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These services provide voluntary and involuntary short-term inpatient management during an acute phase of mental illness until sufficient recovery allows the person to be treated effectively in a community-based setting.
Sometimes people need to be cared for in hospital. Acute inpatient units provide treatment for people with a serious mental illness on a short-term basis. Many of these units are located with acute general hospitals. These services provide short-term, inpatient treatment and support until people are well enough for effective, community-based treatment. Prior to being admitted to an inpatient service, people are assessed by a CAT service member.
 

Koonung and Waverley Community Mental Health Services

Referrals can be made by anyone or any service in the community via the triage services located at each site.

The CRCCU located in Camberwell provides assessment and residential rehabilitation services to individuals aged between 18 and 64 years of age with a mental illness and associated decline in psychosocial function. The CRCCU provides services to the municipalities of Whitehorse, Manningham and Monash.

Consumers accepted into the CRCCU undertake a two-week comprehensive psychosocial rehabilitation assessment, which includes evaluation of their physical and mental wellbeing, occupational and cognitive functioning.

Assessment can be for:
• Assessment and recommendations for ongoing community management or,
• Assess suitability for entry into the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program.

The CCU is a residential setting, staff work 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Consumers have multiple daily contacts with members of multidisciplinary team and have regular contact with medical staff. The psychosocial rehabilitation program is tailored to suit each consumer; the length of stay may vary from 3 months to 12 months depending upon the individual’s progress towards identified goals.

The Linwood PARC Program is a new program that was funded by the Department Of Human Services Mental Health Branch as a pilot project in 2004. It is an initiative to expand support and treatment options within mental health services. The service is jointly run by the Eastern Health Adult Mental Health Service (EHAMHS) and ARAFEMI Victoria (a psychiatric disability rehabilitation support service or PDRSS).

The Linwood PARC Program is a 10 bed residential facility with 24 hour staffing based at 5 Hood Street, Mont Albert. The Linwood PARC Program offers 8 overnight placements and 2-day placements. The purpose of the facility is to provide brief (1 – 4 weeks) intensive residential rehabilitation and recovery care. The target group to be served is adults requiring more support following an inpatient admission prior to returning home, or those who are at risk of relapse where participation in the Linwood program could prevent relapse and hospitalisation from occurring. The team provides individualised treatment to consumers, assisting them with the support required to prevent further deterioration of their illness and assist in their recovery. The unit employs a highly collaborative service model, working with other parts of the service system and family and carers to support the consumers in meeting their goals. Staffing consists of: ARAFEMI staff - senior and junior disability support workers, Eastern Health staff- a Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Medical staff; and sessional staff along with administrative support.