New Ballarat Youth Prevention Recovery and Care centre opens its doors

Young people in Ballarat now have access to more mental health support, with the new multi-million-dollar Youth Prevention and Recovery Care (YPARC) centre now open.

It will provide specialised treatment for approximately 200 local young people every year aged 16 to 25 who are experiencing mental health challenges.

Take a look inside the new Ballarat YPARC

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[Text on screen: Take a look inside the new Youth Prevention Recovery and Care centre in Ballarat]

[Images: Front entrance of the new Geelong YPARC including individual units]

[Text on screen: A residential, short-stay environment for local young people experiencing mental health challenges]

[Images: lounge and dining areas; kitchen bench with seating]

[Text on screen: Around the clock care in spaces that feel like home including:

Communal kitchen, dining and areas for everyday living

Private bedrooms with ensuites

Breakout areas

Calming outdoor spaces]

[Images: montage breakout lounge space; window side bench with views out to garden and street; kitchenette and bookcase; young woman opens kitchen cabinet; bedroom; detail of bedroom storage space; someone playing chess; detail of outdoor garden space and covered patio with table and seating]

[Text on screen: Supporting recovery while staying connected to the community]

[Images: close up of facility signage and front of a unit with garden space]

[Images: A sliding transition screen then displays the Victorian Health Building Authority and Victoria State Government logos and the url vhba.vic.gov.au]

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The Ballarat YPARC centre has been designed as a welcoming, safe and therapeutic environment that promotes rest and recovery.

The YPARC centre features:

10 private bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms
communal kitchen, dining and living areas
breakout spaces
landscaped outdoor garden areas.

Operated by Grampians Health, the project has been delivered as part of the Victorian Government’s $141 million investment to expand and upgrade youth prevention and recovery care services across the state.

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The exterior of the centre maintains Ballarat’s heritage architecture

A communal area with coloured couches and leadlight windows

Heritage design was maintained in this communal area

A large communal living area with living room and dining tables

Large communal eating and living area for young people to relax

A bedroom with double bed and green panels on the wall

Each room at the centre is private and has an ensuite

An outdoor area with a row of picnic tables

The centre has several outdoor spaces

The kitchen is fully equipped for consumers to make their own meals

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About the YPARC centre expansion and upgrade program

The Ballarat YPARC centre is part of the Victorian Government’s youth prevention and recovery care centre expansion and upgrade program.

The YPARC centre expansion and upgrade program is a $141 million investment to deliver five new centres and refurbish three centres across the state.

The program is a direct response to key recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System to reduce pressure on hospitals by offering early intervention care as an alternative to acute hospital admission.

Once complete, the YPARC centre expansion and upgrade program will provide care for approximately 900 young people each year.

Find out more about the YPARC expansion and upgrade program.