Yangah Adolescent Day Program (ADP) (13-18 years)Mental Health
Urgent Advice
For urgent advice in times of mental health crisis, please call 1300 MH CALL (1300 64 22 55). The confidential telephone triage service provides the first point of contact to public mental health services 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Useful Management Information
- The Adolescent Day Program (ADP) provides specialist multidisciplinary assessment and integrated treatment and rehabilitation to young people with severe and persistent mental illness which results in severe psychosocial impairment and disengagement from school and educational opportunities.
- Provision of a personalised plan of clinical services and interventions by the clinical team will be provided to consumers as well as education services delivered by teachers from the Department of Education (Qld).
- The ADP operates in partnership with the Department of Education on premises at Robina Hospital and is available Monday to Friday with consumers attending 9.00am to 3.00pm each day.
Clinician and family resource:
Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMHS) at Gold Coast Health
Are you referring to the right service?
- This service is for young people aged between 13-18 years with severe and persistent mental illness which results in severe psychosocial impairment and disengagement from school and educational opportunities.
- Must be a current consumer of Child and Youth Mental Health Service.
Out of Scope Services
The following conditions are out of scope for this service:
- Adults over the age of 25 years
- Residing outside of the Gold Coast catchment area
- Family court assessments or intervention
- Second opinion psychiatric assessments
- Assessment or treatment of primary development disorders (Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual impairment, Pervasive Developmental Disorders etc)
- Any child/young person who is acutely unwell and requiring emergency healthcare should present to the Emergency Department.
Out of Catchment
Gold Coast Health is responsible for providing public health services to the people who reside within its boundaries. Special consideration is made for patients requiring tertiary services or for services that are not provided by their local hospital and health service district. If your patient lives outside the Gold Coast Health catchment area and you wish to refer them to one of our services, please indicate relevant medical or social information that will assist with the processing of your referral.
Notes
Please note that where appropriate and where available, the referral may be streamed to an associated public allied health and/or nursing service. Access to some specific services may include initial assessment and management by associated allied health and/or nursing, which may either facilitate or negate the need to see the public medical specialist.
- A change in patient circumstance (such as condition deteriorating or becoming pregnant) may affect the urgency categorisation and should be communicated as soon as possible.
- Please indicate in the referral if the patient is unable to access mandatory tests or investigations as they incur a cost or are unavailable locally.
- If your patient consents to telehealth, please indicate in the body of the referral.
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