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ABOUT US
The Junction is
a Youth Health Service delivering health care to young people aged
12 -25 yrs and their dependents, with a focus on at risk youth.
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 three being Youth in the City (youth centre), YEP (Young Education Program) and the Junction. The new premises was officially opened in
August 2005.
The Junction
provides a flexible, multidisciplinary approach to primary health
care and support services for young people in the Australian Capital Territory
(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 Child at
Risk Health Unit (ACT Community Health), the Step Ahead Program (The
Canberra Hospital Ante natal), and Cancer Council ACT Smoking
Cessation.
The
services provided by the Junction include those of a general
practitioner, paediatric registrar, youth health nurses, youth workers,
counsellors, and midwife. There is also Outreach teams compromising
of a youth nurse consultant and youth worker for the Belconnen/Gunghalin region and
Tuggeranong region. Connect young people to GP's in their community, provide
outreach services to schools and other youth services.
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 assists with 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 1.00pm - 5.00pm Monday to Friday. The phones will be answered from
9.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday.
Last updated;
Sept. 2010
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