The Youth Outreach Recovery Services (YORS) program that is being offered to 16 to 25 year old people that are needing support with their mental health. The program services the Greater Shepparton, Moira, Murrindindi, Mitchell and Strathbogie shires and our participants do not need to have a formal diagnosis to benefit from the program.
What is the YORS program?
The Youth Outreach Recovery Support program (YORS) is a mental health community support service for young people between 16-25 years of age who are experiencing mental health symptoms.
YORS provides psychosocial support for young people to assist them to better manage their mental health, achieve goals, and to live independently.
A YORS participant will receive one-on-one support with their assigned support worker and will also have access to other group activities as they occur. The YORS program is designed to support participants for short to medium periods of time and is a non-crisis support program that can assist participants to be linked in with clinical support services as required.
The YORS program can also complement case management support given by other services by providing a psychosocial therapeutic response to tailor the needs of a young person.
An online flyer for this program can be viewed here
YORS provides participants with an opportunity to:
⇒ Improve life skills
⇒ Participate in the community
⇒ Improve resilience
⇒ Build strengths
⇒ Try new things
⇒ Increase confidence
⇒ Set and achieve goals
⇒ Increase resilience
Who is the YORS program for?
To be eligible for the program participants must be:
↣ Aged between 16-25 years
↣ Experiencing mental health symptoms for 6 months or longer (no formal diagnosis required)
↣ In need of support for their wellbeing
↣ Residing within Murray Region
Priority will be given to young people with ongoing mental illness, disabilities, or unmet wellbeing needs.
Shires we service:
As an outreach service, our workers are available to travel to participants within the following areas;
⤁ Greater Shepparton
⤁ Moira Shire
⤁ Strathbogie Shire
⤁ Mitchell Shire
⤁ Murrindindi Shire
How to refer?
Young people can self-refer to a YORS program or a referral can be made on behalf of a young person with their consent by, but not limited to family members, carers, schools, community groups, youth services, GP’s, mental health clinicians, Headspace, PARC and anyone providing support to a young person.
A Completed Referral Form can be emailed to MurrayYORS@wellways.org
Please contact Wellways Jacaranda office on (03) 5822 8660 or YORS Intake Worker on 0481 454 635 for any questions
This service is a free service and is funded by the Department of Health.
