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Northern Sydney Central Coast

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Hunter New England/Mid North Coast/Northern NSW

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Southern NSW/Murrumbidgee

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Canterbury Youth Health Service

✆ 9787 0600 | ✆ 9718 1485

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Traxside (Campbelltown)

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High Street Youth Health Centre (Harris Park)

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Produced by NSW Refugee Health Service

In collaboration with SSI (Settlement Services International)

www.refugeehealth.org.au

Phone: 8778 0770

Date last revised: 03/2016

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