Supporting local youth – new headspace outreach centre opens in Narellan

A new headspace outreach centre is now open in Narellan, delivering free or low-cost mental health and wellbeing support for young people aged 12 to 25. 

Representatives from SWSPHN joined Grand Pacific Health (GPH) staff, Camden Mayor Ashleigh Cagney, community members and other service providers for the official opening of the Narellan Community Offices on Tuesday, 29 April.

The headspace outreach, an extension of headspace Oran Park, aims to make accessing care easier for young people.  

GPH Executive General Manager of Youth and Primary Health Jenny Valdivia said the service was vital for young people who struggled to travel to Oran Park. 

“We received feedback from young people about the importance of having a space in Narellan to supplement our main site in Oran Park,” she said. 

Attendees at the opening also had the opportunity to tour the facility and hear from other organisations delivering services in the centre, including Settlement Services International (SSI) and Big Yellow Umbrella.

The headspace outreach centre is located at Narellan Library Forecourt, corner Queen and Elyard Street and operates Monday to Wednesday, from 9am to 5pm.

Call headspace Oran Park on (02) 4604 3030 for more information about accessing the service. 

Headspace centres provide early intervention mental health services for young people aged 12 to 25 for their mental health, physical and sexual health, alcohol and other drugs, and work and study. 

There are five headspace centres in South Western Sydney: 

• Bankstown 
• Campbelltown 
• Liverpool 
• Edmondson Park 
• Oran Park (with outreach in Narellan) 

SWSPHN funds Grand Pacific Health to operate the outreach centre as an extension of headspace Oran Park. 

All headspace centres are funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care through the Primary Health Networks program.

Visit SWSPHN’s website to find out more about headspace