The Victorian Government invested $7.3 million to deliver a Statewide Child and Family Centre in Melbourne’s north.

The Victorian-first centre will improve access to mental health services for children up to 11 years of age, in a safe and supportive residential setting.

The new 12-bed centre will allow children and their families to stay onsite while they receive flexible, family-centred therapy and support from child and family mental health specialists. The centre will be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.