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Mental Health

Content last updated 21/07/2021

Mental health resources for health professionals

Mental health resources and information for health professionals on the Gold Coast to assist with patient care.

Alcohol and Other Drugs Services ...
GP Psychiatry Support Line GP PSYCHIATRY SUPPORT LINE – 1800 16 17 18                         The GP Psychiatry Support Line is a free phone-in service exclusively f...
Head to Health Phone Service The Head to Health phone service is a mental health assessment and referral service available on the Gold Coast. Consumers, carers and health professionals can call the phone service on 1800 595 212...
Level 1 – Self Management Description Typically free and easy to access without referral. Include e-mental health resources and other forms of self-help. May be supported by psychoeducation, lifestyle interventions, group wo...
Level 2 – Low Intensity Description Can be accessed quickly and easily. Involve few or short sessions. May involve psychoeducation and evidence-based low-intensity interventions, including: Online, telephone, and face-to...
Level 3 – Moderate Intensity Description Include a comprehensive psychological assessment. Involve structured and reasonably frequent clinical interventions provided by a mental health clinician. Are typically delivered in comm...
Level 4 – High Intensity Description Periods of intensive intervention. Multidisciplinary support, often including a mental health nurse. Psychological interventions. Community based psychiatry. Care coordination. Typically...
Level 5 – Acute or Specialist Care Services Description Team based, multidisciplinary specialist assessment. Intensive interventions – typically delivered by state or territory mental health services. Assertive engagement with outreach capa...
Making an Initial Assessment and Referral ...
Mental Health Service Options Stepped Care GCPHN commissions a range of services to meet different needs in the region, at no cost to patients, and based on an evidence-based stepped care framework. The services comprise a range ...
Other Mental Health Services Mental health interventions provided in the community including individual and group-based support and peer work, family and carer support, and drop-in services. ...
Primary and Community Chronic Disease Services ...
Suicide Prevention and Community Support ...
Supporting Minds   Supporting Minds is a mental health service that provides up to 3 months of moderate-intensity structured psychological (clinical) supports and group-based (clinical and non-clinical) support...