The Centre for Youth Health is a team of health professionals who provide advice and support for young people, along with their whaanau/families.
The Centre support young people living in the Counties Manukau area aged 12-24 years with complicated health and youth development concerns that need specialist support. This includes young people with chronic and complex health conditions, including developmental concerns, psychosomatic health issues, high-risk health behaviours and gender affirming health care.
Our team includes nurses, doctors, social workers and youth health workers. We provide support to young people experiencing health issues that have a significant impact on their lives.
We work closely with your GP / family doctor and anyone helping with your care.
Please talk to your doctor, nurse or health care provider to see if we are the right service for you, or contact us.
Health professionals or other providers, please fill in the attached referral form and email it to us cfyh@middlemore.co.nz.
Clinical support is provided by Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau to nurses who deliver free healthcare for youth in school based health services in the district. Services in decile 1-5 schools are funded and provide free, confidential, accessible, youth-friendly healthcare.
Health services range between schools and include physical, mental, emotional and social assessment and intervention. There are a range of other health services that provide healthcare in some schools, these may include General Practitioner or Nurse Practitioner services, Contraception and Sexual Health, Physiotherapy, Alcohol and Other Drug services, Mental Health services, District Nursing services, among others.
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