Health & Reproductive Services

There are other various Monash sites including Monash Children’s Hospital.

Anyone can refer to this service.

Alternatively, presenting at the Emergency Department will also provide an after-hours response.

Dandenong Hub Level 2, 26 McCrae Street, Dandenong VIC-3175

Pakenham Corner Main St & McGregor Road, Pakenham, Victoria 3810

• Intake & Brief Intervention
• Allied Health Providers (Psychologists) – 10 session model funded through Medicare
• School services

Youth Health Clinic – Doctors & Nurses:

• Sexual Health Clinic – provision of contraception and advice, testing, support, treatment, and management of sexually transmissible infections (STI), pregnancy testing and referral
• physical and mental health support.
• Physical & Mental health support – help with any physical health issues related to sexual health, drug or alcohol use, relationship problems or feeling down or upset.

Alcohol & Other Drugs Support

Community Engagement Support:

• headspace Pakenham site tours (short – 15 mins)
• headspace promotion table/stalls
• Tailored promotional events

Peer Support – Youth and Carer

Work and Study Support

• headspace LGBTQIA+ Pride Space + (social group for those aged 16-25 years)
• Youth Advisory Committee (also known as Youth Reference Group) – 16-25 year olds that have a passion for mental health.
• Art Therapy Groups (Limited spots – through Intake & Brief Interventions)

• you can call us on 1800 367 968
• pop into our centre at 66 Victor Cres, Narre Warren
•  email us at [email protected]
• or send us a fax at (03) 8789 7902
• If you have any questions or inquiries about what we do at headspace Narre Warren, please don’t hesitate to give us a call.
• If you’re wanting to see one of our GP’s, follow this link to book

There are a range of ways you can access headspace Pakenham
If you are a young person, friend, parent or carer and wish to make a FREE appointment:

• you can call us on 1800 367 968
• pop into our centre which is located on the corner of Main Street and McGregor Road in Pakenham
• email us at [email protected]
• If you have any questions or inquiries about what we do at headspace Pakenham, please don’t hesitate to give us a call.

There are a range of ways you can access headspace Dandenong:

• Online referral forms are available on our website for self-referral and referral from health professionals.
• Client can walk into the centre access support at the Dandenong Hub on McRae Street, Dandenong.
• The client can call the reception for more information.

Narre Warren:
Tuesday to Friday open from 10:00am – 6:00pm.
Every second Saturday open from 9:30am – 2:30pm.
Monday open 9:00am – 5:00pm.

Dandenong:
For secondary consultation, other service providers can send their enquiries/requests using the enquiry email [email protected]and the specific program lead will follow the request to support the service provider.

Residential:
The Residential program offers an intensive style of support for children aged from newborn until their 4th birthday. Our residential programs offer up to a 4-night stay and are designed to give support across all areas of parenting, from sleep and settling, feeding difficulties, understanding behaviour challenges and parent-to-child bonding.

Telehealth:
Families using our telehealth services have 24-hour support via an online health direct video portal, or over the phone if preferred. They are also given access to education sessions through a daily Zoom call.

DayStay:
The DayStay Program helps families with children aged from newborn to 12 months of age to build confidence in settling their infant using responsive settling techniques.

PlaySteps:
QEC’s evidence and outcome informed, play-based facilitated play group. Delivered over 8 weeks for families with children from newborn until their 2nd birthday. Strengthens parent-child interactions, improves attachment, and builds child resilience.

Community Programs
EPC Parenting Plus:
This program services our Southern catchment. EPC Parenting Plus is a flexible, community-based program that supports families in their own homes with early parenting education. This includes assistance with sleep and settling strategies, feeding, play, age-appropriate patterns and routines.
Individual Child and Family Support 40 hours
This program is an intensive, specialised program to support families with children aged from newborn until their 4th birthday, who are experiencing parenting difficulties where one or more risk factors are present.

Individual Child and Family Support 110 Hours:
This is an intensive service for families experiencing vulnerabilities with children aged from newborn until their 4th birthday. The program provides specialised early parenting education, coaching, and support with particular attention to enhancing the parent/child attachment and relationship and promoting child safety, whilst meeting physical and developmental milestones.

Specialised Interventions – Stronger Families:
Specialised Interventions – Stronger Families is an intensive home visiting program for families with children aged from newborn until their 4th birthday.

Families referred to this program are enrolled in a family preservation and unification response program with QEC or a partner agency.

The Family Preservation and Reunification Response (FPRR):
The program services families with children aged from newborn until their 6th birthday, who have been referred for parenting support by Child Protection.

Support is offered in the home or a community setting, promoting strong families with children who are safe, healthy, and thriving.

PASDS:
Our PASDS programs support families with children aged from newborn until their 4th birthday, who have contact with Child Protective Services.
We offer two delivery modes: home-based PASDS and residential PASDS.

The program addresses the parent or carers’ capacity and includes an intensive development component to further develop their skills, knowledge, and capacity.

DayStay and PlaySteps

Alternatively, referral pathways are listed under each program on the QEC website

1.6.1 Appendix 5 – Family Violence and Child Information Disclosure Template can be found here

1 Hartnett Drive Seaford

Nepean Hwy McCrae

Dandenong St Dandenong

Monash University Clayton

7 Main St Pakenham

Hastings Wallaroo Community Centre Hastings

140-154 Sladen Street Cranbourne

Seaford 8770 1000

McCrae 8770 1000

Dandenong 8769 2200

Clayton 9928 8741

Pakenham 8769 2200

Hastings 8770 1000

Cranbourne 8760 2200

After Hours is via the Sexual Assault Crisis Line (SACL) on 1800 806 292

• Gender Equity for organisations to support with the preparation and implementation of GEAP and GIA’s.
• Community Partnership Teams who work closely with migrant and refugee women to co-design health promotion initiatives across
• Sexual Reproductive Health, Prevention of Violence Against Women and Mental Health and Wellbeing.

Sexual Reproductive Health:

• Menopause working groups.

Prevention of Violence Against Women.

Gender, Mental Health and Wellbeing.