If you require urgent assistance,
contact Frankston Hospital on
9784 7777

If you have immediate concerns for a young person’s safety,
contact 000 or:

Under 18 years
Psychiatric Triage (24 hour)
1300 369 012

18 years and over
Psychiatric Hotline (24 hour)
1300 792 977

Mental Health Advice Line
Phone: 1300 280 737
24 hours, seven days a week
Expert advice, information and referral on any mental health issue.

Peninsula Community Mental Health
Phone: 9784 6999 (AH) 9784 7161
Website: www.peninsulahealth.org.au/services/mental-health-service

Psychiatric Hotline (24 hour)
Phone: 1300 792 977

Lifeline
Phone: 131 114
Hours: 24 hours, seven days a week
Web: www.lifeline.org.au

Suicide Helpline (Vic)
Phone: 1300 651 251
Website: www.suicideline.org.au

Phone:

1300 792 977 — Triage 24 hours
9784 7161 — Adult Unit
9784 7095 — Aged Person’s Unit

Web: www.peninsulahealth.org.au/services/mental-health-service

• Crisis Assessment and Treatment Service
• Aged Psychiatry Inpatient Unit and Community Team
• Adult Acute Inpatient Unit and Community Unit

Referral: Via triage service 1300 792 977

Phone: 9784 6800
Fax: 9783 2501

Web: www.mifellowship.org

Information evenings support programs for relatives and friends of those affected by mental illness.

Other services:

• Intensive Outreach,
• Homebased Outreach,
• Employment, Education,
• Consumer Group and Respite Care.
  

Phone: 9776 4499
Email: seaford@mindaustralia.org.au
Web: www.mindaustralia.org.au

Residential rehabilitation program Supportive residential community for young people for 18 – 24 year-olds who have experienced serious mental health issues. Two year structured program provides individual support and provides services to young people, who in addition to mental illness, may also be at risk of homelessness, suicide or other forms of self harm. Cost of program is means tested.

Referral: Self-referral, or by family member, friend or a Mental Health Service worker. Applicants must be assessed before being offered a place.

Intensive Home-based Outreach Service for people aged 16 - 64 who are at risk of homelessness and are recovering from mental illness.

The outreach service is available for a 1 year period during which time the client is housed within a transitional housing unit. In some instances clients may live in their own home or unit.

Referral: health professional, self referral or family/carer.

Phone: 9784 9800
Fax: 9784 9801
24 Hour: 1300 369 012 (Psychiatric Triage)

Hours: 8:30am — 5:00pm Monday - Friday

Self-referral, or by doctor, school or agency.Care, counselling, assessment and treatment of people under 18 experiencing major emotional and psychiatric disorders.
Person must live in Frankston, Langwarrin, Seaford or the Peninsula, but not Pearcedale.

Phone: 9769 6419
email: headspace@penisulaheadspace.org.au
Web: www.headspace.org.au

Times: Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm
(Intake officers 11:00am – 4:00pm)

Self referral, other agency referral
Community-based health service providing:

• GP Clinic - 3 days per week for young people not currently linked with a GP - (call for appointment)
• Bulk Billing Psychologists - free counselling sessions for young people
• Psychiatric Registrar - works with young people, and provides secondary consultations to other workers and services
  

Phone: 9770 6155
Email: frankston@impact.vic.edu.au
Web: www.impact.vic.edu.au
Office: 9:00am — 5:00pm weekdays

Age: Between 16 — 64
Referral only, including self referral

Provides recovery focused programs and activities for people with a psychiatric disability. Cost of materials depends on the type of activity.

Aims to help gain skills and confidence that will enable successful participation in the wider community.

Phone: 9784 8403
Email: jbaarsma@phcn.vic.gov.au

MEN’S SOCIAL GROUP 1:00pm to 3:00pm every Monday afternoon offers positive mental health and wellbeing for men 18+. By Referral. Please contact coordinator first as there may be a waiting list.