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ABOUT US
The Junction is
a Youth Health Service targeting young people, particularly homeless
or otherwise at risk young people, operating out of the new Club
12/25 Youth Service in Civic.
Opened in May
1998 the Junction was originally located in the Old QEII Building in
Acton.
The
Junction was initially funded as a pilot project which was completed
after an evaluation in 1999. Anglicare Canberra and Goulbourn Youth
and Family Services were awarded the – 2000/2001 service contract
following a tender process conducted by the Department of Health and
Community Care.
The
Junction is jointly funded by the Commonwealth and the ACT
Governments under the Innovative Health Services for Homeless Youth
Agreement (IHSHY).
As
the Junction expanded, plans were put in place for the development
of new premises. The end result was the Club 12/25 Youth Services in
Civic. The new building houses many youth services with the main
four being Youth in the City (youth centre) CYCLOPS
(connecting young carers to life opportunities and personalised
support), YEP (Young Education Program) and the Junction. The new premises was officially opened in
August 2005.
The Junction
provides a flexible, multidisciplinary approach to the provision of
integrated health and support services for young people in the ACT.
This service
draws together key services and organisations in a coordinated
approach to enhance support and provide an integrated and
individually tailored service response to the identified needs of
young people. These services include
ACT Division of General Practice, ACT Community
Care, The Canberra Sexual Health Centre, Child at Risk Unit
(Community Health), Open Family and YWCA.
The
services provided by the Junction include those of a general
practitioner, a youth health nurse, a youth worker, a youth specific
counsellor, and a specialist sexual health nurse practitioner. The
Junction has a holistic approach to healthcare and aims to support
young people in all aspects of their health and wellbeing. By
liaising with other health and community services, providing
advocacy, support and referral for young people the Junction has
established a healthy reputation as a key service provider in youth
health in the ACT and surrounding regions. In addition, the Junction
provides brokerage for young people to access medical needs such as
prescriptions and other pharmaceuticals as well as any other
identified health needs. The Junction also aims to provide health
promotion/prevention services and programs tailored to the specific
needs of the service group.
OPENING HOURS
The Junction Youth
Health Service is open from 12.45pm - 5pm Monday to Friday.
Depending on staff
availability, the phones will be answered from 10am Monday to Friday
(Last updated; June 2007)
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