Description
The Psychiatric Triage Service is a 24 hour telephone psychiatric crisis and referral service accessible via 1300 363 788 (local call cost from anywhere in Victoria).
The Psychiatric Triage Service acts as a single point of entry for all referrals into the Loddon Campaspe Southern Mallee Area Mental Health Services and provides you with immediate telephone access to an experienced, highly skilled mental health clinician.
In an urgent situation, which places any one in danger, it is important that you contact emergency services FIRST - 000 .
The Purpose of Our Department is to:
Provide 24 hour psychiatric crisis advice.
To act as a single point of entry into psychiatric services.
Accept and review all referrals for mental health services from Loddon Campaspe Southern Mallee Region
Facilitate and assess need for admission to Inpatient Units.
Make an assessment based on the available information, provide advice or options to deal with the situation, or negotiate how, when and where a psychiatric response will be offered.
Hours of operation: 24hrs a day/ 7 days a week
This service operates from:
Emergency Department, Bendigo Health
Contact: Manager of Psychiatric Triage and PCATT Service