Boylan Ward

Boylan Ward is the only designated psychiatric inpatient facility for children and adolescents in South Australia and provides specialised care and support for children and adolescents with severe mental health problems who

• are experiencing the early stages of a psychotic illness
• are suffering severe mental disorder (including depression) often with a suicidal component
• have complex and coexisting disorders requiring multiple assessments and specialized care

Boylan Ward currently provides services for children and adolescents under a variety of legal orders.  Because Boylan is an open ward, closed facilities cannot be provided for children and adolescents who present a risk to themselves or others under the Mental Health Act.

Boylan Ward uses a three phase model of intervention.  The Hospital to Home Transition Team can assist children and adolescents returning to their home environment from Boylan Ward.

Boylan Ward is committed to processes of ongoing evaluation in accordance with the Quality Improvement Council Standards & Accreditation Program (QIC) and has developed a series of Key Performance Indictors.

How to Access Our Service

Boylan Ward provides inpatient services for children and adolescents from metropolitan Adelaide and from rural and remote parts of South Australia.  Children and adolescents between 3 and 17 years who have complex problems requiring further assessment to determine diagnosis and treatment needs may be admitted.  

Most services for children 12 years and under will comprise planned admissions for assessment purposes.  The timing of these admissions may need to be altered if at any time the mix of current inpatients is considered to be inappropriate for the admission of younger children.

Information for Families

Resources

Boylan Ward Strategic Directions 2003-05  (Size 32 Kb)

Boylan Ward Strategic Directions 2003-04 with detailed performance measures (Business Plan)   (Size 33 Kb)

Boylan Ward (Download size 191 Kb)

Hours

This is a 24 hour service

Contact Information

Departmental Heads

Christine Walsh  Nursing Unit Head Boylan Ward

Phill Brock  Medical Unit Head Boylan Ward

Location

Ground Floor, Good Friday Building

Mailing Address

Boylan Ward
Women's and Children's Hospital
72 King William Rd
North Adelaide
South Australia 5006

Phone/fax/email

Fax (08) 8161 8069

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