Young People

If you are a young person and wish to see someone at headspace Cannington, you are welcome to email, call or visit during our business hours to discuss your options.

Parents, Family, Carers and Friends

If you are the family member, carer or friend of a young person and wish to refer them to headspace Cannington, you are welcome to call us during our business hours to discuss options. Please ensure that the young person who you are referring is willing to engage with headspace and can attend appointments.

 General Referral form

Service Providers

If you are a service provider, health professional, or from a school and wish to refer a young person to headspace Cannington, please complete our Service Provider Referral Form. Prior to completing the form, please ensure that you have obtained the young person's consent and provide as much information as possible so that headspace Cannington’s Triage Officer can determine the suitability and the most appropriate treatment options for the young person. headspace Cannington will contact the young person and inform you thereafter of the outcome of your referral with us.

Please return this form by email to referrals@headspacecannington.com.au or fax 8432 1668

We recommend that you follow up the emailed or faxed referral with a phone call, just to make sure we've received it.

Our phone number is: (08) 9358 9800

Please note: headspace Cannington does not offer crisis or emergency support. If you or someone you care for needs immediate emergency support, please call 000 (Police, Fire, Ambulance), go to a hospital emergency department or call (MHERL) Mental Health Emergency Response Line 1300 555 788

For after-hours services, please contact:

- eheadspace on 1800 650 890 or eheadspace.org.au (9am-1am, 7 days a week EST- EDST)

- The Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800 (24/7)

- Lifeline on 13 11 14 (24/7)

- Mental Health Emergency Response Line (MHERL) (24/7)

headspace Cannington

Community Engagement Programs
and Services

What is headspace Cannington offering the community in 2022?
headspace Cannington provides FREE and confidential mental health, alcohol and drug, physical health (including sexual health) and work and study support for young people 12 – 25. In addition to in-house services, our Community Engagement team provide a range of outreach services and programs.

·         Workshops for young people aged 12 - 25 at schools, TAFE’s, universities and other organisations

·         Workshops for parents and cares of young people and teachers

·         Providing spaces and venues for events, programs and meetings

·         Access to volunteers

·         Cross promotion via social media platforms

·         Setting up Information Booths at events

·         Other supports for event and project planning

Workshops

headspace Cannington offers FREE workshops and presentations that include a range of practical evidence-based content, interactive activities and videos. Workshops generally go for 45 minutes. 

Our presenters use safe and inclusive language and are happy to discuss any specific concerns or requests you may have when booking a presentation.

Topics covered for parents, teachers and community:

headspace Cannington’s workshops work best with groups of 10 - 30 so those participating can ask questions and engage fully in activities. We are happy to consider bigger groups on a case-by-case basis. 

Topics covered for young people:

·         Alcohol: Knowing the risks

·         Drugs: Knowing the risks

·         Bullying

·         Body image and healthy eating

·         Cyberbullying and cybersafety

·         Exam stress and coping

·         Intro to mental health

·         Relationships and conflict

·         Stress and coping

·         Transitioning into high school

·         Transitioning out of high school

Topics covered for parents, teachers and community:

·         Meet headspace

·         Anxiety and depression

·         Supporting young people transitioning into high school

Information Booths
We can set up an Information Booth with free resources, merchandise and activities at events.

Spaces & Venues
headspace Cannington has multiple rooms that are available for use free of charge for our partners and other organisations. 

·         Multiple small group rooms (up to 5 people)

·         Large group room (up to 50)

·         Kitchen & dining room (up to 30 people)

·         GP rooms

 
Group room
Consult room

Family consult room

If you have any questions or would like to find out more, please contact us via email ce@headspacecannington.com.au or call us on 9358 9800.

Event Request

FEEDBACK ON EVENTS AND WORSHOPS

headspace Cannington would like to acknowledge the contribution of our consortium partners and Donors:

Consortium of headspace Cannington:

Chair: Monica Taylor

Lifeline: provides compassionate support for people in crisis. No judgement. No conditions. No agenda. Just a human connection to help people get through their darkest moments. Lifeline can be contacted on 13 11 14, Lifeline offers face to face counselling at headspace Cannington

Palmerston Association: support individual, families and communities  affected by alcohol and other drug issues with a range of services including counselling, group support and residential rehabilitation. Palmerston is  located in Perth metropolitan, Peel, the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia. Palmerston  offers face to face counselling at headspace Cannington.

Centrecare: is a well-respected Catholic not-for-profit organisation providing a variety of counselling and professional social services inspired by compassion and respect for human dignity. Centrecare offers face to face counselling at headspace Cannington.

Communicare: aim to create community inclusion and community safety by working collaboratively with individuals, families and communities to facilitate social and economic inclusion for all and establish and sustain safe and healthy communities. Communicare will run workshops from headspace Cannington.

YouthReach South: a specialist mental health service providing counselling, therapy and case management to young people aged 13-24 years in the South Metropolitan area with serious mental health problems and barriers to accessing mainstream services.

WA Child Safety Services: WA Child Safety Services is Western Australia’s only not-for-profit provider of Protective Behaviours, Cyber Safety, Child Protection and Teen Talk programs and resources. We work alongside families, schools, and organisations to help prevent child abuse.

City of Canning: The City’s Youth Development team provides a range of support programs, activities, events and opportunities for young people to connect, create, chill and upskill.

MercyCare: provide young Western Australians and their families with safe and supportive access to wellbeing and mental health services and accommodation options. Available for counselling at headspace Cannington

SHQ: Educating, informing and empowering people to enjoy sexual health and relationship wellbeing.

Richmond Wellbeing:  provides inclusive, community-based mental health and wellbeing support services across Western Australia

APM: services focus on enhancing an individual’s employability, health and wellbeing, and social and economic participation in their community. 

Helping Minds: free and confidential counselling to people in WA who are supporting a family member or a friend living with mental health challenges

Donors and Community Partners:

Kmart

Harvey Norman

Grill'd- Ascot

Grill'd- Cannington

Krispy Kreme

City of Canning

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headspace Cannington values your feedback and welcomes compliments, suggestions, and complaints to help us to improve our services.

Feedback can be submitted via our online form 

Or print and return :  Form

Family and Friends survey can be found here

headspace Cannington offers FREE workshops and presentations-

To request a workshop at your service, school or meeting simply fill out form or email ce@headspacecannington.com.au

Workshop/Presentation Booking Request Form

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