New Street Services provide therapeutic services for children and young people aged 10 to 17 years who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviours towards others, and their families and caregivers. New Street Services work with the young person to assist them to understand, acknowledge, take responsibility for and cease the harmful sexual behaviour.
New Street Services have a defined and evidence-informed model of operation. The New Street Service model involves working with the whole family unit, and engaging with other agencies and community services to sustain and support interventions. Central to the model is the principle of safety, both for any children that have been sexually harmed and for the young person engaged in the harmful behaviour who may themselves be a victim of abuse and neglect. New Street Services also provide a range of training and consultation services to other organisations, for example out-of-home care agencies.
New Street Services prioritise Aboriginal young people. All New Street employees are trained and committed to ensuring cultural safety. Identified Aboriginal Counsellor Positions are in place at every New Street Service as part of this commitment.
A Senior Clinical Advisor working from The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network provides clinical supervision and consultation to New Street Service Coordinators and teams.
A 2014 evaluation of New Street Services found that the service has achieved significant outcomes with young people and their families, with positive impacts for both individuals and the child protection system as a whole. Economic evaluation has found New Street Services provide clear economic benefits for government.
New Street Services are currently expanding to accept clients across NSW. All New Street Services provide outreach services from additional sites within the local health districts they service.
Servicing: Central Coast Local Health District
Location: Erina Community Health Centre
Email: CCLHD-NewStreet@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone: (02) 4367 9600
Servicing: Far West Local Health District
Email: fwlhd-NewStreet@health.nsw.gov.au
Mail: PO Box 457 Broken Hill, NSW 2880
Phone: (08) 8080 1100
Servicing: Hunter New England Local Health District
Email: hnelhd-ruralnewst@health.nsw.gov.au
Mail: Locked Bag 9783, Tamworth NEMSC, NSW 2348
Tamworth Phone: (02) 6767 8860
Fax: (02) 6767 8625
Newcastle Phone: (02) 4915 1756
Fax: (02) 4915 1755
Servicing: Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
Email: ISLHD-NewStreet@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone: (02) 4233 3140
Servicing: Mid North Coast Local Health District
Email: MNCLHD-NewStreet@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone: (02) 6691 1800
Servicing: Murrumbidgee Local Health District
Email: MLHD-NewStreet@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone: (02) 5943 2850
Servicing: Northern NSW Local Health District
Address: 1/317 River Street, Ballina, NSW 2478
Email: NNSWLHD-NewSt@health.nsw.gov.au
Mail: PO Box 136, Ballina NSW 2478
Phone: (02) 6629 4960
Servicing: Southern NSW Local Health District
Location: Queanbeyan
Email: SNSWLHD-NewStreet@health.nsw.gov.au
Mail: PO Box 1845, Queanbeyan, NSW 2620
Phone: (02) 6150 7390
Servicing: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, South Western Sydney Local Health District and Sydney Local Health District
Mail: PO Box 54 Hoxton Park, Hoxton Park Road, Hoxton Park, NSW 2171
Phone: (02) 9794 0620
Email: SWSLHD-Newstreet@health.nsw.gov.au
Servicing: Western Sydney Local Health District, Northern Sydney Local Health District, and Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
Address: Grounds of Cumberland Centre, 5 Fleet Street, North Parramatta
Email: wslhd-newstreet@health.nsw.gov.au
Mail: Locked Bag 7118, Parramatta CBD, NSW 2124
Phone: (02) 9840 4088
Fax: (02) 9840 4090
Servicing: Western NSW Local Health District
Mail: PO Box 4061, Dubbo, NSW 2830
Phone: (02) 6809 7320
Fax: (02) 6809 7335
Servicing: The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Mail: Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, NSW 2145
Email: dale.tolliday@health.nsw.gov.au
