Child, Adolescent and Youth Mental Health Service - Illawarra & Shoalhaven
Overview
What the service is
The Child, Adolescent and Youth Mental Health Service (CAYMHS) exists to promote emotional well-being and deliver preventative services and treatment to children and young people with a diagnosable mental illness, whose condition is seriously detrimental to their growth or development, and / or who have serious difficulties in their social group or family.
What we do
CAYMHS provide specialist support across the district, mainly delivered through community service from sites based in Wollongong, Shellharbour and Nowra
Who can access this service
CAYMHS sees children and adolescents up to 17 years of age, or 18 years of age and still in school.
How to access this service
Referrals to the Mental Health Service are by calling:
Mental Health Line is a 24-hour telephone access service.
If it is an emergency call: 000
Contact Information
Wollongong NSW 2500
Downstairs (of Community Mental Health)
49 Worrigee Street
Nowra NSW 2541
Crossroads Building
Mondays to Fridays (excluding public holidays): 8:30am to 5:00pm
How to get there
Downstairs (of Community Mental Health)
Wollongong:
1 - 5 Atchison St
Wollongong NSW 2500
You can drive or use public transport. The nearest train station is Wollongong Railway Station, and buses service the area. The building is at the corner of Atchison and Burelli Streets, Wollongong.
Nowra: Crossroads
49 Worrigee Street
Nowra NSW 2541
You can drive or use public transport. The nearest train station is Bomaderry Railway Station, and Shoal Bus services the area. The Crossroads building is located on Worrigee Street, between Osborne and Berry Streets, Nowra.
Parking
Parking in the area is paid or time-limited street parking, or free or paid local parking lots.
Advice for disabled to get to the service
There is a ramp from the public footpath to the front door. Ask for further advice when you make your appointment