Adult Community Mental Health

What we do

Our team can provide assessment, case management, family support, specialist allied health and medical input. We adapt our approach to meet the needs of each individual.

We work with you, your family and the community to reduce the impact of mental illness. We strive to improve your quality of life and promote your recovery.

The Adult Community Mental Health service is located at St Kilda Road Clinic and includes the following teams:

• The Mobile Support and Treatment Service (MSTS) team provide a range of specialist psychiatric treatment, assertive outreach and intensive rehabilitation and support to adults experiencing mental illness.
• The Homeless Outreach Psychiatric Service (HOPS) team provide a range of specialist psychiatric treatment, interventions, assertive outreach and intensive support for adult clients who are:
  • Experiencing mentall illness; and
  • Are homeless or are at risk of homelessness

Team members include:

• Psychiatrists and Psychiatry Registrars
• Nurse Practitioners
• Mental Health Nurses
• Social Workers
• Occupational Therapists
• Psychologists
• Clinical Pharmacists
• Dieticians
• Carer Peer Workers
• Consumer Peer Workers
• Support Workers

Who we care for

We can offer help to people with mental health problems, including:

• Depression and anxiety
• Schizophrenia and psychosis
• Bipolar disorder
• Borderline personality disorder

We care for people aged 25-64 years who live locally. This includes people located in the City of Port Phillip, the City of Stonnington, part of the City of Glen Eira and part of the City of Melbourne (mainly the Southbank area).

What to expect

If you or a family member has been referred to our service, one of our intake workers will call to talk through your needs. At this stage we may offer you an assessment or redirect you to a more appropriate service. If we decide to provide an assessment, you will be contacted to arrange an appointment at one of our clinics.

When you have your first appointment, an assessment will be made by one of our clinical staff. This is so we can work out your needs and the best way we can help. The assessment may include allocating a case manager to you. If so, your case manager will then contact you to arrange a time to meet you.

If we decide that a different service would be better for you, we will make recommendations and refer you to the right service.

Commonly asked questions

How to access this service

Contact us directly

Family, carers, case managers and patients can contact us directly to access our services.

What to bring

Every time you come

• Medicare card
• Health Care Card and/or concession card (if you have one)
• Private health insurance card (if applicable/if you want to use it)
• Adverse drug alert card (if you have one)
• Previous X-ray films, scans, ultrasounds or any other test results or reports
• Medicines you need to take while you are here
• List of medicines you are currently taking (or the boxes), including medicines you have bought without a prescription, such as herbal supplements and vitamins
• Glasses, hearing aid(s) and/or walking frame if needed

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