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Child Youth Mental Health Service

 

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Child Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) provides specialist mental health assessment and intervention to infants, children and young people (under 18 years old, unless still at school) with moderate to severe and complex mental health problems and their families.

CYMHS provides a multidisciplinary and family-focused approach, providing evidence-based treatment which may include individual, parent, family therapy and group programs, delivered through one of our community based teams or inpatient unit. This service also provides information and referral to other services, as well as consultation and liaison for Royal North Shore and Hornsby Hospitals.

To make a referral within business hours, contact your local community CYMHS team using the details below.

Resources:

CYMHS Service and Teams


Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) Child Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) provides services to the population living within NSLHD:

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai CYMHS

Level 1, Building 52, Hornsby Hospital,

36-75 Palmerston Road, Hornsby, NSW, 2077

Phone: 9485 6155

 

Lower North Shore CYMHS

Level 2, Royal North Shore Community Health Centre,

2C Herbert Street, St Leonards, NSW 2065

Phone: 9462 9222

 

Ryde CYMHS Child Adolescent and Family Centre

51 Blaxland Road, Top Ryde, NSW 2112

Phone: 9926 5844

 

Northern Beaches CYMHS:

Level 2 / 612-624 Pittwater Road, Brookvale 2100

Phone: 9388 5150

AFTER HOURS Assistance:Contact the Mental Health Telephone Access Line if you require any after hours support on phone 1800 011 511

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Outreach Support for Children and Adolescents (OSCA)

Outreach Support for Children and Adolescents (OSCA) is a specialist mental health service within CYMHS that provides short - term (up to 4 months) intensive and outreach interventions. Referrals for OSCA are through the local CYMHS community teams.

OSCA offers a family focused multidisciplinary approach aimed to provide more intensive work for young people (under 18 years) and their families who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health issues.​​

School-Link Initiative

The School-Link Initiative provides a platform for collaboration where mental health professionals and educators work together, in partnership with children, young people and their families. Aiming to achieve optimal mental health, wellbeing and resilience for children and young people through the early identification of mental health issues and early access to specialist mental health services.​

Key Focus Areas of the School-Link Program in NSLHD are:

  • Developing clearer pathways to care for children and young people with mental health problems
  • Supporting mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention programs in schools and TAFE
  • Training for school and TAFE staff, child and adolescent mental health staff and other workers on mental health and wellbeing
  • Enhancing consultation, liaison, referral, and support between health and education staff.

The School Link Coordinator can be contacted on Phone: 8877 5325​

The Brolga Unit

A 12 bed Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Unit based at Hornsby Hospital.

Coral Tree Family Service

Coral Tree is a state wide tertiary referral service that aims to assist the families of children showing mental health, behavioural, emotional, and relationship difficulties. Coral Tree is located on the grounds of Macquarie Hospital in North Ryde. Coral Tree acknowledges the traditional custodians of this land, the Wallumedegal people of the Darug nation.

For more information please visit: Chevron ​https://www.nslhd.​health.nsw.gov.au/coraltree​​​

Getting on Track in Time (GotIt!) Program

Getting on Track in Time (GotIt!) Program is a school-based early intervention mental health program aimed at assisting parents and teachers to support children's social and emotional development. The program includes a whole of school approach which provides parent and teacher training sessions to all members of the school community.

It also includes a targeted group intervention for identified children in Kindergarten to Year 2 who may be experiencing difficulties regarding behaviour, emotions or social skills.

For enquiries, please contact Phone: 9887 5886.​