For the times when things aren't going so great in your life, you can get help from people who care about and are sensitive to your needs and are experts in their field. If you are having difficulty dealing with your emotions, are feeling depressed or anxious, or need someone to talk to about drinking or taking other kinds of drugs, or anything else going on in your life, there are a range of people, including youth workers, legal advisers, counsellors and psychologists who can help.  At headspace you will also be able to see a doctor for any kind of health issue.  All these people will be working together to support you.

headspace Illawarra Youth Health Centre is a place for young people, and a place where you come first.

Contact details:

Phone: 02 4220 7660

Fax: 42250 057

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Web: www.headspace.org.au

Forms

•  Referral Form
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headspace Illawarra

Vision

"An umbrella organisation, coordinating medical and community services in a systematic way to benefit young people of the Illawarra".

Purpose Statement

Headspace Illawarra is a community of youth service providers committed to working with each other, and the community so that young people aged 12-25 and their families will have access to a high quality integrated service system that is proactive in identifying, preventing and treating the mental health of young people.

Partners

The headspace Illawarra consortium partners are: ARAFMI Illawarra, Illawarra Division of General Practice (Lead Agency), Illawarra Institute for Mental Health, Illawarra Legal Centre, Lifeline South Coast, NSW Department of Education & Training (South East Region), Prime TV, Southern Youth & Family Services, University of Wollongong Graduate School of Medicine, Wave FM and Wollongong Crisis Centre Alcohol & Other Drugs Service.  We are also working with South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service Southern Network Mental Health Services and a range of other Illawarra youth health and welfare agencies and services.

headspace Illawarra has three strategies:

1. Establishment of the headspace Illawarra Youth Health Centre

The headspace Illawarra Youth Health Centre, located at Level 1, 85 Smith Street Wollongong, opened on 6 February 2008 and is staffed by GPs, youth workers, clinical psychologists, a mental health nurse, alcohol and other drugs (AOD) worker and administrative staff all with experience and skills in working with young people aged 12-25.  They work as a team, planning and coordinating care together with the young person and their carers, to address their physical and psychosocial needs.

2. Community Awareness, Education and Training

A critical responsibility of headspace Illawarra is to raise community awareness regarding issues facing young people and their families, and to provide education and training for anyone with an interest in supporting young people.

3. headspace in Schools program