Health
Action Centre at the YRC 9742 8155
An agency is located here at the Youth Resource Centre. General and sexual assault counselling, referrals and medical services for young people.
Council Health & Wellbeing
Containing information such as Health Organisations, Head Lice Information, Food Safety Regulations, Immunisation Dates, Municipal Public Health Plan and Local Drug & Alcohol services.
Western Region Health Centre
Located in Werribee
Medicare 13 20 11
Did you know you can apply for your own Medicare Card when you turn 15?
Young People's Health Service
Centre for Adolescent Health
The Royal Children's Hospital
The Young People's Health Service (YPHS) is a program of the Royal Children’s Hospital, Centre for Adolescent Health. It is the only primary health care service that specifically works with young people who are experiencing homelessness and/or marginalisation.
Cancer Council Helpline 13 11 20
9am - 5pm Mon-Fri Cost of a local call
The Cancer Council Helpline is a free, confidential telephone information and support service run by Cancer Councils in each state and territory.
Anyone can call The Cancer Council Helpline - cancer patients, people living with cancer, their families, carers and friends, teachers, students and healthcare professionals.
Specially trained staff are available to answer your questions about cancer and offer emotional or practical support.
The Asthma Foundation of Victoria
The Asthma Foundation of Victoria has for over 40 years provided advice, counselling, education and training to people with asthma, their carers, Health Professionals, First Aiders and the community.
Australian Medical Association (AMA)
Better Health Channel
Health and medical information for consumers, from the Victorian government
BluePages provides information on treatments for depression based on the latest scientific evidence.
BluePages also offers screening tests for depression and anxiety, a depression search engine, and links to other helpful resources.
Centre Against Sexual Assault - CASA
CASAs offer free and confidential short to medium term individual counselling to child and adult victim/survivors of sexual assault, their non offending family members/carers and significant others. They also offer group work, telephone counselling and referrals to other relevant services.
Connecting Care
This site provides links and a referral mechanism to health and community services within different municipalities around Victoria.
Gay & Lesbian Health Victoria
This site provides news and information of particular interest to the health and wellbeing of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in Victoria.
Go For Your Life
A Victorian Government initiative which aims to promote healthy eating and increase levels of physical activity. Search the A to Z index for hundreds of ideas to help you stay happy, healthy and active.
Health Insite
Using this Internet gateway, you can access a wide range of up-to-date and reliable information on health and wellbeing.
Immunise Australia
The Immunise Australia Program aims to increase national immunisation rates by funding free vaccination programs, administering the Australian Childhood Immunisation register and communicating information about immunisation to the general public and health professionals.
Isis Primary Care
Offering counselling, general health, occupational therapy, youth & family services, drug & alcohol services, aged & disability services.
Maternal & Child Health Line - 24 hours
13 22 29
Maternal & Child Health Services
In Wyndham
Nurse on Call 1300 60 60 24
NURSE-ON-CALL is a phone service that provides immediate, expert health advice from a registered nurse, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Call 1300 60 60 24 for the cost of a local call from anywhere in Victoria. (Calls from mobile phones may be charged at a higher rate.)
Nutrition Australia
Nutrition Australia is a non-government, non-profit, community based-organisation with offices in all states and territories. Nutrition Australia is an independent body that aims to promote the health and well-being of all Australians.
Orygen Youth Health
By far the most prevalent health issues which young people face are in the area of mental health. We are more likely to develop mental health problems between the ages of 12 and 26 than at any other stage of life. At this age we are also more likely to develop mental health problems than other chronic illnesses.
Postnatal Depression - Beyond Blue
Royal Children's Hospital
The Royal Children's Hospital is a specialist paediatric hospital and provides a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and adolescents.
Somazone
Somazone is a safe space for young people to ask questions, share stories and get help for mental health issues, sexual health, relationships, abuse, body image, and drug use.
Teenage Health Freak
A great teenage health site with loads of information. Check out the A-Z index page.
VicHealth
The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, best known as VicHealth, works in partnership with organisations, communities and individuals to make health a central part of our daily lives.
Virtual Human Body
A virtual website of the human body.
Women's Health West
Women's Health West is committed to improving the health, safety and wellbeing of women in Melbourne's diverse Western Region. We support individual women and communities, and work collaboratively with government and other agencies across the West and statewide.
Women’s Health West
317 – 319 Barkly Street Footscray VIC 3011
(03) 9689 9588
Young Adult Health
Here you can find information for young people on health issues, lifestyle choices and healthy relationships.
Women's Hospital
The Royal Women's Hospital is Australia's largest specialist hospital dedicated to improving the health of women of all ages and newborn babies.
Young Women's Health
This website has great information and quizzes about Healthy Relationships, Safety in Relationships, Safety on the Streets, Safety on the Internet.
Youth Central
This section takes a look at health issues to do with everything from how you feel about yourself to drugs, smoking and alcohol to eating well and getting fit to up-front, common sense information about mental health, family problems, peer pressure and bullying.
Youth Health Contacts
A list of youth friendly doctors.
Youth Health
A website by the Australian Medical Association (AMA)
Young Carers
Are you under 25 and help look after someone in your family who has an illness, a disability, a mental health issue or who has an alcohol or other drug problem?
Do you know somebody who does? Do you want to help them? Then this website is for you!
Find a Psychologist
Use Quick Search to find a psychologist in your area, who is in private practice. (Note fees may apply if you use a psychologist in private practice)
Links to other web sites or information sources are provided as a courtesy, however we cannot vouch for or take responsibility for the information contained in any links.
Contact Youth Services on 9742 8155 or
email: mail@wyndham.vic.gov.au
Operating Hours: Monday to Friday - 9am - 6pm
(excluding public holidays)
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