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Kidz First Centre for Youth Health is a team of health professionals who provide advice and support for young people, along with their whaanau/families. Our team includes nurses, doctors, social workers and youth health workers. We provide support to young people experiencing health issues that have a significant impact on their lives.
We work closely with your GP / family doctor and anyone helping with your care.
Our Clinical Team
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Who Do We See?
We support young people living in the Counties Manuaku area aged 12-24 years with complicated health and youth development concerns that need specialist support. This includes young people with chronic and complex health conditions, including developmental concerns, psychosomatic health issues, high-risk health behaviours and transgender health care.
In addition we:
- Support the health needs of young people enrolled in Alternative Education programmes in Counties Manukau.
- Complete Gateway Health and Wellbeing Assessments on behalf of young people under the care of Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki.
- Our School Based Healthcare Team support nurses working in secondary schools in Counties Manukau and provide a youth specific contraceptive and sexual health service.
- Our Youth Justice Team provide primary healthcare into the two youth justice residences in Wiri.
We do not routinely accept referrals where the only concern is psychiatric disorders or suicidal intent, substance-use disorders, educational or learning concerns where mental health or education services may be more appropriate.
Kidz First Centre for Youth Health welcomes gender diverse and transgender young people to our service. We provide support for young people and whaanau/families around gender exploration and transition related healthcare across the whole Auckland Region. In Auckland and Waitemata District Health Boards we see young people under the age of 20 years and at our Counties Manukau base we see young people under 25 years.
For more information on eligibility for our services or to see if we are the right service, please contact us on (09) 261 2272.
Who Can Refer?
Please talk to your doctor, nurse or health care provider to see if we are the right service for you.
GP/Health professionals can refer to us via ereferral or can contact us on .
How Do We Help?
We offer a range of support and treatments, including:
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing assessments to ensure we fully understand your health needs
- Accurate information allowing you to plan and make decisions about your health
- Support for your family, whaanau, school and community
- Links to other services
- Gender affirming health care
- Youth specific contraception and sexual health service
At Kidz First Centre for Youth Health we believe all young people have strengths. We help by providing you with information and skills to look after your own health and engage with your community.
Where Will You See Us?
We visit young people and their families in a variety of places including:
- Clinics
- Your home
- Your school
- Community organisations
- Hospitals
- Alternative education services
Clinics are provided in a variety of locations, including:
- Youthline Manukau: 145 St George Street, Papatoetoe, Auckland 2025
- Pukekohe Hospital: Tuakau Rd, Pukekohe 2120
- Rehab Plus Building, 54 Carrington Rd, Point Chevalier, Auckland 1025 (young people living in Auckland/Waitemata regions)
- Auckland Sexual Health Building Glenfield : 418 Glenfield Road, Glenfield, Auckland 0629 (young people living in Waitemata region)
- Te Tai awa o te Ora- 112 Bairds Road, Ōtara, Auckland 2023
- Mai Lighthouse, 205 King St, Pukekohe (contraception and sexual health clinic)
If you have any questions about please don’t hesitate to contact us.