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Child Adolescent Mental Health Service - Northern Services

Address
c/- Women's & Children's Hospital, 72 King William Rd, North Adelaide, SA 5006 Australia
Telephone
8161 6624
8161 7389
Fax
8161 7371
8161 7206
Email
christine.walsh@health.sa.gov.au
phil.brock@health.sa.gov.au
Website
www.wch.sa.gov.au
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Branch Address
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Information
Parent Body
SA Health in conjunction with Women's & Children's Hospital
Hours
Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm
Eligibility
Children and young people 0-18 years and their families who are experiencing emotional, behavioural or psychiatric problems. Adolescent Services: Young people 12-18 years. CAMHS does not deal with children and adolescents whose primary problems are drug or alcohol related
Comment

CAMHS deals with a wide range of emotional and behavioural problems using a multidisciplinary approach. It works closely with community health centres, Families SA and the Department of Education & Children's Services (DECS)

Services
  • Community mental health care
  • Early detection and early intervention services
  • Counselling and other therapeutic services
  • Inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care
  • School support teams
  • Mental health education
  • Aboriginal Youth Mental Health Partnership Project - works with young Aboriginal people who are, or may become, involved in the juvenile justice system and who have problems regarding mental health and/or emotional well being -at Port Adelaide Regional Centre
  • Boylan Ward - a designated psychiatric inpatient facility at Women's & Children's Hospital for children and adolescents providing specialised care and support for children and adolescents with severe mental health
  • Headroom - website providing mental health information to young people and their carers - www.headroom.net.au
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Last updated: 20-10-2011
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