Austin Health - Mood and Eating Disorders Program
Austin Health's Mood and Eating Disorders Program offers inpatient care and treatment for people aged 18 years and over with severe eating disorders who have not been able to recover using outpatient treatment.
The Mood and Eating Disorder Program is a collaboration with St. Vincent’s Melbourne, known as the Body Image & Eating Disorders Treatment & Recovery Service (BETRS).
The program offers a 5 bed inpatient care within the Acute Psychiatry Unit at the Austin Hospital.
BETRS can provide the following services:
- A short-term program for people who are at medical risk because of the severity of their eating problems but who are unable to commit to a longer stay recovery program
- A recovery program aimed at helping you to restore your health and learn new skills to enable you to continue to recover out of hospital with the support of family, friends and community treatment
- Treatment using motivational interviewing, family based work and individual psychotherapy
- Education about your illness
Call the Austin Health mental health triage service (1300 859 789 ) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for more information, assessment and referral.
Eligibility Criteria
This service is for people aged 18 years and older living in Australia.
Fees
This is a free service.
Contact Details
Austin Health - Mood and Eating Disorders Program
| Monday | 24 hours |
| Tuesday | 24 hours |
| Wednesday | 24 hours |
| Thursday | 24 hours |
| Friday | 24 hours |
| Saturday | 24 hours |
| Sunday | 24 hours |
