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Client
and Clinical Services
The Clinics
FPV’s Sexual Health Clinics
offer clients a confidential and safe setting in which to
discuss sexual health issues and receive specialist sexual
health care. Our Clinics focus on the more vulnerable and
under-screened groups in the community, and inform the educative
and research work of FPV.
- Sexual Health Clinics are
located at Box Hill and the Action Centre in Elizabeth
Street, Melbourne.
The Action Centre has been
running as part of Family Planning Victoria (FPV) since the 1970s and
is a sexual health centre in Elizabeth Street in the city for young people up
to 25 years. We consult with young people about all their contraception
requirements from emergency contraception to the Implanon.
We also see a large proportion of our client group for the
treatment or counselling for STIs. This ranges from chlamydia
to HIV testing.
The Action Centre
provides a number of counselling services and sees
young people for sexual assault counselling, pregnancy
counselling, and sexual identity counselling.
Clinic staff are sensitive
to the needs of adolescents, marginalised youth, women, men,
those who are same sex attracted and people with disabilities.
These services are delivered within the social model of health.
Box Hill
Clinic
The Box Hill Clinic provides
similar FPV client services. The age s of clients can range
from adolescence till the end of reproductive life and beyond.
All services are confidential
and provided by experienced doctors and nurses in sexual and
reproductive health All staff are sensitive to the needs of
those who find it difficult to access mainstream services
The range of services
include:
Well Women’s Clinic
- Pre pregnancy information,
- Pregnancy testing and counselling,
- Pap smears
- Breast checks
- Fertility consultations
Sexual Health: For
Men and Women
Information testing and treatments
for sexually transmitted infections
- Including Chlamydia Herpes
and all STI’s
- HIV/AIDS testing and counselling
Contraceptive Services
including:
Information and advice on options
for:
- Emergency contraception,
- Contraceptive pill,
- Depo-Provera
- Barrier methods including
diaphragms, condoms and dams.
- Implanon
- Fitting and removal of intra-
uterine devices (IUD’s)
- Referral for sterilisation
(female and male)
Information, Testing
and Vaccinations
- For Hepatitis A, B C (no
vaccination for Hep C) and Rubella
Confidential Telephone
Information Service
Monday — Friday 9.30pm
— 12.00pm daily, 9257 0100
- Reliable information about
Sexual and Reproductive Health
- You are able to ask advice
about any of our services
Outreach Clinics
Shepparton
Goulburn Valley Health,
Specialist Consulting Suites,
Graham St
Shepparton, Victoria
Phone 5832
2460 Cranbourne Integrated Care
Centre
140-154 Sladen St
Cranbourne, Victoria
Phone 5990 6789Hopper's Crossing
Youth Resource Centre
82 Derrimut Rd
Hoppers Crossing
Phone 9742 8155
Client
Services
The Action Centre in the city
of Melbourne provides a number of counselling services
and
sees young people for sexual assault
counselling, pregnancy counselling,
and sexual identity counselling.
Confidentiality remains an
important issue for young people therefore counselling services
at the Action Centre are free and confidential to young people
under 25. Young people can self refer or are referred from
our doctors, nurses and educators or from their school or
other health agency.
A common thread that links access and service provision
is
the
perception of a safe environment and confidentiality for
young people, so if you would like to talk to someone at
the Action
Centre call 1800 013 952 or 03 9654 4766.
- Counselling and support
for people with disabilities. Click
here
- A statewide outreach intervention
service providing sexuality education for people with an
intellectual disability who are registered with the Department
of Human Services. Click
here
- Culturally sensitive services
for people from indigenous and culturally diverse backgrounds.
- Confidential telephone
helplines - with a FreeCall number
- Health promotion and screening
programs.
- Fertility, infertility,
planned and unplanned pregnancy counselling and options.
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