Yarra Ranges Youth Services offers free counselling for young people aged 12–25, and their families who live, work or go to school in the Yarra Ranges. The service provides generalist counselling, of up to 12 sessions.
The counselling service provides young people with the opportunity to discuss and receive support on issues or concerns that may be affecting their lives. Counselling can assist in providing young people with a range of options to help them overcome any issues or concerns they may have.
Counselling and support can be accessed Monday to Friday 9am–5pm at various locations across the council area including, Lilydale, Yarra Junction, Healesville and Belgrave. To make a referral please contact the intake worker on 9294 6716.
The Counselling Program employs the ‘No Wrong Door’ philosophy which offers all young people (and their families)
assistance to access the most appropriate specialist service available, even if that service is not ours.
A message from Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC)
ECLC has been operating its Tenancy Advice and Advocacy Program since 2012, mainly funded by Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV).
Recently, CAV made significant changes to this program and will no longer be funding ECLC for this work and has allocated funding to another agency. ECLC is therefore regrettably closing its tenancy program from July 1, 2017. The exception is for Deakin University students who will continue to receive tenancy assistance through the Sort It partnership.
From July 1, all other private tenancy-related matters should be referred to:
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