Summary
Read the full fact sheet- Flinders Street Health is a health and support service at 244 Flinders Street, Melbourne.
- It is run by cohealth.
- The service helps people find health care, support and practical help in one place.
- It's part of the Victorian Government’s Statewide Action Plan to save lives, reduce drug harm and help more people get care in the CBD and across Victoria.
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Who the service is for
Flinders Street Health may be able to help if you are in Melbourne’s CBD, need health or social support, and find it hard to get care elsewhere.
You may benefit from the service if you are experiencing:
- drug and alcohol harm
- mental health challenges
- homelessness
- social isolation
- family violence
- poor physical health
- other health and social needs.
You can get help with one issue or several issues at the same time.
How the service can help
At Flinders Street Health, you can get care and support for different health and social needs in one place.
Services include:
- mental health and wellbeing support
- alcohol and other drug treatment and support
- harm reduction support
- counselling
- sexual health support
- care planning
- outreach support
- general health care
- help to find and use other health and social services.
You can also get practical help, including:
- food
- showers
- laundry facilities
- housing and homelessness support
- family violence support
- legal support
- optometry support
- employment support.
A team of health and social support workers will help you get the care and support you need. The team at Flinders Street Health includes doctors, registered nurses and harm reduction workers.
What to expect
When you arrive, staff at reception will talk with you about the help you need and connect you with the suitable care and support.
You may receive one-off practical help or ongoing care, depending on your needs.
The building includes:
- a reception area
- an indoor waiting area
- a drop-in area
- consulting rooms
- counselling and treatment spaces
- a kitchen
- bathrooms and showers
- laundry facilities.
How to access the service
You can visit Flinders Street Health without an appointment.
You may also:
- be referred by another health or social service
- be connected through a cohealth outreach team
- ask another service or support worker to help you make contact.
You do not need to know which service you need before you arrive. Staff at reception will help connect you with suitable care and support.
Location and opening hours
Flinders Street Health will be open:
Monday to Friday, 9.30 am to 5.30 pm
Flinders Street Health is at:
244 Flinders Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000
There are waiting areas inside. There is no public access from Degraves Place.
Outreach support
cohealth's outreach teams work across Melbourne's CBD seven days a week.
They can provide practical health and wellbeing support and help you connect with Flinders Street Health or other services.
Outreach support is available:
- Monday to Friday, 9 am - 10 pm
- Saturday and Sunday, 10 am - 10 pm.
If you need immediate health, welfare or outreach support in the CBD, call the cohealth Outreach Team on 0438 359 273.
Take a look inside
Take a video tour of Flinders Street Health to see the building and its facilities.
Contact cohealth
For general questions about Flinders Street Health:
- Call cohealth on 1800 495 434
- email getintouch@cohealth.org.au
- See Flinders Street Health on the cohealth website.
For health, welfare or outreach support in Melbourne’s CBD, phone the cohealth Outreach Team on0438 359 273 weekdays 9 am -10 pm, and weekends 10 am - 10 pm.
If someone needs urgent help
If you or someone else needs urgent medical help, call Triple Zero (000).
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