Community Mental Health Services

Our continuing care teams (also known as Community Mental Health teams) provide mental health assessment and treatment services to people aged 18 years and over who are affected by mental illness.

Our services

We will help you to understand your illness and ways to reduce or cope with symptoms.

You and your support person (family, friend or carer) will be guided to groups in your community to enhance your quality of life. There are a number of specialist services available including healthy living groups, anxiety management and education forums. Our consumer and carer workforce have a lived experience of mental illness and can offer support on your recovery journey.

The multidisciplinary team includes a doctor and maybe a psychologist, nurse, social worker or occupational therapist.

Who we care for

A continuing care team provides a range of mental health interventions including information, assessment, case management, treatment, support, consultations and referral for adults from The Prince Charles Hospital catchment area.

We support people who:

• have complex mental health disorders
• experience moderate to severe impairment in functioning due to mental illness
• have difficulty accessing and maintaining psychosocial support.

How to access this service

You can access this service by referral from our Acute Care Team, one of our inpatient services or another mental health service provider. We will assess the referral to determine whether the continuing care team is the most appropriate service for you. There is no waiting list to access this service.

If you have been referred for ongoing community case management, the continuing care team will review the referral. If accepted for ongoing care, we will contact you to explain the process of case management, if not accepted we will provide information on alternative services.

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