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Regional facilities 27 October 2026

New Youth Prevention Recovery and Care centre now open in Shepparton

Young people in Shepparton 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 around the new Shepparton YPARC centre

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

[Images: Front entrance of the new Shepparton YPARC]

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

[Images: reception area and breakout lounge]

[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 outdoor bench seating; lounge and TV viewing room, communal kitchen and dining area, breakout lounge area, bedroom and ensuite, breakout area with beanbags, outdoor green space]

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

[Images: close up of facility entrance and garden]

[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 Shepparton 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 Goulburn Valley 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.

About the YPARC centre expansion and upgrade program

The Shepparton 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 was 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.

The expansion and upgrade program will provide care for approximately 900 young people each year across Victoria.

Find out more about the YPARC expansion and upgrade program.

Jobs for Victorians

The YPARC centre expansion and upgrade program has supported more than 200 construction industry jobs across the entire program.

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