Northern Health Mental Health Services
Northern Health provides mental health services for Adults and Older Adults.
Northern Health is not a provider of specialist child and youth mental health services.
Refer to Mental Health services
Northern Health Older Adults Mental Health Triage – via the Specialist Older Adults Community Service
Phone: 1300 676 227 (1300 NSOACS)
Northwest Mental Health Triage
NWMH Triage is a telephone based assessment and support service for people in the north western areas of Melbourne who are seeking support through a clinical mental health service. The triage service operates 24 hours, 7 days per week. This is a free service.
Phone: 1300 874 243 (1300 TRIAGE)
Child and Youth Mental Health Services
Northern Health is NOT a provider of specialist child and adolescent mental health services.
Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) provide specialist mental health treatment and care to children and adolescents up to 18 years of age.
These services assess and treat children and adolescents (0-18 years) with moderate to severe, complex and disabling problems and disorders, and assist those with less severe problems with information and advice about where and how to get help and facilitate referral as appropriate.
Services for Child and Youth Mental Health are provided based on the location where you live.
The link below provides useful information on which service to contact and how to contact Triage to make a referral.
http://www3.health.vic.gov.au/mentalhealthservices/child/index.htm
Darebin & Whittlesea residents should contact 1300 874 243
Hume & Merri-Bek residents should contact 1800 445 511
Mitchell & Murrindinidi residents should contact 1300 369 005
Virtual Specialist Consults (VSC)
VSC provides health practitioners with free 20-minute appointments with hospital specialists for case discussions and complex patient management, including Adult/Older Adult Psychiatry.
Click here to access the VSC website.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals (Darebin & Whittlesea)
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals support Victorians aged 26 years and over to get mental health and wellbeing support, closer to home.
Phone (Whittlesea): 1800 571 145
https://www.neaminational.org.au/services/whittlesea-mental-health-and-wellbeing-local/
Phone (Darebin): 1800 979 545
https://www.neaminational.org.au/services/mental-health-and-wellbeing-local-in-darebin/
Mental Health Services Directory
Mental Health services information is available through the Department of Health Mental Health Services Directory.– a single platform to find service details.
NH DPV Service Directory
The NH DPV Health and Wellbeing Directory provides a consolidated inventory of available services in the region. LINK to download the Directory
