Setting up a young person’s clinic in a rural setting · 2014-12-07 · Setting up a young...
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The Hut
Setting up a young person’s clinic in a
rural setting
Jacque Phillips
Where in Victoria
Local context Moira Shire
The Hut • Board of Management support
• Planning
• Young person’s advisory
group
• Accommodation
• Operational group
• Community support
• Community launch
• Reference group
Service Delivery • CERSH professional support for
staff
• Staff (GP and Nurse)
• Mobile type program
• Mental health services
• Linked with health promotion
• Evaluation
What does it take?
• Leadership and advocacy • Work in partnership with rural
communities • Good networks and agencies with a
shared vision to improve health and well-being in rural Victoria
• Persistence
Success Factors • Joint leadership
• Shared vision
• Ongoing engagement of stakeholders
• Bulk billing
• Holistic care
• Community development approach
• Anonymous and confidential
Future Directions
• Increase access for young people
to enhance overall health and
wellbeing
• Collaborative and shared
approach to ensure sustainability
• Early intervention focus
• Build capacity
Promoting health and wellbeing of
young people
Acknowledgements • Kaye Ervin
• Vivienne Jeffery
• Staff working in the program
• Reference Group members
• Young people who have been involved
• Numurkah Secondary College