Toowoomba

All of our services are at no cost to young people or their family and many are ‘bulk billed’ with your Medicare card.

If you are unsure if you have or are eligible for a Medicare card go to https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/enablers/who-can-get-medicare-card to check if you meet the criteria and follow the prompts on how to get a Medicare card.

If you are not eligible for a Medicare card please contact headspace Toowoomba on 07 4639 9000 to discuss alternative options.

Our practice is accredited by the GPA after undergoing comprehensive evaluation achieving a GPA Plus rating; meaning we have achieved the highest accreditation rating for complying with the standards of general practice set by the RACGP. Call us on 07 4639 9000 to book an appointment with our Bulk Billing GP.

Are you aged between 12 and 25? Do you have something to say concerning the needs of young people and the challenges they face? Join the headspace Toowoomba Y.E.S crew and make a difference for youth in your local community.

What is the headspace Toowoomba Y.E.S crew?

headspace Toowoomba is providing anyone aged 12-25 with the opportunity to be heard and to take action to improve the health and well-being of young people.
There are a number of roles you can play in the headspace Toowoomba Y.E.S crew, including:

• Creating, developing and leading a project in your local area

• Developing and running promotional activities at local events

• Promotional consultation and development for service providers, young people and the general community

• Provide advice, research and evaluation of headspace Toowoomba services

• Consultation around resource development like factsheets, brochures and promotional material

• Peer support and mentoring

• Media Spokesperson

By getting involved you will:

• Meet a range of new people

• Have fun in a team environment

• Be a voice for young people in relation to health, wellbeing and social needs

• Provide feedback on how to improve youth mental health services

• Develop new skills

• Make a difference to headspace Toowoomba and your community

• headspace will provide training to support you in taking on this opportunity

How do I get involved?

headspace Toowoomba  invite you to join our Youth Engagement Subcommittee (Y.E.S) crew . Getting involved is easy, simply contact Alaina our Community Engagement and Youth Officer at amacdonald@unitedsynergies.com.au
Alternatively if you have any questions or would like more information, you can contact us during opening hours on 4639 9000.

See Role Description

Working collaboratively with schools is a priority for the team at headspace Toowoomba. We would like to compliment the great work already being achieved in schools and work with you to continue to improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people.

How can we work together to support the mental health and well-being of young people?

We support schools in promoting mental health with young people and their families in a number of ways. Some these are listed below and are featured in the drop down on the request form:

Service Presentation: headspace Toowoomba offers service presentations and accompanying resources to enable those supporting young people to make appropriate referrals to our service.

Youth Presentation: through the delivery of interactive presentations headspace Toowoomba aim to promote the services we offer through the centre, mental wellness, enhance awareness of mental health problems and build young people's capacity to seek help early.

'hype 4 headspace' Green Dress Day: allocate one of your free dress days to promote mental health with your whole school community. We will provide work instructions and promotional material to make it easy and seamless. With gold coin donations going to the Youth Engagement Sub-Committee at headspace Toowoomba to support the work we do in the local community.

Event pop up: if you are holding an event, headspace Toowoomba are happy to attend and support your event with an information pop up and activity.

How to make a request:

If your school would like to engage with headspace Toowoomba please contact our Community Engagement & Youth Officer Alaina at amacdonald@unitedsynergies.com.au

Helpful Resources:

headspace fact Sheets: headspace have a number of fact sheets available on the website in printable PDF format. These files are able to be downloaded and printed at your convenience.

SAFEminds: The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) has partnered with headspace, the National Youth Mental Health Foundation to develop SAFEMinds: Schools and Families Enhancing Minds, a comprehensive learning and resource package that will enhance the capacity of school communities to effectively identify children and young people with early signs of mental health issues, offer school-based interventions and refer appropriately when needed.

All of the SAFEMinds resources can be accessed through the DEECD website

On the right hand site of the screen you can create an account (with your edumail/isv/ceo email address), this will give you access to the full range of SAFEMinds resources.

The course page is divided into four tabs. Please click on the SAFEMinds Online tab to access the interactive videos and other SAFEMinds Online materials.

