This local service directory has been developed for Castlemaine Community District Health Service to support referrals for vulnerable children and families.
Mount Alexander services (family stressors)
| Child vulnerabilities | Organisation | Service | Address | Contact number |
| Physical health | Castlemaine Health | Emergency Department, Acute Care, Maternity, Dental. | Castlemaine | 5471 3555 |
| Castlemaine District Community Health | Asthma and anaphylaxis education, Youth GP appointments, Community Health Nurse. | Castlemaine | 5479 1000 | |
| Cobaw Community Health | Pediatrics specialising in developmental delay. | Kyneton | 5421 1666 | |
| Bendigo and District Aboriginal Co-operative (BDAC) | Medical clinic. | Bendigo | 5442 4947 | |
| Social isolation | Mount Alexander Shire Council | Maternal and Child Health and Enhanced Maternal and Child Health Nurse: birth to school age. | Castlemaine | 5471 1822 |
| Mount Alexander Service Directory | Comprehensive list of playgroups and toy libraries in Mount Alexander Shire | Castlemaine and surrounds | N/A | |
| Goldfields Libraries | Rhyme Time, Story Time, Library services holiday programs. | Castlemaine and surrounds | 5472 1458 | |
| Developmental delay | Castlemaine Health | Speech pathology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy. | Castlemaine | 5471 3555 |
| Cobaw Community Health | Pediatrics specializing in developmental delay. | Kyneton | 5421 1666 | |
| Castlemaine District Community Health | Family services. | Castlemaine | 5479 1000 | |
| Mount Alexander Shire Council | Maternal and Child Health and Enhanced Maternal and Child Health Nurse: birth to school age. | Castlemaine | 5471 1822 | |
| Malnutrition/obesity | Castlemaine Health | Speech pathology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy. | Castlemaine | 5471 3555 |
| Castlemaine District Community Health | Family services, dietician. | Castlemaine | 5479 1000 | |
| Low birth weight | Mount Alexander Shire Council | Maternal and Child Health. | Castlemaine | 5471 1822 |
| Mental health or emotional issues (youth) | Castlemaine District Community Health | Family services, youth programs, youth mentoring for isolated and/or vulnerable youth. | Castlemaine | 5479 1000 |
| Castlemaine Health | Social work and counselling. | Castlemaine | 5471 3555 | |
| Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) | CAMHS provide care for children or adolescents experiencing: mental illness, risk of mental illness, Drug and/or alcohol abuse issues, severe emotional issues and other psychological problems and developmental issues. | Castlemaine | 5472 4122 | |
| Youth Support and Advocacy Service (YSAS) | Youth AOD and mental health support | Bendigo – provides outreach to Castlemaine | 5444 2969 | |
| Bendigo and District Aboriginal Co-operative (BDAC) | Therapeutic counselling for children in out-of-home care, Aboriginal Child FIRST, Children’s Resource Program. | Bendigo | 5442 4947 | |
| Headspace | Counselling and supporting LGBTIQ | Bendigo | 5434 5345 | |
| Temperament or behavioural concerns | Mount Alexander Shire Council | Maternal and Child Health and Enhanced Maternal and Child Health Nurse: birth to school age. | Castlemaine | 5471 1822 |
| Castlemaine District Community Health | Family services, youth programs. | Castlemaine | 5479 1000 | |
| Bendigo and District Aboriginal Co-operative (BDAC) | Therapeutic counselling for children in out-of-home care, Aboriginal Child FIRST, Children’s Resource Program. | Bendigo | 5442 4947 | |
| Disability | Mount Alexander Shire Council | Maternal and Child Health and Enhanced Maternal and Child Health Nurse: birth to school age. | Castlemaine | 5471 1822 |
| Intereach | Strengthen and improve social and personal wellbeing for individuals, families and communities | Castlemaine | 1300 488 226 | |
| Castlemaine Health | NDIS registered services. | Castlemaine | 5471 3575 | |
| Substance abuse (Youth) | Castlemaine District Community Health | Youth AOD support. | Castlemaine | 5479 1000 |
| Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) | CAMHS provide care for children or adolescents experiencing: mental illness, risk of mental illness, Drug and/or alcohol abuse issues, severe emotional issues and other psychological problems and developmental issues. | Castlemaine | 5472 4122 | |
| Youth Support and Advocacy Service (YSAS) | Youth AOD support. | Bendigo – provides outreach to Castlemaine | 5444 2969 | |
| Sexual assault (youth) | Loddon Campaspe Centre Against Sexual Assault | Behaviour Treatment Services – children and young people under 17 years) | Bendigo | 5441 0430 |