Mental health appointments are usally available on the day - simply ask reception.

Infant, Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (ICAMHS), and Adult Community Mental Health Services.

88B Hampton Street, Bridgetown

Call for support or present to the Emergency Department if you are in crisis/unsafe.

Offers support programs for grief, relationships, family bre kdown, mental health, or AOD concerns, as well as the STEPS program (self awareness, thinking, emotions, preparation, solutions).

Blackwood Youth Action exists for the youth of the Warren Blackwood region, offering a range of programs, services, activities and support.

Bridgetown Monday -Friday 8.30am-4.30pm

South West Community ICAMHS Hub offers an innovative model of care providing a central contact for infants, children and young people with complex mental health needs.

A multidisciplinary team delivering flexible, integrated mental health care services for children aged 0-18 years through face to face clinics, telehealth and community outreach, as well as providing access to specialist services for children with more complex needs.

The South West ICAMHS team includes Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Registrars, Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist Registrar, Senior Mental Health Nurses, Mental Health Professionals including Social Workers and Occupational Therapists. Children and their families have access to specialised team members with Lived Experience Peer Support Workers and Aboriginal Mental Health Workers available.

For a child or young person in the South West who:

• needs urgent mental health advice?

• is in crisis and needs urgent mental health support?

• needs to go to an Emergency Department to get help?

CAMHS Crisis Connect provides phone and online videocall support for children and young people who are experiencing a mental health crisis, as well as support and advice to families, carers and professionals in the community.

CAMHS aims to provide expert help to children and young people quickly, when they need it most.

This includes:

• Specialist urgent tele-mental health support

• Crisis management

• Face to face mental health and risk assessment at PCH Emergency Department or via telehealth

• Follow up within 24 hours of receiving an assessment or discharge from PCH

• Dedicated intervention / follow up clinic

The service is available to:

• children and young people

  • ages 17 years and under via telehealth, 15 years and under at PCH Emergency Department

Support, advice and guidance for referral for:

• families and carers

• general practitioners

• school psychologists

• teachers

• community nurses

• health professionals