Fairfield/Liverpool Youth Health Service (FLYHT)

Community Health

 

Address

53-65 Mitchell St, Carramar NSW 2163

Postal Address

PO Box 215, Villawood NSW 2163

Phone

(02) 8717 1717

Fax

(02) 9794 1746

Opening hours

Monday to Friday 8:30 am - 5 pm



 

 

 

 

Services/staff:
All services offered are confidential and free of charge

Youth Health:

  • No Medicare card is required and we can assist you to apply for a card
  • Specialised medical and nursing clinics for young people at site
  • Medical/nursing clinic specifically for refugee young people
  • Case management for health related issues
  • Client counselling services
  • Therapeutic and support groups
  • Referral and support to access mainstream health services
  • Needle and syringe exchange for young people
  • Health education and health promotion programs
  • Outreach clinics and programs

Other Information:
Health issues that we focus on with our young clients:

  • Mental health
  • Drugs, tobacco and alcohol
  • Sexual and reproductive health
  • Self-harm and injury
  • Nutrition and physical activity
  • Oral health
  • Chronic illness and disability

Referrals: We accept both self-referral and assisted referral.

Eligibility:
Young people aged 12 to 24 years who are living, working and/or studying in the south west of Sydney, who fall into one or more of the categories below:

  • Homeless young people (including young people in refuges and temporary accommodation)
  • Aboriginal young people
  • Young carers
  • Young parents
  • Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender young people
  • Newly arrived and refugee young people
  • Young people from high need culturally and linguistically diverse communities
  • Young people experiencing economic disadvantage
  • Young people from rural areas
  • Young people in out-of-home care and/or in the care of other government eg. Juvenille Justice, Probation and Parole Services
  • Have a chronic illness and/or disability

Interpreters can be arranged by request

Wheelchair access/Parking: Yes

Information for Service Providers

 


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