About Peninsula Mental Health Service
Available at: Peninsula Community Mental Health Service, Frankston Hospital
Peninsula Mental Health Service provides services from a number of sites on the Mornington Peninsula to adults and older persons. For further information or to refer to the service please contact the following numbers: Adults and Older Persons…
Adult acute inpatient unit (2 West)
Available at: Frankston Hospital
An approved mental health facility that provides short-term inpatient management and treatment during an acute phase of mental illness. People admitted from the community are assessed to determine whether a less restrictive option is…
Aged Psychiatric Assessment Treatment Service (APATS)
APATS provide community based assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and case management for older people. They provide specialist expertise in medical assessment and treatment, psychological, behavioural, social and functional assessments and a…
Carer Consultant
Peninsula Mental Health Service employs a Carer Consultant to provide carer support, including advocacy, accessing other services, involvement in the Peninsula Carer Council and collaboration with local support groups. The role of the Carer…
Carer information
Many family members or friends provide support to children or adults who have a mental illness. Caring can often be challenging and carers need support. Peninsula Mental Health Service provide the “Information kit for People who Care”…
Community Liaison Early intervention and Acute Recovery Service
Community Liaison Early intervention and Acute Recovery Service (CLEARS) is a specialist multidisciplinary and integrated service that provides short-term and long-term care co-ordination through an assertive outreach model to people from the…
Consultation Liaison Inpatient Psychiatry Service
Consultation Liaison Inpatient psychiatry Service (CLIPS) provides both specialist mental health assessment and interventions within the acute wards of Frankston Hospital and a 24-hour, 7 days-a-week crisis assessment and input service to…
Consumer Consultants
Peninsula Mental Health Service employs two Mental Health Consumer Consultants to provide consumer support, including liaison, advocacy and linkage with other services. Consumer Consultants work in the inpatient units, the Community Care Units and…
Consumers of Peninsula Mental Health Service
A thorough assessment of all potential consumers is conducted at referral to determine suitability for entry to the service. Individuals receiving service from Peninsula Mental Health Service generally have one of more of the following…
Early Psychosis Service
The Early Psychosis Service is an integrated part of Continuing Care and provides services to young people aged 16 to 25 experiencing psychosis for the first time. Early Psychosis Service ensures: The provision of age appropriate and…
Looking after your own mental health
One in five of the population will experience a mental illness. It’s important to recognise the things we can do for ourselves to improve or promote our mental health. Individuals can look after their mental health and minimise the…
Nurse Education and Quality Improvement Program (NEQIP)
The Nursing, Education and Quality Improvement Program include Nurse Educators, the Quality Coordinator, Consumer Consultants, Carer Consultant and administrative support. The program provides resources to the clinical areas through:overseeing and…
Older Persons acute inpatient unit (1 West A)
Available at: Frankston Hospital
An acute mental health facility, which provides assessment and treatment, within an inpatient setting, to older persons experiencing a major mental illness. The unit specialises in both behavioural and psychological therapies to assist…
Primary Mental Health Service
Available at: Peninsula Community Mental Health Service
The role of the Primary Mental Health Service is to enhance the capacity of the primary health care sector to treat common mental health problems, predominantly anxiety and mood disorders but also including others such as eating disorders and…
Psychiatric Disability Rehabilitation Support Services (PDRSS)
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Residential rehabilitation for adults - Community Care Units
The Community Care Units (CCU) is a residential psychosocial rehabilitation program that provides twenty four hour clinical support and treatment to adults meeting specific criteria including serious mental illness and psychosocial disability.…
Useful links on mental health related matters
Lifeline www.lifeline.org.au Links and a search facility that directs you to your local Lifeline centre. Suicide Helpline www.suicidehelpline.org.au Information on why a person becomes suicidal, helping someone who is suicidal, what to do…
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Last Updated 27.02.2007 | Authorised: Anonymous