Queensland’s first FamilyLinQ hub has opened at Kingston State School in Logan.
The hub is home to a number of health, education, training and community services, and aims to improve the life outcomes of children and their families.
The collaboration of services between Metro South Health, The Bryan Foundation, Children’s Health Queensland, and other local health and community service providers are tailored to the local community’s needs.
Metro South Health Director of Strategic Partnerships Debbie Cowan said the FamilyLinQ hub will enable greater access to essential support services.
“Together we are building a stronger community and empowering families to create brighter futures,” Debbie said.
“We are providing opportunities for place-based support starting from pregnancy and beyond.
“Embedded in community, with community, and within a local school, we can work collaboratively through the stages of child health and early parenting support, identifying and responding to developmental, family and behavioural challenges together.”
"This is what our community needs and has been waiting for,” a member of the community added.
The FamilyLinQ hub will be open Monday to Friday from 8.00am – 4.30pm.
The services provided by Metro South Health include:
- Midwifery group practice
- Infant mental health clinician
- General paediatrics
- Paediatric Allied Health
- Integrated care coordinator (Allied Health)
- Administration
- Kingston Oral Health (co-located in a separate building on the school grounds).
Students that attend Kingston State School, children aged 0-16 years, and pregnant women who live in the Kingston State School catchment area or the suburb of Kingston, are eligible to attend.
More information can be found on the FamilyLinQ website.