FOUR Head to Health Kids Hubs are to be launched in NSW.
The Kids Hubs are a $35.8 million joint investment by the Australian and NSW Governments and will provide comprehensive, multi-disciplinary mental health and wellbeing care for children under 12, and their families.
Services are govt funded and offer a range of specialist medical and allied health services which may include psychiatrists, psychologists, paediatricians, nurses, social workers, peer workers and Aboriginal Health Workers.
The services will be rolled out progressively until 2027 when all four Kids Hubs will be operational.
The Kids Hubs will be located in Wollongong with outreach to Shoalhaven; Central Coast; Orange with outreach to Bathurst; and Penrith.
The govts will co-fund the Head to Health Kids Hubs under the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement.
Pharmacist and Assistant Minister Emma McBride said, "the Kids Hubs will provide help to children and their families to discuss concerns and give them the tools they need to deal with any issues".
"The hubs provide an accessible place and the right mental health and wellbeing services to support them now and lay the groundwork for the future."
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