Mental support services
Explore a wide range of specialized support services designed to provide reliable help and information.
SERVICE NAME
Contact Details
Services/Focus
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1800 011 511
(24 hours/7 Days a week)
Provides professional help and advice and referrals to local mental health services for children, teens, adults and older people
Linking families with the most appropriate service or supports for their individual needs
1800 33 4673
Provides information and support for eating disorders and body image issues
North Shore Service: 02 9977 0711
Northern Beaches Service: 02 9977 0711
www.sdecc.org.au
Provides free counselling and support for young people aged 12-25 with problematic alcohol and other drugs use (AOD)
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1800RESPECT (1800 656 463) www.1800respect.org.au
1800RESPECT is the national sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service
02 9460 3777
Youth Service offering homelessness services and crisis support accommodation
02 8594 9555
Providing a broad range of specialised services for gender diverse (LGBTIQA+) young people aged 12-25 including housing, mental health, counselling and social support.
Contact for Critical Incidents:
Be You NSW State Manager: 0475 838 049
Be You provides educators with knowledge, resources and strategies for helping children and young people achieve their best possible mental health. Be You also offers support to schools following a critical incident (includes responding to or recovering from a suicide or attempted suicide).
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Local GP’s can make referrals to a Mental Health Clinician (i.e. Social Worker, Psychologist, Occupational Therapist) under a Mental Health Care Plan. Under the Mental Health Care plan, you can be entitled to Medicare rebates for up to 10 individual and 10 group appointments within a calendar year.
School-Link:
How can we help?
School-Link provides a platform for collaboration where mental health professionals and educators work in partnership with children, young people and their families to achieve optimal mental health and remain engaged in education
School-Link
Services Available
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Consultation on referral pathways for children, young people and their families
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Linking Health Services and Education Staff to work together
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Information on evidence based preventions and early intervention programs and initiatives
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Access to education, training and professional development on current mental health topics
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CONTACT DETAILS
School-Link Coordinator
Child and Youth Mental Health Service
Northern Sydney Local Health District
NSLHD-School-link@
health.nsw.gov.au
0288775235
0421582964
Child and Youth Mental Health Services
in the Northern Sydney Area
online and phone counselling
SERVICE NAME
Contact Details
Services/Focus
1800 650 890 (9am to 1am/7 Days a week AEST)
eheadspace provides free online and telephone support and counselling to young people 12–25 and their families and friends.
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1800 551 800
Kids Helpline is a free Australian telephone and online counselling service for young people aged between 5 and 25.
Beyond Blue offers free telephone and online support and counselling with a trained mental health professional.
Lifeline provides all Australians experiencing emotional distress with access to 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention services.
Mental Health Intervention & Support
SERVICE NAME
Contact Details
Services/Focus
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Brookvale headspace: 02 9937 6500
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Chatswood headspace: 02 8021 3668
Headspace deliver early intervention mental health, drug and alcohol, sexual health and employment services for young people in a youth-friendly environment.
For young people with mild to moderate mental health conditions
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YESS is a mental health outreach service for 12–25 year-olds who have, or are at risk of developing, a serious mental illness. YESS is an early intervention program and services can include a combination of psychological intervention, case management, peer work, psychiatry support and family intervention.
For young people with moderate to severe mental health conditions. It is a service for young people who may require more support than what headspace can provide and for those who do not meet the criteria for the local Child & Youth Mental Health Services (CYMHS).
The NSLHD Child and
Youth Mental Health Services
(CYMHS)
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Hornsby Ku-ring-gai: 02 9485 6155
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Northern Beaches: 02 9388 5150
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Lower North Shore: 02 9462 9222
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Ryde: 02 9448 6877
The NSLHD Child and Youth Mental Health Services (CYMHS) provide specialist mental health assessment and intervention to children and young people experiencing significant emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties.
For children and young people with moderate to severe mental health conditions.
Please note this is not a comprehensive list of all the services within the Northern Sydney region.
All information is correct as of July 2020.