. Staff of the Wadja Aboriginal Family Place are committed to providing any support possible in assisting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families attend outpatient clinics, emergency or families who have a sick child in hospital
A culturally sensitive service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families providing emotional, social and cultural support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families who use the hospital and ensuring that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child and their families understand medical procedures and routines. Aboriginal liaison officers are employed in hospitals to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People have equitable access to mainstream health care services, and to increase the cultural awareness and sensitivity of health care services to the distinct needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families.
50 Flemington Road
Parkville Vic 3052
