The Youth Enhanced Support Service South Western Sydney (YESS SWS), currently being delivered by Uniting, is winding up with youth mental health supports transitioning to a new service in 2023.
Uniting will cease providing the service from February next year and is no longer taking new referrals. The team at Uniting is supporting current clients to move into new care arrangements to ensure minimal disruption to care.
In the meantime South Western Sydney PHN is commissioning new youth services to commence mid-2023. Details on the new service and tender opportunities will be announced in October.
Young people needing mental health support should see their GP and can ask about referrals to any of the programs below.
Headstart, South Western Sydney PHN’s online mental health navigation tool also provides links and details to quality local services.
Headstart can be accessed here: headstart.org.au
You can also contact South Western Sydney Local Health District’s Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services by visiting their website for your local service.
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