Everyone wants a happy, functioning family. Part of this is maintaining emotional, psychological, and social well-being. If one of your children is struggling with mental well-being and you live in Mount Martha, you don’t have far to travel to access trusted family mental health support services. Better Place Australia provides a Family Mental Health Support Service near Mount Martha (FMHSS).
Better Place Australia has been trusted for providing mental health support for more than 35 years with positive outcomes for children and families.
Our Frankston location is easy to get to from Mount Martha. Simply take the Moorooduc Highway all the way to Nepean Highway and turn right. You’ll find Better Place Australia at 435 Nepean Highway Frankston between Wells Street and Ross Smith Avenue.
It’s best to seek mental health counselling in Frankston sooner rather than later if you suspect the mental well-being of your children is deteriorating. The service also supports families and caregivers to provide early intervention with the goal of improving mental health outcomes.
What does the Family Mental Health Support Service near Mount Martha do?
Always try to be aware of your children’s moods and movements. Dips in moods may be more than just a moment of not feeling 100%. Better Place Australia mental health support service near Mount Martha provides early intervention individual support for children, young people and families.
This includes:
- supporting the development of healthy coping strategies, communication skills and resilience
- increasing the awareness with children, young people, and their families
- preventing ongoing mental health concerns
- facilitating service coordination and access to other services for the individual where need be.
There is also the opportunity to participate in free group programs. These are safe, nurturing spaces for children, families and carers and are ideal for developing healthy self-coping strategies and behaviours, alongside emotional awareness and effective communication skills.
Individual case management is also accessible by the young person with the involvement of a family member or carer.
If there are additional specialist services needed to address the matter, our practitioners will speak to you about those and make the necessary suggestions.
This could include referrals for:
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- family violence
- drug issues
- alcohol issues
- specialist teams for crisis or sexual assault services.
How much does the service cost?
Better Place Australia’s Family Mental Health Support Service near Mount Martha is funded by the Australian Government. This means the service is free to those who meet eligibility criteria.
Who is eligible for this free service?
A person does not need to be formally diagnosed with a mental illness to access free family mental health support from Better Place Australia Frankston.
The service is available to:
- children or young people showing signs of, or are at risk of, developing difficulties with mental health
- a family member or caregiver of a child or young person actively engaged with the FMHSS team
- those who reside in the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula local government areas.
Our practitioners adopt a whole of family approach and are not able to work with a child or young person without the involvement of a family member or carer.
Who can refer to the service?
Referring to family mental health support services is easy.
You can:
- refer yourself by calling us
- be referred by an external agency
- be referred by a school within the Frankston & Mornington Peninsula local government areas.
Availability
If you reside in Frankston or in one of the Mornington Peninsula local government areas, you can access Better Place Australia’s free mental health counselling in Frankston.
Enquiries
To find out more, make a confidential enquiry, now.
Learn more about the mental health and well-being of your child
If you’d like to learn more about mental health and well-being in children and family units, visit the Centre for Better Relationships website.
Centre for Better Relationships is the research and advocacy arm of Better Place Australia, with resources for you to learn more.
Read sector news articles such as: Understanding Child Development; and Highlighting the Imperative of Investing in Children and Young People’s Safety.
There are also learning videos you can watch, such as: Preventing Emotional Abuse of Children; and Supporting Children Who Have Disclosed Trauma.
By learning more, you will be better equipped to protect your children and support them during tough times.
