PRIMARY MENTAL HEALTH TEAM
The Eastern Health Primary Mental Health Team is part of the public mental health service system. The multi disciplinary team provides among other things an outreach model of mental health shared care to primary health care providers (PCP) located in the local government areas of Manningham, Monash, Maroondah, Whitehorse and the Yarra Ranges.
Aims:
The Eastern Health Primary Mental Health Team (PMHT) aims to support the primary care provider groups of General Practitioners, Community Health Services, Psychiatric Disability Rehabilitation Support Services, Maternal Child Health Nurses and Integrated Family Services across the Eastern Metropolitan Region. The teams provides biopsychosocial assessment and collaborative shared care planning for primary care consumers of any age who have mental health problems such as anxiety, depression or related disorders, including co-occurring disorders, which have an impact on their quality of life and wellbeing.
Presentations for problems related to psychosis, hypomania/mania and acute risk should be referred to the Psychiatric Triage Service on PH: 1300 721 927.
Primary interventions (direct care) may include assessment for diagnostic clarification of anxiety and depressive disorders, provision of a range of short term biopsychosocial treatment interventions, and advice regarding referral options.
Additionally PMHT provides, secondary and tertiary consultation and education and training, including health promotion on a range of mental health issues.
Benefits of using the Primary Mental Health Team include:
- Access to a multidisciplinary team including consultant psychiatrist.
- Assisting the person to identify the main issues for mental health interventions.
- Assisting people to identify and access other support services within the community, including assistance with navigation of the mental health system.
- Review assessments where there has been an incomplete response to other interventions including assistance in the development /management of treatment plans.
Referrals:
Referrals are only accepted from the Primary care provider groups including General Practitioners, Community Health Services, Psychiatric Disability Rehabilitation Support Services, Maternal Child Health Nurses and Integrated Family Services within the Eastern Metropolitan Region. Referral address is that of the primary care provider.
The team meets with the referrer and the client at the Primary Care Provider’s rooms and there is no cost for the service. For all face to face consultations it is anticipated that the Primary Care Provider is willing to work within the Primary Mental Health Team shared care model.
Making a referral?
ContactP (03) 9875 1600 F (03) 9894 2854
Hours9.00am - 5.00pm Mon - Fri
Please note that the Primary Mental Health Team is not a crisis service and does not have the capacity to provide a service to those people with acute risk or currently in crisis.
Further Information:
Primary Mental Health Team overview (click here)
Primary Mental Health Team - Fax Referral (click here)
EMR Mental Health Services Navigation Tool