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Youth friendly mental health service for people aged 12-25.
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Mental Health EmergenciesIf you have mental health challenges that are really impacting your life, know that with the right support, things can get better.
emerge offers professional counselling and support to young people aged 16 – 25.
The program is designed to be a ‘step-up’ service from headspace for young people who require extra levels of support.
At emerge, you’ll receive youth-friendly support during fortnightly appointments from a team of professionals who will coordinate your care and involve you in decision-making at every step.
Your journey with emerge will be shared with a Peer Support Worker who has lived experience of mental health challenges.
Peer Support Workers understand what you are going through and provide non-judgmental and empathetic support.
What do we offer?
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Respectful care
Our friendly team will provide you safe, confidential and judgement-free care.
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Wrap-around support, shaped to your needs
The team is made up of a range of mental health professionals who work together to support your care.
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Youth friendly environment
Our centres are youth-friendly and inviting.
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No cost
Mental health services are free at Sonder.
Accessing this service
Am I eligible?
To be eligible for emerge, you must be aged between 16-25, live within Adelaide’s Northern or Southern metropolitan regions and be experiencing difficulty with functioning as a result of one of the following mental health conditions:
- Severe Anxiety
- Severe Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Trauma
- Bipolar Disorder
- Psychosis
How do I access the program?
To get started with emerge, call Sonder on (08) 8209 0700 or visit your GP and request a Mental Health Treatment Plan.
To find out how to get a Mental Health Treatment Plan, check out our webpage.
Alternatively, you can be referred into the program by your school, health worker, community worker, or a family member or friend (with your permission).
They will need to complete a Community Referral Form and fax this to us at (08) 8252 9433 or drop it off in person at one of our centres.
Who are the staff?
The emerge staff include Clinicians (Psychologists, Social Workers, Mental Health Nurses or Occupational Therapists), Care Coordinators, Peer Support Workers and Functional Recovery Workers who work together as a team to help you to achieve your goals.
Where you can access this service
Information for GPs
To refer a patient to this service, please download the Mental Health Treatment Plan, complete and return to us via email or fax.
Due to program restrictions, Sonder clinicians are not able to provide medicolegal reports or assessments.
Functional Recovery
When receiving counselling through the emerge program, your Clinician may recommend that you access some specific support around functional recovery.
If this is the case, you will then meet one of our friendly Functional Recovery Workers. They’ll help to work out your strengths and set goals to build your capacity in areas such as:
- Productivity: Work and study;
- Self-care: Personal hygiene, medication management, household chores such as laundry or meal preperation;
- Leisure: Social participation and interaction.
Peer Support Workers
Peer Support is a shared journey with a Peer Support Worker, who also has a lived experience of mental health issues.
Peer Support Workers understand what you are going through and provide non-judgmental and empathetic support.
The peer support journey is built on mutual respect, sharing and learning.
Your Peer Support Worker may share their own lived experience with you and provide some helpful insights and strategies for coping with your mental health challenges.
Your family and friends also have the opportunity to talk with a Family Peer Support Worker who will offer support based on their own experiences of supporting someone in their life with mental health challenges.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Read more about headspace Early Psychosis
headspace Early Psychosis
Expert support for young people who are experiencing an early episode of psychosis or are at risk of developing psychosis.
This service is supported by funding from the Adelaide Primary Health Network through the Australian Government’s PHN Program.
