If you are struggling with your mental well-being and live in Moorooduc, you may not know that Better Place Australia provides a Family Mental Health Support Service near Moorooduc (FMHSS).
Better Place Australia has been trusted for providing sound, mental health support for more than 35 years now and we enjoy seeing positive outcomes for children and families.
To arrive at our Frankston location from Moorooduc, take the Moorooduc Highway to the Nepean Highway and turn right. You’ll find us at 435 Nepean Highway between Wells Street and Ross Smith Avenue.
If there are signs of decreasing mental health in your children or family unit, it’s best to see Better Place Australia for mental health counselling in Frankston sooner rather than later. Families and caregivers are supported through the process to provide early intervention with the goal of improving mental health outcomes.
What does the Family Mental Health Support Service near Moorooduc do?
It’s good to be proactive with your children. Dips in moods may be more than just a moment of feeling not 100%. Better Place Australia mental health support service near Moorooduc provides early intervention individual support for children, young people and families.
This includes:
- supporting the development of healthy coping strategies, communication skills and resilience
- increasing the awareness with children, young people, and their families
- preventing ongoing mental health concerns
- facilitating service coordination and access to other services for the individual where need be.
There are also free group programs in a safe, nurturing space for children, families and carers to receive support. These programs are ideal for developing healthy self-coping strategies and behaviours, alongside emotional awareness and effective communication skills.
With Better Place Australia, there is the opportunity to access individual case management directly to the young person with the involvement of a family member or carer.
Our practitioners can also identify if there are additional specialist services needed to address the matter.
This could include referrals for:
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- family violence
- drug issues
- alcohol issues
- specialist teams for crisis or sexual assault services.
How much does the service cost?
The Family Mental Health Support Service near Moorooduc is free because it is funded by the Australian government and delivered by trusted organisations such as Better Place Australia.
Who is eligible for this free service?
In case you didn’t know, a person does not need to be formally diagnosed with a mental illness to access free family mental health counselling in Frankston from Better Place Australia.
The service is available to:
- children or young people showing signs of, or are at risk of, developing difficulties with mental health
- a family member or caregiver of a child or young person actively engaged with the FMHSS team
- those who reside in the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula local government areas.
Our practitioners adopt a whole of family approach. Please note, they are not able to work with a child or young person without the involvement of a family member or carer.
Who can refer to the service?
Referring to family mental health support services is easy and pretty straight forward.
You can:
- refer yourself by simply calling us
- be referred by an external agency
- be referred by a school within the Frankston & Mornington Peninsula local government areas.
Availability
This service is available to those residing across the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula local government areas.
Enquiries
Make a confidential enquiry now by phone or feel free to email us.
Learn more about the mental health and well-being of your child
If you’d like to learn more about mental health and well-being in children and family units, visit the Centre for Better Relationships website.
Centre for Better Relationships is the research and advocacy arm of Better Place Australia, with resources for you to learn more.
Read sector news articles such as: Understanding Child Development; and Highlighting the Imperative of Investing in Children and Young People’s Safety.
There are also learning videos you can watch, such as: Preventing Emotional Abuse of Children; and Supporting Children Who Have Disclosed Trauma.
By learning more, you will be better equipped to protect your children and support them during tough times.
