Infant and Child Team

What we do

Alfred Health's Infant, Child and Youth Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (ICYAMHWS) provides a specialised Infant and Child Team. This team provides support to families and carers of infants and children aged 0-11 years who have difficulties in emotional, social, and developmental areas, or who are at risk of having difficulties in these areas.

Typical referral concerns can include for infants and children:

Babies and toddlers:

• Persistent feeding difficulties or poor weight gain
• Persistent crying, restlessness or difficulty being comforted
• Sleeping problems that do not settle over time
• Unusual quietness or lack of interest in parents and surroundings
• Long and frequent temper tantrums
• Persistent clinginess
• Restricted play

Children:

• Persistent defiance
• Impulsivity or overactivity
• Reluctance or refusal to attend school
• Being bullied
• Problems with sleeping or eating regularly

How to access this clinic

Contact us directly

Patients, families, carers, and case managers can reach out to us directly for assistance.

What to bring

Every time you come

• Any relevant information that would be helpful for us to have, including correspondence from other health professionals or information about medication you may be prescribed

For a clinic appointment

• Medicare Card or other identifiable information
• Any information that has been requested to be brought to the appointment or that you think would be helpful for us to have
• Some of our programs require questionnaires to be completed prior to an appointment

Clinic times

Clinic consultants

• Dr Natalie Van Swet: Psychiatry