Community Spotlight 

For urgent and/or serious concerns for a child or young person’s mental health,

contact:

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) 

• Northside: (02) 6205 1050 and/or CAMHS Southside: (02) 5124 3133 (business hours)

• Access Mental Health: 1800 629 354 (outside business hours)

• Attend accident and emergency at the hospital with the child/young person

• Make an appointment to see a General Practitioner (GP)

Additionally, please access the below mental health resources and services:

MindMap - ACT Youth Portal (https://www.mindmap.act.gov.au/s/) is a dedicated portal for children and young people to help navigate Canberra’s mental health

system.

Headspace – https://headspace.org.au/headspace-centres/headspace-canberra/

• Phone (02) 6113 5700.

13YARN – 24/7 access to a Lifeline-trained Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Crisis

• Supporter (https://www.13yarn.org.au/). Phone 13 92 76.

A Gender Agenda – https://genderrights.org.au/