A dad and mom’ room for households with youthful youngsters, a purpose-designed therapeutic arts and play actions house, and extra interview rooms are a few of the recent options for the brand new Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Southside fit-out within the Woden Town Centre.

Construction has began on the 1,032 sqm floor ground refurbishment in Bowes Place in Woden, to switch the present lodging in Callam Offices.

This will present a greater consumer expertise and a extra modernised work atmosphere for employees to assist the psychological well being therapy and care of their shoppers.

Upgrades will embrace a brand new ready room close to the primary reception that helps younger folks to manage in a low-stimulus atmosphere if wanted. There may even be trendy therapy areas for assessments and an total aesthetic design to attraction to younger folks and their households or carers.

Office and administration areas will probably be modernised to supply higher workspace layouts for employees, a quiet room for employees to conduct actions that want further privateness, a devoted workers breakout room, modernised security programs and a high-quality acoustic design all through to minimise noise.

CAMHS Southside has operated from Callam Offices in Woden since 2001, however the location now not meets the up to date best-practice necessities for the crew and the service.

The Callam Offices facility is busy and workers noticed round 5000 shoppers final yr. The new location will probably be extra simply accessible for shoppers and near facilities, public transport, and public parking.

CAMHS Southside will relocate to the brand new Bowes Place facility in early 2024 as soon as building is full.

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