Youth Health Services (SWSLHD)
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SWSLHD Youth Health Services are multidisciplinary primary health care services for marginalised and at risk young people. This includes young people 12 to 24 years who are living, working and/or attending schools within the SWSLHD boundaries.
Youth Health Services are committed to providing where possible, holistic services which are flexible, affordable, relevant and responsive. Services include:
- Bio-psychosocial client assessment
- Case management, coordination and follow-up (for health related issues)
- Individual client counselling (we do not offer counselling with family or significant other)
- Nursing services: pregnancy testing and information, sexual and reproductive health checks, immunisation, vision and hearing checks
- Medical services: general and developmental health checks (we do not offer allied health services)
- Assistance for young clients 21-24 years in their transition to adult services
- Health education and promotion programs
- Therapeutic and support groups
- Development of clinical pathways to specialist clinical services and general practice
- Referral services and support to access mainstream health services
- Advocacy
- Secondary Needle Syringe exchange Program
- Capacity building of government, non-government and community-based services
- Community development
All services offered are confidential and free of charge.
No Medicare card is required and we can assist you to apply for a card
SWSLHD Bankstown Youth Health Service – The Corner
Phone: 02 9796 8633
Address: 101 Restwell St, Bankstown NSW 2200
Website: https://www.swslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/communityhealth/centres_theCorner.html
SWSLHD Carramar Youth Health Service – FLYHT
Phone: 02 8717 1717
Address: 53-65 Mitchell St, Carramar NSW 2163
Website: https://www.swslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/communityhealth/centres_FLYHT.html
SWSLHD Macarthur Youth Health Service – Traxside
Phone: 02 4633 0880
Address: 4 Langdon Ave, Campbelltown NSW 2560
Website: www.swslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/CommunityHealth/centres_traxside.html
For further information on youth health services offered by South Western Sydney Local Health District go to:
https://www.swslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/communityhealth/youthHealth.html