Austin Health - North East Psychiatric Triage Service
North East Psychiatric Triage Service is the initial point of contact for information, assessment and referral for serious and urgent mental health concerns. The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for those in the North East of Melbourne.
The North East Psychiatric Triage Service accepts referrals from health professionals, people experiencing a mental health issue, or from people who might be concerned about someone they live or work with, or someone to whom they provide care.
The Triage service can direct you to the appropriate hospital mental health program such as Adult, Children, Youth Mental Health Services or Trauma Recovery Services. They can also suggest a number of mental health advice services for those seeking advice and information on general mental health issues.
Eligibility Criteria
Anyone living within Austin Health's catchment area can access the service.
To ensure your suburb is in the correct catchment for Austin Health, please visit the Victorian Government website Find a Mental Health Service and search via your suburb http://www3.health.vic.gov.au/... In the alphabet listed please choose the letter corresponding to the first letter in your suburb or town. This will take you to a list of suburbs/towns starting with this letter. Then select from child and adolescent services (0 - 18 years), adult services (16 - 64 years), aged services (65 plus years) and disability services in your suburb/town. Once you have selected this, you will be provided with the psychiatric triage number for your location.
Fees
There are no fees associated with the service.
Contact Details
Austin Health - North East Psychiatric Triage Service
| Monday | 24 hours |
| Tuesday | 24 hours |
| Wednesday | 24 hours |
| Thursday | 24 hours |
| Friday | 24 hours |
| Saturday | 24 hours |
| Sunday | 24 hours |
