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Are you or someone you know in need of URGENT SUPPORT?
Police/Ambulance/Fire:
000 (24 hours)
Eastern Health Mental Health Triage Service:
1300 721 927 (24/7 triage line.)
For general mental health advice or referrals
for consumers, carers and health professionals.
Lifeline
13 11 14 Lifeline (24 hours)
Kids Helpline
1800 55 1800 (24 hours)
Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre
Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre website
Head to Help
1800 595 212
Consumer and Carer Resources and Support
Consumer Support - Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC)
VMIAC is the peak Victorian organisation for people with a lived experience of mental health or emotional challenges.Carer Support - Tandem
Tandem is the Victorian peak body representing family and friends supporting people living with mental health issuesSelf Help Addiction Resource
Centre (SHARC)
Self Help Addiction Resource Centre (SHARC) promotes self-help approaches to recovery from severe alcohol and drug related issues.Centre for Mental Health Learning (CMHL)
The Centre for Mental Health Learning (CMHL) is the central agency for public mental health workforce development in Victoria.
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Aboriginal Lived Experience Peer Support Worker
As part of the Post Discharge Peer Support Team there is the unique role of the Aboriginal Lived Experience Peer Support Worker.
The Aboriginal Lived Experience Peer Support Worker uses the Intentional Peer Support framework to provide Culturally Appropriate Peer Support for the people currently using any of the five mental health inpatient units at Eastern Health as well as their families/carers. Much of the work is listening to, connecting with and being guided by what’s important to the person.
"My role focuses on showing that there is a Light at the end of the tunnel for Mob to be able to get through their mental health recovery. I am here to help Mob alongside the Social and Emotional Wellbeing team to help Mob strive with their recovery"
- Aboriginal Lived Experience Peer Support Worker
Consumer and Carer Resources and Supports
Consumer and Carer Resources and Supports
VMIAC Consumer Support - Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council
VMIAC is the peak Victorian organisation for people with a lived experience of mental health or emotional challenges.Tandem Carers -Carer Supports
is the Victorian peak body representing family and friends supporting people living with mental health issuesSHARC Self Help Addiction Resource Centre
Self Help Addiction Resource Centre (SHARC) promotes self-help approaches to recovery from severe alcohol and drug related issues.CMHL Centre for Mental Health Learning
is the central agency for public mental health workforce development in Victoria.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander - LEW
Contact Us
Eastern Health, Level 4
5 Arnold St, Box Hill
Victoria 3128
Australia
Phone: +61 3 9895 3281
Language Services
Eastern Health is committed to ensuring the communities we service receive care that is responsive to their cultural and language needs.
Eastern Health acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which its services operate, and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. Eastern Health is committed to achieving equality in health status between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-indigenous Australians.
Eastern Health strives to be an inclusive healthcare service.
Eastern Health is a child safe organisation, committed to promoting the wellbeing and cultural safety of Aboriginal children, children with disabilities and all children in their diversity.
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