Dear Member,

Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) has advised the HSU of a proposed realignment within NSLHD Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS).

The NSW Ministry of Health has provided additional recurrent funding to NSLHD to assist in the establishment of a new Safe Haven service within the district, to be located within the Brookvale Community Health Centre.

The enhanced funding received supports an additional 1.6 FTE Mental Health Clinicians and 2.0 FTE Peer Workers. The new Brookvale Safe Haven is proposed to operate seven days a week from 4pm to 8pm, whereby young people can attend the centre, staffed each shift by one Mental Health Clinician and one Peer Worker, offering safety planning, one to one support, assistance with referral to other services and social support.

You can view the correspondence at the below links:

• Letter to HSU – new Safe Haven Brookvale site
• Final Brookvale Safe Haven consult document
• PD Template Health Clinician DRAFT
• CNC PD Draft
• Peer Worker – PD Draft
• Team Leader YRT PD Draft

What do you think?

It is important for union members to lead this discussion. How will this affect you? Please send your feedback on this proposal to [E-Mail not displayed] by Friday, 28 June using the subject line NSLHD Brookvale Safe Haven service.

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