What is the Child and Family Program in the community?
The Child and Family Team at Monash Health Community provides allied health services to children (from before birth to 18 years old), and support to vulnerable, socially isolated and at-risk children and their families.
We provide care at multiple sites in the City of Greater Dandenong, City of Casey and Cardinia Shire.
Our highly skilled and experienced team specialises in working with children and their families. Some of the programs and services we offer include:
- Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies
- School Readiness Program
- Allied Health Services
- Dietetics
- Exercise Physiology
- Feeding Clinic
- Gait Clinic
- Occupational Therapy
- Psychology & Counselling
- Physiotherapy
- Podiatry
- Speech Pathology
- Social Work
Our professional team act with integrity to provide services that:
- are supportive and flexible
- promote positive parenting and child interaction
- enhance parent’s understanding of their child’s development
- use comprehensive multi-disciplinary screening assessments
- keep the child and family at the centre of what we do.
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies
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School Readiness Program
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National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
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Allied Health for Children
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Referrals
Referrals can be made by contacting the Access Team:
T: (03) 8572 5631
E: iCareAccess@monashhealth.org
Get in touch
If you would like to learn more about how we can help, please get in touch with us.
T: 8558 9000
E: ChildandFamilyProgram@monashhealth.org
For people who need help with English or an interpreter: TIS: 131 450
For people with hearing or speech loss: TTY: 1800 555 677
Speak and Listen: 1800 555 727
Internet relay: National Relay Service: www.relayservice.gov.au