Youth Mental Health Service

How to refer your patient

Mental Health Regional Triage Service 1300 363 788.

It provides 24-hour access to mental health services across the region and is the single point of initial contact.

Referring persons are asked to provide the following information:

Any recent presentation/concerns and any new findings and recent medical investigations (Pathology, neurological testing/reports, Histology and Medical Imaging).

A list of current medications (if prescribed), relevant patient history, relevant family history, any other information pertinent and that may assist in decision making with patient, family/carer about their care and treatment.

Clinic service overview

The YMHT team consists of: social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists, Mental Health nurses and occupational therapists with specialist training in working with young people and their families/carers.

The team focuses on early intervention, treatment and stabilisation to ensure illnesses are less likely to persist untreated and result in long-term disability.

YMHT takes a flexible, client-centered approach to working with young people, and collaborates with the young person’s supports to ensure better long-term outcomes. The following are programs that exist within Youth Mental Health service:

Youth Early Psychosis Stream (YEPS) is a community based program for young people who are at risk of or who are already experiencing a first episode of psychosis.

The aim of the service is to provide early and intensive treatment in order to minimise the disability associated with psychosis, including the impact of distress and trauma on both the young person and their family. 

Youth Early intervention Treatment (YEIT) is a program that provides care for young people who are exhibiting a moderate to high prevalence mental health disorder such as anxiety, depression, an eating disorder or a personality disorder.

The program is aimed specifically at young people who have: individuated from their family and are out of school or out of home, actually or psychologically, whose disorder has had a recent onset and is neither chronic nor a situational crisis and who will benefit from a brief 2 - 12 week psychological intervention.

In addition to secondary consultation to community service providers, YMHT also provides “in kind” staffing to Bendigo and Swan Hill Headspace.

YEPS - Youth Early Psychosis Stream

YEPS is a community based program for young people who are at risk of or who are already experiencing a first episode of psychosis.

The aim of the service is to provide early and intensive treatment in order to minimize the disability associated with psychosis, including the impact of distress and trauma on both the young person and their family. 

YEIT - Youth Early Intervention Treatment

YEIT is a program that provides care for young people who are exhibiting a moderate to high prevalence mental health disorder such as anxiety, depression, an eating disorder or a personality disorder.

The program is aimed specifically at young people: Who have individuated from their family and are out of school or out of home, actually or psychologically, whose disorder has had a recent onset and is neither chronic nor a situational crisis and who will benefit from a brief 2 - 12 week psychological intervention.

 In addition to secondary consultation to community service providers, YMHT also provides “in kind” staffing to Bendigo and Swan Hill Headspace.

Regional Services