Building relationships with existing service providers in the area is a priority for the team at headspace Toowoomba. It is essential that we work together to support the mental health and well-being of local young people.

We currently provide a range of engagement options for services in the area. Some of which are listed below.

Service Presentations: does your service want to know more about headspace Toowoomba and how to make appropriate referrals to our service? We offer service presentations and accompanying resources to services supporting young people. These opportunities also offer our team an opportunity to find out more about your organisation and processes.

Event Pop Up: if your service is planning an event which has a youth mental health and well-being focus headspace Toowoomba can attend as a stallholder. Our pop up stall includes resources, merchandise, information and we can run a youth engagement activity if appropriate.

Making a Request

If your service would like to engage with headspace Toowoomba please contact our Community Engagement and Youth Officer at headspace.toowoomba@unitedsynergies.com.au

headspace Resources

Click on the link to download printable versions of all the available headspace fact sheets

We also have a bi-monthly Newsletter, if you would like to go on our mailing list please contact Alaina at amacdonald@unitedsynergies.com.au  

Organisations we are proud to partner and work with:

United Synergies Toowoomba Youth Service

Toowoomba Rugby League

Carbal Medical Services

Goolburri Aboriginal Health Advancement Co.

MetroCare

St Vincent de Paul Society Toowoomba

IFYS

Darling Downs Hospital & Health Service

Child and Youth Mental Health Service

CatholicCare

Youth Connect- Toowoomba Regional Council

Lifeline

Lives Lived Well

University of Southern Queensland

QHealth

Toowoomba Hospital Foundation

Empire Youth Arts

DISCO

Toowoomba Central Discount Drug Store

Toowoomba Dental

GP Connections

Centrelink

Department of Child Safety

Department of Housing

headspace Toowoomba staff are dedicated youth health professionals who can support you in a friendly, confidential and non-judgemental environment.

Scott - Clinical Centre Manager

• Favourite food? - Vietnamese rice paper rolls
• Dream Pet? Whippets
• Superpower of choice? - Flying
• Thing I love doing most? - thinking
• My '3 wishes to change the world' would be? 1. The world was secular and science based, 2. The world was free of animal cruelty and nature was valued, 3. The world was more caring and health and happiness was a priority

 Cortnee- Clinical Lead

• Favourite food? This is a hard one - I love all food except blue cheese!! Yuck
• Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Living life to the fullest and working with young people helping them to bring about change to enhance their wellbeing
• What are your professional areas of interest: Youth Mental Health, Advocacy and Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention

 Tamikah - Access and Intake Worker

• Favourite food? - Dinner
• Hobbies? - Watching Reality TV & cuddling dogs
• Favorite Radio Station - Triple J
• Where do you see yourself in 5 years? - Hopefully I have received my Hogwarts acceptance letter by then...

Phillip- Access and Intake Worker

• What are your areas of professional interest? Alcohol and other Drugs, Mental Health and Social Support. I've had a variety of jobs and also worked in hospitality, welding, tiling and painting before getting into Social Work. 
• Least favourite food? Mushroom Soup
• What is your favourite thing to do on the weekend? Motorcycle riding 

Leanne - Senior Administration

• Favourite food? - Chocolate...or Cheesecake
• Dream Pet? - Chimpanzee
• Thing I love doing most? - Spending time with family & friends.

Gabby - Practice Administration

• Superpower of choice? - Ability to pause time...or mind reading.
• Dream Holiday? - Relaxing in a Villa in the Maldives.
• Favourite Colour? - Green

Gemma - Practice Administration

• Superpower of choice? - any superpower would be awesome!!!
• Dream Holiday? - Relaxing Bora Bora in an over water bungalow 
• Favourite Colour? - Blue

Peita - Practice Administration

• Who is the person you most admire? - Mum
• Favourite Place? - Amish Country in the States
• What do you do on weekends? - Fishing

Dr Violeta- GP

• Favourite food: Mexican corn
• Dream pet: My Pomeranian
• Three wishes: 1. cure the world of disease, 2. reduce animal cruelty, 3. equality in all aspects of life