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Find out how to refer to the Young Stroke Service as a health professional

Refer to the Young Stroke Service

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Our Service
Help someone join the Young Stroke Service
Refer to the Young Stroke Service
Request for information and presentation

Our Service

The Young Stroke Service helps people recovering from stroke. We offer assessment, referral and treatment options.

We can also provide specalised guidance about young stroke to clinicians.

We do not replace other services in the community.

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Help someone join the Young Stroke Service

Discover the process of joining the Young Stroke Service.  

Access a referral form

Use our digital platform to fill out or download a form.

Complete referral form and send it back

The young stroke survivor must know about the referral.

Confirming referral

The Young Stroke Service team will contact the referrer to confirm the referral.

Call with the Young Stroke Service

Our first call with the young stroke survivor will tell them what our services do, answer any questions they have and set up their intake appointment.

Intake appointment

The young stroke survivor will meet with our clinical therapist. The therapist will ask them about their stroke, their symptoms, and any treatment they have had.

Our team will discuss what we can offer after the appointment.

The referrer will get a copy of the recommendations.

Refer to the Young Stroke Service

Young stroke survivors need a referral from a health professional to join the Young Stroke Service.

You can use our digital platform to:

  • fill out the online referral form, or
  • download the referral form to fill out offline.
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Request for information or presentation

We can provide resources or internal presentations to your team on request. There is no charge for these.

Please fill out the form to request resources or a presentation. We will email you to confirm details.

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Resources for health professionals

Learn more about strokes in young adults
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Our Services

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This page was last updated on October 2025.