Alfred HOPE – Suicide prevention
Patient information
We provide three months of support to individuals aged 26 years and over who have recently made a suicide attempt or are struggling with suicidal thinking, and live in the inner south area of Melbourne. We are part of the Alfred Mental and Addiction Health service.
What we do
The Alfred HOPE team is based at The Alfred and is available from 8am - 4pm, 7 days a week to provide support to individuals and their families and carers.
Our services include:
- Weekly outreach appointments for assessment and treatment
- Phone support outside of appointments
- Suicide prevention and safety planning
- Up to three brief therapeutic intervention sessions
- Practical psychosocial interventions to assist individuals in developing meaningful activities and connections to overcome challenges and recover a life worth living
- Lived experience support from someone who has recovered from suicidal experiences
- Support for family/carers offered by someone with experience of caring for someone in mental health crisis
- Single session family consultations
Our team includes:
- Social Workers
- Psychiatric Nurses
- Psychosocial Support Workers
- Lived Experience Workers
- Consultant Psychiatrist
- Psychiatrist registrar
- Family Therapist
- Brief Intervention Therapists
Who we care for
For people aged 26 years and over
Referrals
Alfred HOPE welcomes referrals from staff based at The Alfred and within the Alfred Mental and Addiction Health service consumers, family/carers, GPs, psychologists and other primary health agencies (e.g. family violence teams).
To refer, phone Alfred Psychiatric Triage on 1300 363 746
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