Youth mental health services
Brisbane North PHN funds youth mental health services that provide psychological intervention to children, young adults and their families.
Children under the age of 12 who have—or are at risk of developing—emotional, behavioural or mental health conditions can access Brisbane MIND4KiDs services.
Young people aged 12–25 with mild to moderate mental illness can access services via five headspace centres in Caboolture, Nundah, Redcliffe, Strathpine and Indooroopilly.
These centres provide a range of support services, including one-to-one counselling, supportive family psycho-education and support groups for young people.
Connect to Brisbane MIND4KiDS
Designed to support families and children who are considered to be vulnerable and disadvantaged and who otherwise would not have access to psychological support.
Connect to headspace
A place to learn about mental health, or if you need support, to get in-touch with someone who can help.
Connect to Asha
A targeted service for vulnerable young people (aged 12–25) who have or are at risk of developing a severe mental illness. It provides mobile outreach support in the Moreton Bay North and Redcliffe/North Lakes sub regions.
Guiding Lived Experience Engagement
The Guiding Lived Experience Engagement (GLEE) project is an initiative by the Brisbane North PHN Regional Youth Advisory Group (RYAG). The overall aim of the GLEE project was to monitor and improve the lived experience engagement of young people at mental health services in the Brisbane North PHN region.
The project was led by the RYAG and involved extensive community consultation with a variety of services and young people which led to the development of a checklist that services can use to gauge their current level of lived experience engagement. An accompanying guide was also created that provides practical support on how to improve lived experience engagement if it does not meet the guidelines recommended in the checklist.
Three resources have been developed by the RYAG and are available to download.
- Project Report
- Checklist
- Checklist guide
Head to Health can connect you, or someone you care for, to mental health support.
The Head to Health phone service operates 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays). Callers after hours will have the option to leave a message and receive a call back the next business day. Please note that Head to Health is not a crisis service.
Phone: 1800 595 212
For further information on the national Head to Health initiative, visit headtohealth.gov.au.
Child and Youth Mental Health Service
The Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) at Children’s Health Queensland specialises in helping infants, children and young people up to the age of 18 years who have complex mental health needs.
