Youth & young adults

12-25

There are many mental health services available for young people in our region, including Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing at Barwon Health.

Formerly called Jigsaw, the service provides specialist mental health, drugs and alcohol services to young people aged 12 to 25 years.

  1300 094 187

Barwon Health offers 24/7 help, information or referral via our Mental Health, Alcohol and Drugs Services triage.

Click here for other community organisations that can provide support.

Barwon Health has welcomed the opening of the new Geelong Youth Prevention and Recovery Care centre, known as YPARC, marking an important milestone for youth mental health and wellbeing across the Barwon South West Region. You can watch a short video about the service below. 

Page last updated: July 10, 2026