The alternative to crisis service at YPAS is facilitated from the 3 YPAS hubs across the city. A child/young person/parent/carer can drop-in during opening hours between Monday – Saturday.
You do not need an appointment or a referral to access this service.
Wellbeing practitioners can support children, young people and families with emotional wellbeing needs and can advise on a range of practical support issues. They will provide information, advice, and guidance and in some cases will offer low intensity CBT based models of support.
Children, young people, and families attend the alternative to crisis service for lots of different reasons. Some people are seeking advice about services and what they offer, some people are struggling with different feelings and emotions this is what we would call ‘self-defined’ crisis. If you require support for any issues like this, please drop-in.
You do not need a referral to access this service, just drop-in to one of the YPAS hubs.
*Please be mindful that our Community Mental Health Hubs can become extremely busy, and this can result in a longer wait at peak times, if you are attending our Alternative to Crisis Drop In. To minimise any inconvenience for you, please feel free to ring ahead to check how long your wait might be. If you are advised that there will be a wait and this would impact your ability to attend, as an alternative you can request for a call-back from a practitioner and an appointment can be arranged for you to call in at a more convenient time or date if required. For hub contact details, please see information below.
Thank you ever so much to Hannah for your support over the last few months.
Parent/Carer
Thank you YPAS, firstly as a whole for the service you provide. Thank you for letting Lilly come and see you when needed. Special thank you to Dagmar for literally everything she has done for Lilly. We are so grateful. Thank you.
Young Person Aged 14
I received amazing support specifically from Paul. He made the process easy and efficient after waiting months trying to do it alone. Extremely grateful having accessed the service and at the amazing support I’ve received.
Young Person Aged 23
My son has recently finished therapy with YPAS and even though it was difficult to get him to engage with her due to his disability she was brilliant with him. She was patient, understanding and very supportive. Thank you for all your help and support.
Parent/Carer
I have been working with grace and I am feeling so much better in myself thank you Grace. :)
Young Person Aged 18
