- Gna Ka Lun is an adolescent mental health unit based at Campbelltown Hospital. The name means 'healing of the mind' and was kindly given to the unit by an Aboriginal Elder of the Tharawal people. The unit provides assessment, diagnostic clarification and treatment for young people with mental illness primarily aged between 12 and 17 years. Younger referrals are considered on a case by case basis with provisions available to cater for this need. The Gna Ka Lun unit has 10 rooms for young people with mental illness who need to stay in hospital. They also provide day programs for clients who experience difficulties as a direct result of major mental illness.
Referrals are made using the NSW Child and Adolescent Mental Health Acute Inpatient Referral form and faxed directly to the unit. They can be contacted on 02 4634 4444.
- Headspace Campbelltown provides mental health services to young people aged 12 to 25 living in Campbelltown and surrounding areas and can help by connecting you to services to assist you with your physical health, mental health, education and employment and alcohol and other drug services.
The services that are provided are offered by a range of health professionals including Clinical Psychologists and Social workers. All services are at no cost to the young person or their family, many are 'bulk billed' with your Medicare card.
They can be contacted on 02 4627 9089 or email headspace.campbelltown@onedoor.org.au
- Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (ICAMHS)provides mental health assessments for infants, children and adolescents up to the age of 18 years and, if required, provide individual counselling and family therapy as follow up. They also provide services for antenatal and postnatal depression for young parents. ICAMHS is open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
They are located at 3-7 Cordeaux Street, Campbelltown opposite Mawson Park in Campbelltown. They can be contacted on 02 4621 5000.
- Lifeline provides 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services via their crisis support line 13 11 14 as well as crisis support via text and online chat from 12pm to midnight AEST.
- Macarthur Central Intake is the central referral point for all adult (over 18 years) NSW Health services including drug and alcohol counselling and mental health services. They also offer intake and assessments.
Macarthur Central Intake is located at 9 Browne Street Campbelltown (next to Centrelink) and is open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4pm. After hours services are also available. They can be contacted on 1300 669 663.
- Traxside Youth Health Service provides free and confidential health services for young people including counselling services, sexual health services and referrals to other services.
Traxside is located at 4 Langdon Ave Campbelltown and can be contacted on 02 4625 2525.
- Youth Solutions deliver programs, campaigns and training that focus on promoting health and preventing drug and alcohol harm to young people aged 12 – 25 years and the wider community within the Macarthur and Wingecarribee regions. They also provide information on a wide range of support services and resources for young people, educators and parents/carers.
Youth Solutions can be contacted on 02 4628 2319 or by emailing info@youthsolutions.com.au.