We are here to support youth to achieve their lifestyle goals and dreams, the transition from childhood to adulthood is a challenging ride. We work with youth, their carer's and parents to help them reach their goals while supporting the young person physically and emotionally.
We know how important it is to find someone you can get along with to support you, respect your space and your choices. it very important to provide the right support services for teenagers. From the age of 10 to 19, your body changes in so many ways, which could lead to insecurity, anxiety, depression and mental illness. The team will work with, to gain support which can help improve positive relationships. Disability services for young adults could be even more complex than you think.
At Carelink Qld we will match you with a support worker that has similar interests to you, which can help you increase your independent living skills, such as:
- Household management: Healthy choices and meal planning and cooking, Cleaning, Laundry.
- Personal care: Personal styling and Hair and Makeup
- Communication and Social up -skilling
- Managing Money: Budgeting and Finance management. Computer Skilling
- Sports and Recreation
- Arts and Entertainment
- Community inclusion activities including public transport. familiarisation.
Accommodation Support workers
We can provide support in the home with cleaning, shopping, banking and community activities. Our support services for young adults focus on your goals, present and emerging.
Support Coordination
Our team is here to find services that support the goals of young people with a disability which need to be provided by a specific professional. This may be arranging physiotherapy to improve mobility, a psychologist to work through trauma and therapy to improve communication, anxiety, depression. They can also organise doctors, group classes and training. Finding the right disability services for teenagers can completely change their future.
Respite
If a carer needs an emergency place a young person to retreat to respite might be the best choice. Respite can be a lifesaving support for teenagers in crises. We can ordinate overnight accommodation or longer for the young person to relax and refocus. They can let out all that energy and recharge with 24/7 support from our support workers. Carelink Qld's youth services is aimed at providing support for young people with a disability and their families.
Mentorship
Why It's important.
50% of all mental health disorders begin by age 14, often with lifelong impact. Adolescence is a complex time with so much change, physical and emotional, we can't stop change, but we can help young people cope with it.
Did you know?
1 in 4 young people feel lonely all or most of the time.
Suicide is the leading cause of death for young people.
1 in 4 young people will experience bullying at school.
1 in 12 are disengaged from education and work.
1 in 6 feel negative or very negative about the future.
Research shows young people who are mentored have lower levels of depression, higher sense of wellbeing, know where to go for support and are more likely to find employment and their future path.
We work with leading mentoring programs across Australia to ensure best practice and effective outcomes for young people.
