General Health
- Bendigo Community Health Services
- CentaCare
- Child and Youth Health Invest
- Womens Health Loddon Mallee
- Youth Health @ Central
- Heathcote Health
- Somazone
Child and Youth Health Invest
Child and Youth medical assessments and intervention program for ages 0-18. Offering paediatric health clinic and counselling support. Referral from a General Practitioner is required.
Enquire at time of appointment for cost.
Phone (03) 5430 0500
9:00am – 5:00pm
Innovative Health Services For Homeless Youth (IHSHY)
Service for young people aged 12-24 experiencing homelessness, or who are at risk of becoming homeless. The program involves supporting young people to access other health services, to link in with appropriate support networks, and to provide a safe place to explore their current situation and needs without judgment. Young people can access appointments on Mondays and Wednesdays by calling BCHS
IHSHY workers can:
- provide sexual and general health services
- advocate on the young person’s behalf
- assist with connecting the young person to other services
- provide secondary consultation
- provide a presence in services who work particularly with young people at risk
Phone (03) 54 48 1600 Or drop in and see us at 171 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo
offers a range of counselling services:
- Individual Counselling
- Children’s Counselling
- Couple’s Counselling
- Family Counselling
Services are free to children, young people and health care card holders. Counselling fees are set at $50 for waged clients; fees are negotiable with the counsellor.
Family Services
- In-home support to parents with parenting issues.
- Individual support to parents, children and young people experiencing family problems
- Mediation to assist family members to communicate their needs to one another in a safe environment
- Advocacy to assist family members in resolving issues
- Referrals to other services as required Group work opportunities
- Parent education groups including communication, stress management, managing difficult behaviours and relationship issues
- Counselling, crisis, short term or long term support for parents, children or families.
The aim of Child FIRST is to support the safety and health of children, young people and their families.
Family Dispute Resolution & Mediation For those seeking assistance with planning future arrangements for children. What is a family dispute resolution? Family Dispute Resolution is a process which helps parties to:
- Identify issues
- Develop options
- Consider alternatives
- Endeavour to reach agreement
The cost is $30 per person per session. No Fee is charged for Concession Card holders. Contact details: Phone: 5438 1300 Email: centacare@centacare-sandhurst.org.au
Womens Health Loddon Mallee is a Health Promotion Service offering Health Information, Education and Advocacy for Women in the Loddon Mallee region. Free services for Women aged 15 years and over is available. Drop in between 9 - 5 week days to 47 Myers Street Bendigo, phone (03) 5443 0233 or email whlm@whlm.org.au and the website for Women's Health is; www.whlm.org.au
Youth Health @ Central offers a comprehensive youth friendly health service. Available from 9 - 5 weekdays and with a female GP and nurse available on Thursday afternoons 1pm to 5pm. Appointments are preferred although drop in is available at 171 Hargreaves Street Bendigo. Phone 5448 1600
Heathcote Health: Emergency Contraception, Free Condoms, Free STI Testing. For more information head to http://www.heathcotehealth.org or phone; 54310900
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.Somazone aims to empower young people to address their physical, emotional and social health needs in a way that is relevant and non-judgemental, by providing free and anonymous access to reliable health information.Somazone is made by young people for young people, and managed by the Australian Drug Foundation.
