Baby Makes 3
Parenting program
We welcome all families to our Baby Makes 3 program, which is designed to help you with the transition to parenthood and adjust to the responsibilities and changes in your lifestyle as you become new parents.
How does it work?
Baby Makes 3 is run by maternal and child health services as part of new parents’ group programs. It is led by female and male facilitators trained by healthAbility.
The program invites all parents and babies to attend the curated sessions which run for two-hours every week, for three weeks. Throughout the sessions, new parents will share their experiences and challenges in a relaxing and informal setting to provoke a feeling of empathy and support. The sessions also provide the opportunity to socialise, form bonds and communicate with people who are experiencing similar situations as they navigate their way through parenthood. For many, especially parents who remain in the workforce, this is the first time they get to meet other new families in a group setting.
What do we talk about?
- The transition to parenthood
- Expectations of parents and carers
- Who does what? The role of gender in parenting
- Healthy relationships
- Meaningful equality
- Sex and intimacy
- Dealing with conflict
- Communication
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School Focused Youth Service
Support for young people
Our School Focused Youth Service works with young people who leave secondary school early or may be disengaged from their education to provide additional support to help them remain actively involved in their learning and achieve their goals.
Students may be disengaged from their secondary education for a variety of reasons including
- Personal factors – physical or mental health issues, disability, run ins with the law, drug and alcohol issues, pregnancy or parenting responsibilities, caring responsibilities or learning difficulties
- Family and community factors – social or economic hardship, homelessness, living in out-of-home care, family breakdown or family violence
- School related factors – challenging relationships with teachers or other students which have a negative impact on experiences of learning
We work with local schools to support these students by actively engaging them with our broad range of health and wellbeing services.
Good Life Cancer Survivorship
Thrive and live well
With the help of The Victorian Cancer Survivorship Program, we have created a program to support people who’ve survived cancer, to thrive and live well with a cancer diagnosis.
How does it work?
We work in partnership with Eastern Health, North Eastern Melbourne Integrated Cancer Service and consumers, to provide facilitated access to community health services for people moving from acute treatments to post treatment and beyond. When the time is right a tailored plan is developed in discussion with the individual, based on their unique circumstance. A Care Coordinator discusses their needs, identifies any priority areas for support and designs a staged approach to care. At all times the person receiving care has the final say in their care plan and is at the centre of decision-making.
The aim is to improve the quality of life, physical fitness, wellbeing, mental health, mobility, functioning, and nutrition of people with a cancer diagnosis, and to reduce any fatigue and pain.
Needle and Syringe Program
Protecting our community with safe disposal
Our Needle and Syringe program (NSP) provides safe disposal of used syringes for all members of the public. For people who inject drugs we offer a confidential service including free information, needles and syringes, disposal containers, swabs and condoms as part of our commitment to harm minimisation. The service is operated in a friendly, practical and non-judgemental manner.
Find out more
CHOPER – nightly needle syringe service
Our free, confidential and anonymous Community Health Outreach Program Eastern Region (CHOPER) team operate 7.30pm to 11.00pm, 7 days a week, every day of the year.
Get in touch
Contact our team on (03) 9430 9100 or make an online enquiry
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