Statewide Child and Family Centre

Located on Grieve Street in Macleod, the new Statewide Child and Family Centre will include:

• 12 beds (accommodating three families at any one time)
• shared living spaces including kitchen, dining, lounge, laundry and family / activity areas
• outdoor living, family and garden areas
• clinical consulting areas
• staff and support areas.

The Statewide Child and Family Centre project aims to achieve the following benefits:

Increased capacity

Providing an alternative to hospital-based care, this new purpose-built 12-bed centre will improve access to mental health services for children up to 11 years of age.

Family-first

In a Victorian-first, the centre will allow children who need additional mental health support to stay and receive care alongside their families. With an average stay of five days, the centre will care for up to three families at any one time.

Specialised care and support

Children and families will receive flexible, family-centred therapy and support from child and family mental health specialists in a safe, therapeutic and ‘home like’ environment

Design

The facility's exteriors, grounds and internal fit-outs have been carefully considered. Creating a safe, welcoming and healing atmosphere for children and their families on their mental health journey.

Jobs for Victorians

The project created and sustained approximately 21 construction industry jobs.

This project was delivered by the Victorian Health Building Authority in partnership with:

• Austin Health
• Kerstin Thompson Architects
• Building Engineering.