Child, Adolescent and Youth Mental Health Service – Illawarra & Shoalhaven
Overview
What the service is
The Child, Adolescent and Youth Mental Health Service (CAYMHS) exists to promote emotional well-being and deliver preventative services and treatment to children and young people with a diagnosable mental illness, whose condition is seriously detrimental to their growth or development, and / or who have serious difficulties in their social group or family.
What we do
CAYMHS provide specialist support across the district, mainly delivered through community service from sites based in Wollongong, Shellharbour and Nowra
Who can access this service
CAYMHS sees children and adolescents up to 17 years of age, or 18 years of age and still in school.
How to access this service
Referrals to the Mental Health Service are by calling:
Mental Health Line is a 24-hour telephone access service.
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