DCH Youth Counselling

and Support Team

For young people aged 12-25 who live, work or study in the City of Darebin

Darebin Community Health 125 Blake Street East Reservoir www.dch.org.au May 2009

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The youth counselling and
support team provide a range
of counselling, social support,
group development, and
health promotion programs to
promote the social and emo-
tional well-being and health
of young people residing or
connected in the Darebin
Community.
The youth team responds
holistically to the health
needs of socially isolated,
marginalised, homeless and
disengaged young people,
their families and/or carer’s in
our community. We work in a
range of settings, offering
flexible, innovative services
which aim to promote social
justice and early intervention.
the Youth Team
After a very successful first term of
the Girls Group, PINK, the second
term group, RAD (Relationships and
demanding Respect) is now under-
84701145 or 0406 420 821 support team
way.
Kim Barrett
Run by Renee and Kim, this program
looks at what makes a healthy rela- Generalist Youth Counsellor Reservoir site.
tionship, and being treated with re-
spect. The group is made up of
young women aged 13-19 who at-
tend each Tuesday afternoon.
We are now taking referrals for our
PASH! program, generalist counsel-
ling, and for the Link Up program, so
please give us a call if you have any
young people who you think would
benefit from any of these programs.
From all of us in the youth team, have
a warm and cozy winter!
She’s leaving on a jet
plane…...
Anne Robertson
Team Leader, Youth and
Family Counsellor, Innova-
tive Health Services for
The DCH youth
Homeless Youth (IHSHY)
counselling and
are located at
the East
and Youth Worker
84701175 or 0418 518 356 Ph. 84701111
Renee Handsaker
PASH!
Generalist Youth Counsellor
8470 1814 or 0407815517 PASH! (Promoting Adolescent Sexual
Health) is now taking referrals for
Georgia McRae July 2009.
Youth Community Develop-
PASH is a 6 week program for young
ment Worker
women aged 15-21 who are inter-
8470 1817 or 0408 334 790
ested in discussing & promoting
Manu Sheldon sexual health issues amongst their
peers. The program includes discus-
Casual Youth Worker
sions, games, food, crafts, making
new friends & an outing.

After over 6 years of counselling LINK UP

P hoto: J. D. Mi ttman
COUNSELLING
Currently the Youth Team at
DCH can offer generalist youth
counselling, youth and family
counselling and secondary
consultations.
Counselling can be provided
across all our sites, at school,
home or in the community
where a young person feels
comfortable.
Coppin’ It Sweet is a group
run by the counsellors for
young women 16-24 about
managing issues such as anxi-
ety, anger, depression, family,
and relationships and will be
taking referrals in July.
and group facilitation at DCH, Link Up is a program for 16-25
Kim Barrett has taken up an year olds. Working with each
exciting opportunity in the U.K. young person to draw up an
Instrumental in setting up and individual plan, Link Up aims to
running the girl’s groups, Kim’s address issues such as employ-
amazing work running leisure ment, study, housing and social
groups, holiday programs, school networks.
tours, NYC and of course individ-
Link Up also runs once-off work- When? PASH will be run on Tues-
ual counseling has meant that
shops and structured programs days 4pm-6pm starting July 28th
Kim is officially the Youth Worker
throughout the year. These will
of all occasions.
be advertised in the newsletter Where? The new East Reservoir
To have commitment and ongo- and will be generated from the Neighbourhood House, (near Reser-
ing energy on so many occasions young people involved in the voir Leisure Centre). 2A Cuthbert
program. Road, Reservoir.
is a credit to Kim’s ability to see
the value in assisting and engag-
ing young people to develop their For more information on Link PASH will run for 6 weeks and is free
potential. Up, call Georgia on 8470 1817 of charge.
or 0408 334 790. Call Georgia on 84701817 or
Kim is going to be incredibly 0408 334 790 to book in.
missed by not only the Youth
Team and other staff at the CIRCUS!
Health Centre but also the many We are currently working with Westside Circus to develop a pro-
young people their families and gram for young women aged 16-24 interested in coming together to
professionals that Kim has em- dispel myths about what our bodies can not do, and through circus
braced along the way. learning how actually your body can do LOTS of things! A stencil
We are having an afternoon open artist will also be working with the women in the
to all at YouthZone to farewell program to develop images around the theme of
Kim on Thursday 23rd July.
developing a positive body image.
Please contact Anne 84701145 or Renee 84701814
for more information about the Circus project.