The Assertive Community Mental Health Team are part of the LHD community mental health teams. Teams made up of mental health clinicians from a variety of backgrounds including nursing, social work, psychology and occupational therapy. Each clinician works with a specific group of clients and the support they provide will depend on the clients individual circumstances and can include: social, vocational, educational, physical health or mental health needs.
Publicly available mental health information and self-help resources.
Self-help resources and low intensity interventions, including digital mental health, group and peer supports.
A mix of self-help resources, including digital mental health and low intensity interventions. Also psychological services for individuals who require them.
High intensity services including periods of intensive intervention that may involve multidisciplinary support. Where issues may be persistent or episodic without a high level of risk, complexity or disability.
Intensive team-based specialist assessment and intervention (typically state/territory mental health services) with involvement from a range of different mental health professionals including case managers, psychiatrists, allied health workers, and GPs. Includes a high level of risk, disability or complexity.