headspace Southern Melbourne
Welcome to headspace Southern Melbourne. headspace has been set up to help young people aged 12-25. Here at headspace Southern Melbourne we offer young people access to a range of youth-friendly health professionals who can help you with:
- general health
- mental health & counselling
- alcohol & other drug services
- education and employment opportunities & other services
Our Services
If you or someone you know has been:
feeling depressed or anxious
not coping at school
not sleeping well or sleeping too much
finding it hard to concentrate
wanting to cut down drinking or drug use
bullied, hurt or sexually harrassed
having trouble getting or keeping a job
Or you have questions or issues relating to:
general physical health
sexual health
contraception
nutrition and diet
alcohol and/or drugs
emotions and feelings
relationships
family life
Then why not try talking to someone about how you have been feeling? headspace is a great place to start!
How do I make an appointment?
You can talk to an intake worker about making an appointment by calling 9526 1600. You can ask your GP, teacher or community agency worker about making a referral to headspace Southern Melbourne.
What will I find at headspace?
Friendly workers who can help you with:
- talking about what is in your headspace
- counselling to work out and overcome difficulties
- wellness checks and medical advice
- sorting out problems at school
- dealing with issues with family and friends
- drug and alcohol issues
- finding other services that may be of help
Who can come to headspace?
Anyone who is 12-25 years old and needs some assistance with some of these issues. If you think one of your friends, brothers, sisters, cousins or your children or students could use this kind of support, please pass on this information to them. Or, ask to speak to one of our staff about how they could access the right service.
News & events
Duke Street Festival 2010
The Annual Duke Street Festival as a part of National Youth Week,
will be held in 2010 on the 17th of APRIL!
FREE ... more
On Saturday April 4, headspace Southern Melbourne put on another graffiti workshop as part of the Duke St Festival run by St Kilda Youth Services (SKY... more
Youth Week 2009 kicked off with a bang at the Peterson Youth Centre in Highett. In conjunction with Bayside General Practice Network and the Bayside ... more
On February 9th, the headspace Southern Melbourne Youth Advisory (YAC) Group had it's first meeting for the year at the very groovy Elsternwick Park B... more
Viva! 2008 was an event put on by the City of Stonnington on November 15 last year at the Princes Gardens. Viva! 2008 included a world music stage, t... more
headspace Southern Melbourne
St Kilda
Address:
332 Carlisle St
Balaclava 3183
Opening Hours:
9:00 - 5:30, Monday - Friday
Contact Details:
phone: 9526 1600
fax: 9526 1699
The St Kilda site is on Carlisle St near Balaclava Station, between Hotham and Chapel Sts. It is right near the route 16 and 3 tram stop. (Melbourne Uni - Kew and Melbourne Uni - East Malvern)
Highett
Address:
cnr Highett Rd and Peterson St
Highett 3190
Opening Hours:
2:30 - 5:30
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays
Contact Details:
phone: 9526 1600
fax: 9526 1699
Nearest train station is Highett Station on the Frankston line. Catch buses 827 and 828 for 2 minutes along Highett Rd heading towards the beach.
Kirsten Cleland, Manager
k.cleland@alfred.org.au
Noah Ariel, Intake Worker:
n.ariel@alfred.org.au
Gabby Baschuk, Intake Worker
g.baschuk@alfred.org.au
Mental health clinicians:
- Caren Brand
- Carrie Hayward
- Toula Filiadis
- Olympia Athanasopoulos
- Noah Ariel
- John Chellew
- Caroline Weinstein
We also have two GP's and two psychiatrist's who work on site in St Kilda.