What we do

A mental health and drug and alcohol service for young people 12-25.

Adelaide Northern headspace services are free, confidential and professional and include a range of specialist and support services.

How can we help?

Adelaide Northern headspace can help young people and their families with issues or questions relating to:

• Mental health
• Alcohol and other drug use
• Work or education
• General physical health
• Sexual health
• Relationships

Our Adelaide Northern headspace staff are experienced and passionate about working with young people. They include GPs, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists and youth workers.

Adelaide Northern headspace covers four local Government Areas in the northern region of Adelaide including:

• City of Playford;
• City of Salisbury;
• Town of Gawler;
• City of Tea Tree Gully

Where should I start?

You can call headspace at Adelaide Northern Division of General Practice between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday on 8209 0700:

If the call is regarding services for yourself or any referrals, an initial phone consultation will be conducted where a trained headspace worker will:

• conduct a brief assessment of what you are wanting help with;
• explain the services we are able to provide; and
• develop a plan for how your needs can be best met.

Alternatively, you can email andgp@andgp.org.au with your contact details and a headspace worker will contact you.

If you are in crisis please contact emergency services:

• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Ph: 8252 0133 (for young people under 18 years)
• ACIS Mental Health Triage Ph: 131 465 (for people over 18 years)

If you do not feel quite ready to access headspace specialist services, we can arrange for you to see one of our youth workers. headspace youth workers can meet with you at a location you feel comfortable (e.g. park, shopping centre) to provide you will some extra support, help link you into others services or just be available for a chat!