what we do
Peninsula headspace is a health service for
young people living in the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula
region. We are based at Level 1, 12 Keys Street (near the
Bayside Shopping Centre) in Frankston.
Other services located with us include YSAS (Youth Drug and
Alcohol Services), Peninsula Youth and Family Services (Reconnect,
Youth Housing) and Taskforce (Youth Transition and Support
Initiative).
We also outreach to Shed 11 in Hastings and the YLounge in
Rosebud
Current Services
The "front door" of Peninsula headspace is our
clinical care workers. What help do you need? Our
clinical care workers can help you work it out, and organise
referrals to services that are here to help!
GP clinic - for young people not currently linked in with a GP.
We currently have GP's here Thursday and Friday, so if you would
like an appointment, give us a call.
Bulk billing psychologists - providing free counselling sessions
for young people.
Psychiatric registrar - working with young people, and providing
secondary consultations to other workers and services.
Please note, we are not a crisis service - if you have immediate
concerns for a young person's safety, please contact 000 or:
- for under 18 years - 1300 369 012
- for 18 and over - 1300 792 977
Peninsula headspace is made up of a consortium
of 12 local services, including:
- Peninsula Health (including Psychiatric Services, Community
Health, Peninsula Community Health Services, PenDAP)
- YSAS
- Peninsula GP Network
- Mission Australia
- Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
- Frankston City Council
- MIND
- Peninsula Carer Council
- Peninsula Support Services
- Skills Plus
- Southern Health - Dual Diagnosis, CAMHS
- Taskforce