Most young people receiving services at Eastern Health can be successfully treated while they continue to live at home. Sometimes this is not possible and it is very helpful to spend a short time in hospital. If an hospital stay is required, adolescent’s aged 12 -17 years will be admitted to our Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Unit (also known as AIPU). Young people aged 18 years and older will be admitted to one of our Adult Inpatient Units (link to adult IPU page).
The two main reasons why a young person might need to go to hospital are:
- To make sure they are safe
- To provide intensive treatment to reduce their level of distress
Location:
AIPU – 135 Thames Street, Box Hill, 3128.
Contact Phone Number:
03 9092 6740
Visiting hours:
Monday – Friday – 5.30pm – 8.00pm
Saturday and Sunday – 9.00am – 8.00pm