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Referral to Tresillian's Services

To utilise a Tresillian Centre based service, clients must have a referral from a health professional such an Early Childhood Health Nurse, GP or Paediatrician.

The Health Professional Referral Form is available here. You can either:

1. Print the form and complete by hand and fax to Intake at: 02 4734 4401
2. Complete the form on screen, then print and fax it to Intake at: 02 4734 4401

Tresillian’s services are tiered to suit the needs of different families.

Tresillian’s 24-Hour Parents Help Line is a primary service for those needing “on the spot” advice on issues relating to caring for baby or how they are feeling as a parent. While the majority of calls are related to settling and sleeping and breastfeeding, the Parents Help Line does receive many calls from mothers feeling tearful, anxious or depressed. If appropriate, callers are referred to services in their local area. Tresillian’s Parent Help Line is staffed by qualified Child and Family Health Nurses.

In Sydney, the telephone number is (02) 9787 0855 or FREECALL 1800 637 357 (outside Sydney metropolitan area).

Tresillian Outreach is a second tier service which operates between 8.30am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday and is for parents who are finding it difficult to leave their home for various reasons ranging from managing twins or triplets to dealing with an unsettled baby or feelings of sadness, anxiety or depression. This service involves Child and Family Health Nurses, Psychologists and Social Workers visiting parents in their home, however the areas visited are restricted to the immediate vicinity of Tresillian Canterbury and Tresillian Wollstonecraft.
Cost: This is a free service to clients.

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Tresillian Day Stay is also a second tier service and operates Monday to Friday between 8.30am and 4.30pm at Tresillian Wollstonecraft and Canterbury and Penrith. Day Stay is for parents who may need some guidance on issues such as settling or breastfeeding. Parents utilising Day Stay have the benefit of one-on-one assistance from our team of Child and Family Health Nurses, Social Workers and Psychologists. Parent Education Groups are also held during the day and counselling is available. Cost: This is a free service to clients.

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Tresillian Residential units are a tertiary level of service and is available at Tresillian’s Nepean, Canterbury and Willoughby Centres. Clients are often referred to residential with issues that include an unsettled baby (and exhausted parents), symptoms of postnatal depression, difficulties establishing breastfeeding, parents needing assistance getting baby into a routine and toddler issues. The length of stay at our Residential Centre is four nights, five days. Extended stays may occur depending on the family’s needs. An individual management plan is designed with each family upon admission and the opportunity for counselling is provided.

Sick babies
Tresillian is a well-baby facility and sick babies are not able to participate in programs. All babies are examined by a Paediatrician during their residential stay at Tresillian.
Cost: The baby is considered the client so all medical expenses are covered by Medicare or Private Health Insurance. The parents are charged a minimal boarder's fee for their accommodation and meals. Both parents are welcome to stay.

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Tresillian Staff are highly educated and in addition to Child & Family Health qualifications, many are also qualified in Lactation, Child Protection, Individual and Couple Counselling, Group Facilitation and Mental Health.

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