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Western Melbourne

Welcome to headspace Western Melbourne (hWM). hWM is a health service for all young people in the Maribrynong, Hobsons Bay, Wyndham and Brimbank areas. You might come to headspace if;

 

  • You are aged between 12-25
  • You need some help with your health
  • You are having difficulty with something in your life
  • You are worried about your mental health or feeling depressed or anxious
  • You are worried about your drug and/or alcohol use
  • You are worried about a friend or a family member

You can come to WMh and we will help you get the help you need.

Our Services

hWM is about making sure that the young people in the West have the best support, access, information and services for health issues. Our hWM staff are experienced and passionate about working with young people and are very approachable. They include;

  • General Practitioners
  • Psychologists
  • Psychiatrists
  • Social Workers
  • Occupational Therapists

 

hWM is located in the Visy Cares Hub Building.  

 

 

 

Click here to take a virtual tour and find out more about what the service offers!
    

The Access Team is also available to meet with and talk to young people through appointments or drop-in. They can spend time talking about how things are going and link you in to other services you may need. Please feel free to call our reception and ask for the access team on 9091 8222 or drop in during their Duty Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 12pm – 5pm, Thursday 12pm – 7pm.

 

In addition to these services we also have a Community Capacity and Development Team whom you can visit or we can visit you. This team can come to your school, sports club or event and give you information about young people and mental health or run workshops about a particular health issue. They also run various programs for young people and their families including Youth Week Activities,  a Digital Arts Project and the Youth Advisory Committee. For further information regarding training or to make contact with a member of the Community Capacity Team please call 9091 8222 and ask for Carla, Poni or Alyssa.


News & events

headspace western Melbourne Network News - 4th Edition

Welcome to Headspace Network News 4th edition.pdf.   Contents inldude: hWM Update from Nick Prendergast (EO) What is OSCH WorldCare? ... more

Take a virtual tour!

Take a virtual tour!

Take a virtual tour of headspace Western Melbourne, find out who can access the service, how to access the service, see where it is located and meet s... more

headspace Western Melbourne Network News - 3rd Edition

Welcome to the 3rd edition of headspace Western Melbourne Network News.   Contents include: headspace WM update Research update at hea... more

Our Friends

headspace Western Melbourne would like to take the opportunity to introduce our consortium partners: ORYGEN Research Centre ORYGEN Youth Health, N... more

headsapce Western Melbourne Network News - 2nd Edition

Welcome to the second edition of headspace Western Melbourne Network News. Contents include: -          headspace Western Melbourne Update -      ... more

Training

headspace Western Melbourne Training Calendar for 2009

11/12/2008

Welcome to headspace Western Melbourne Training Calendar for 2009.   We offer a range of training that promotes cross-sectorial relationship b... more

The Navigator

16/06/2009 - 31/12/2009

"The Navigator" is a fantastic Youth Mental Health Training Resource that has been developed for workers in the West (2009). The calendar includes tra... more

Info

Locations

Western Melbourne headspace

Address:
80b Harvester Road
Sunshine
Melbourne VIC 3020
Opening Hours:
Monday: 9am - 5pm
Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
Wednesday: 9am - 8pm
Thursday: 9am - 8pm
Friday: 9am - 5pm
Contact Details:
Phone: 03 9091 8222
Fax: 03 9091 8252

We are situated in the VISY CARES HUB which is a brick heritage building behind the Village Cinemas, shares a carpark with the sunshine library and is only a short walk from the Sunshine Train Station. (Melways ref 26, H12) The Hub has programs such as art & drama and a free internet room for young people - Call Jess for more info on 9091 8200

People

Our people

Currently we have available:

  • GPs
  • clinical psychologists
  • general psychologists 
  • psychiatrists
  • occupational therapists and
  • social workers
  • access team
  • community capacity and development team

HOW TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT

Just call us on 9091 8222 and our helpful admin team will get you started, OR get a family member, teacher or friend to ring up for you, OR just drop in and we will help you on the spot.

 

All services are 'free or low cost.'

headspace is funded by the Australian Government under the Promoting Better Mental Health - Youth Mental Health Initiative.