Transforming healthcare for young adults with stroke

There is much we don’t know about why young people have stroke and the best way to support young people in their recovery. Often young people don’t get the right diagnosis or help they need.
At The Florey, we’re building the Young Stroke Service (YSS) to help young Australians with stroke.

Our team will work with young people who have had a stroke, as well as their supporters and clinicians, to offer a range of supports that will help them:

• understand why they may have had a stroke
• understand how to protect themselves from future stroke
• get access to services targeting common unmet needs, like getting back to work or study
• access trustworthy information about stroke and stroke recovery
• keep in touch and share their progress for 3 to 5 years after their stroke.

Staff from the YSS team will review your participants’ goals with them and develop a plan to address their needs. This may involve more assessments, referrals to other services or treatment from within our program.

Services will be provided either online or face to face. Those who have difficulty with communication and thinking will be given the appropriate support to take part in the service.

The Young Stroke Service will begin in Victoria at Austin Health, expanding to South Australia in the coming months. In the future, we hope to extend the service to other parts of Australia.

Clinic Manager
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