A Youth Enhanced Support program designed around you

Youth Enhanced Service (YES) is a free, youth-friendly and confidential service for young people aged 12 – 25 living in the Greater Geraldton area (including Mullewa), who are experiencing moderate to complex mental health conditions. YES offers high-intensity support to a young person through the delivery of comprehensive care coordination and a multidisciplinary care team (including mental health, psychiatry, peer support, alcohol and other drug support, and a dedicated Aboriginal Health Worker) for a period of up to 12 months.

YES offers dedicated support in collaboration with WA Country Health Service, which enables services that can be tailored and flexible, with the ability to step up care and provide a mix of support services based on the needs of the young person.

Who is it for?

Young people who:

  • Are 12–25 years old
  • Living in the Greater Geraldton area, including Mullewa
  • Have ongoing or complex mental health challenges
  • Need extra support to manage daily life
  • Find it hard to access or stay engaged with other services

 

What support is offered?

  • Mental health assessments
  • Counselling and therapy
  • Family support and information
  • Care coordination with schools, GPs and other services
  • Support to get back into work or study
  • Skills for coping, resilience and wellbeing
  • Support for emotional, physical and social wellbeing
  • A caring team of Mental Health Clinician, Clinical Nurse Specialist, doctor, peer and alcohol and other drug workers.
  • Flexible options – YES can be accessed at Youth Focus, schools, home, community or online.

How to access the YES service

Young people can access YES services through Youth Focus Geraldton who coordinate the YES program, school based counselling and headspace Geraldton, or by referral from hospital or GP.

To learn more about YES services, or the range mental health services offered by Youth Focus, please contact: [email protected]

Please note

headspace Geraldton and YES are not acute mental health/crisis services and are voluntary services. The young person needs to consent to the referral and be willing to access support. If you have any immediate concerns regarding the safety/wellbeing of a young person, present to your closest Emergency Department or contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. In an emergency, contact 000 immediately.