YoungMinds Adventure Camp is a youth camp for children & young people aged 12-15 years. It includes an overnight stay at Swan Valley Adventure Centre. Children not wanting to sleep over can be picked up in the evening and dropped off following day.

When

28 January | 2:00 PM – 29 January | 11:00 AM

Who

Young people aged 12 -15 who are at risk of developing a mental health challenge and live in Southwest Western Australia.

Where
Swan Valley Adventure Centre

Bring

List to be supplied by facilitators closer to program. Day clothes, nightwear, toiletries, sleeping bag, pillow, hat, enclosed shoes and water bottle

Refreshments

Afternoon tea, dinner, breakfast and lunch

Cost

Free

Please note that this booking is an ‘Expression of Interest’ and not confirmation of attendance.

A member of our team will contact you to complete the HelpingMinds registration and eligibility process. Please add Parent/Guardian details in the CONTACT INFORMATION section and young person’s details in the TICKET – EXPRESSION OF INTEREST section. If booking multiple tickets, please fill in one young person’s details per ticket.

Want to know more or have some questions or having trouble registering?

You can either:

• email [email protected]

• call 9427 7100 and ask for SHP Administration

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School Holiday Program important info

• If your child has not received support from HelpingMinds before (or within the last 6 months) a phone interview will need to take place with the parent/guardian
• A consent form will need to be signed by both parents.
• If children require medication throughout the day, they will be required to self-administer this.
• External support workers are not allowed at the workshop.
• Children require adequate independent coping skills to be able to deal with group situations.
• All our workshops have a maximum capacity to ensure our counsellors can provide adequate professional support for all children attending.
• To give everyone in the community a fair chance, each child can enrol in a maximum of two workshops.

  This program is funded by the Mental Health Commission to provide support to young people caring for someone or with a loved one with a mental health concern. This program is provided at no cost to participants.

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