Dokotela provides free telepsychiatry consultations for people living in the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Lithgow and Penrith regions who experience severe and complex mental health issues.
Appointments are delivered through secure video conferencing at:
This service is available to patients living in the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Lithgow and Penrith local government areas who:
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.