CouncilTeam Immunisation sits inOutreach Immunisation ServiceProcess for ReferralEmailPhoneWebsite
BaysideFamily Services
YesInternal referral from MCH to the immunisation team; accepts external referrals if family are living in Bayside[email protected]9599 4755https://www.bayside.vic.gov.au/services/children-and-family/immunisations-we-provide-0
FrankstonMCH & ImmunisationYesInternal referral from MCH to the immunisation team; accepts external referrals if family are living in Frankston via email or phone[email protected]9784 1756https://www.frankston.vic.gov.au/Community-and-Health/Health-and-support-services/Child-and-family-services/Immunisation
Glen EiraMCH & ImmunisationNoOnline booking through CIRV[email protected] 
Immunising your child – Glen Eira City Council | Glen Eira City Council
KingstonMCH & ImmunisationYesUsually, internal referrals via MCH[email protected]0427 046 483This service is not on website.
Mornington PeninsulaChild & Family HealthYes (limited)Only for clients currently enrolled in EMCH service and referred from EMCH service. Assessed on a case by case basis[email protected]5950 1099Immunisation Health Service – Mornington Peninsula Shire
Port PhillipSafety & Amenity ServicesNoEmail[email protected]9209 6383Immunisation – City of Port Phillip
StonningtonEnvironmental HealthNoPhone or online booking8290 1459
8290 3335		https://www.stonnington.vic.gov.au/Services/Immunisation

Resources for Health Workers

If you are a health worker and a client discloses that they are experiencing family violence (FV) or you believe FV is an issue, you need to be able to respond appropriately – visit Safe and Equal’s Understanding Family Violence 

Learn:

This page also offers help and support:

Resources for General Practitioners (GPs)

GPs and their practice teams have a significant role to play in responding to and caring for patients who are, or may be, experiencing family violence.  The RACGP runs Beginner and Intermediate/Advanced training courses on family violence.

Information Sharing Schemes

The Victorian Child Information sharing Scheme and the Family Violence Information Sharing Schemeprovide authorised organisations with an expanded ability to share confidential information with other authorised services to promote the well-being or safety of children or to assess or manage family violence risk.

Health Services Resources & Research

Strengthening Hospital Responses to Family Violence resources – 4th Edition provides a framework and resources for hospitals and health services to implement a system-wide approach to identify indicators of family violence, have conversations and provide support. (Royal Women’s Hospital and Bendigo Health)

Strengthening and Sustaining the Family Care Response to Family Violence: A new model describes a whole-of-practice approach to improve the quality of care provided by GP practices to victims (including children) and perpetrators of family violence. (Safer Families Centre of Research Excellence, University of Melbourne)

Aligning Practice: A guide to family violence counselling (2020)
This guide provides family violence counsellors with clarity and direction to ensure a consistent, evidence-based approach. (NIFVS)

MARAM Secondary Consultations and Referrals – Advice for health professionals

Resources for Practitioners

If you are a Family Violence (FV) specialist or Child & Family Services worker and a client discloses AOD issues –

For information and resources about Alcohol and Other Drugs (AoD), visit the website of Victoria’s peak body representing AOD services, VAADA – Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association.

Other general information on AOD:

If you need advice or support for your client you can access secondary consultations through:

  • Drug and alcohol clinical advisory service (DACAS) – a specialist 24-hour telephone consultancy service that assists health and welfare professionals throughout Victoria to respond effectively to individuals with alcohol or other drug use problems.  All calls are answered by experienced DirectLine clinicians.
  • The Victorian neuropsychology service, delivered by Turning Point, offers secondary consultations to alcohol and other drug workers and corrections workers to assist in supporting clients with suspected or diagnosed brain injury, who also have co-occurring alcohol and other drug use disorders.
  • The Royal Women’s Hospital’s Women’s alcohol and drug service (WADS) provides specialist clinical services to pregnant women and their infants.  The service offers secondary consultations to health professionals in acute and primary health services and the community sector. This includes a 24-hour on-call medical service.

Various AOD services are available in Bayside Peninsula and across Victoria that you can refer a client to:

  • AOD intake services through BaysideAOD
  • Specialist alcohol consultancy service (SACS) provides a specialist alcohol clinic for community medical practitioners across Victoria. Delivered by Turning Point, it is a medical clinic model with psychological, nursing and other clinician support, and builds on the infrastructure and resources of DACAS.
  • The Royal Women’s Hospital’s Women’s alcohol and drug service (WADS) provides specialist clinical services to pregnant women and their infants. Referral is through a general practitioner or other health provider, or by self-referral.

If you are an AOD worker and a client discloses that they are experiencing family violence (FV) or you believe FV is an issue, you need to be able to respond appropriately – visit Safe and Equal’s Understanding Family Violence 

Learn:

  • What is family violence
  • Impacts of family violence
  • Who experiences family violence
  • Forms of family violence
  • Preventing and responding to family violence

This page also offers help and support:

  • If you are experiencing family violence
  • Advice for family and friends

  • For information on FV and AOD, visit the website of VAADA
  • NCETA is an internationally recognised research centre that works as a catalyst for change in the alcohol and other drugs (AOD) field.  Resources are available on their website.
  • Odyssey House Victoria is a state-wide, specialist treatment organisation dedicated to improving the lives of individuals who experience significant or long-term problems from alcohol and other drug use.
  • The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education framework proposes policies and programs that Australian governments can implement which will have an impact on preventing and reducing alcohol-related family violence.
  • This ANROWS report investigates the relationship between alcohol and violence against women and provides recommendations for policies, programs and practice.
  • For Vic Gov information and data on AoD, visit their website.  The Australian Government has national information and data on their website
  • Specialist Family Violence Advisors embed family violence expertise within the AOD and mental health sectors, supporting continuous improvement, lead system and practice change, and build sector capacity and capability to identify, assess, and respond to family violence. Victorian Specialist Family Violence Advisors – Vaada

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