Child and Family

This page contains information about the Monash Health Child and Family Program including Allied Health, Healthy Mothers Healthy babies, School Readiness Program and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), and how we support children (0-17 year of age) and their families.

What Child and Family services are offered in the community?

Monash Health provides a range of community-based services to children and their families. These services include 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 professional, highly skilled and experienced teams specialise in working with children and their families. They 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.

Some of the Child and Family programs and services we offer include:

• Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies
• Allied Health Services for Children (Dietetics, Exercise Physiology, Feeding Clinic, Gait Clinic, Occupational Therapy, Psychology & Counselling, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Speech Pathology and Social Work)
• Healthy Koori Kids – click here for information and referrals
• Children’s Health and Wellbeing Local (COMING SOON)
• School Readiness Program (administered by the Victorian Government)
• National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for Children with a current NDIS package
• Youth and Family Programs – click here for more information.

Referrals

Referrals to Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies and Allied Health for Children can be made by:

• Using the HealthLink portal here
• Using the Community Referrals Forms here

or contacting the Access Team:

T: (03) 8572 5631
E: iCareAccess@monashhealth.org

Referrals

Please visit the linked service pages for referral information.

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