Community mental health services
Multidisciplinary, recovery-focused care in the community is available to adults aged 18 to 65 years, and older adult consumers over 65, who:
- have a mental illness
- live in the Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group (FSFHG) catchment area – refer to the SMHS mental health catchment map (PDF 262KB) to see suburbs that fall within the FSFHG catchment.
Adult Community Treatment Teams (CTT)
There are 5 community treatment teams:
- Three of the teams are based in Melville, Cockburn and Fremantle.
- The Early Intervention Psychosis (EIP) Service provides assessment, support and intensive care coordination to consumers who have suffered their first episode of psychosis. It also provides group work for consumers and carers.
- The Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) works with consumers with multiple complex needs, maintaining them in the community wherever possible.
Adult Home Treatment Team (HTT)
This service provides high level, intensive mental health care daily to consumers in their home as an alternative to going to or staying in hospital. The service acts as a step between being admitted to hospital and community care.
Read more about the Adult Home Treatment Team.
Fremantle Older Adult Community Mental Health Service
Fremantle Older Adult Community Mental Health Service (FOAMHS) is a specialist mental health service providing psychiatric assessment and treatment for older adults experiencing a mental health disorder. Read more about this service.
YouthReach South
This service aims to improve the function and quality of life for young people aged 13 to 24 years with mental health issues who live in the south metropolitan area and experience barriers to accessing mainstream services.
Read more about YouthReach South.
Other services
Hampton House (Karla Mia) provides community-based residential support, for up to 6 weeks, for adults experiencing significant functional deterioration as a result of their mental health. It operates as a step-up/step-down service, providing support for people who are at risk of becoming unwell and for people leaving hospital who need more intensive support before returning home.
Outpatient clinics provide scheduled appointments with the multidisciplinary team. Appointments are for review, assessment and care planning.
The Integrated Therapy Services (ITS) provides a range of programs for consumers and carers promoting the development of living, interpersonal, recreation and vocational skills.
The Assessment and Treatment Team (ATT) provides a triage mental health team which is the first point of access to the mental health services offered at Fremantle Hospital.
It operates from 8am–10pm, providing specialist multidisciplinary community mental health assessment and treatment services for individuals with mental health issues aged 18–65 years.
Patients may be referred to ATT by their general practitioner (GP) or other service providers.
Referrals from health professionals
Self-referral
People who present to the mental health service without a referral will be triaged by ATT before being treated or referred to other services.
Carers have the main responsibility for care when service providers are not there. They are frequently responsible for providing care to consumers who are acutely unwell.
The mental health service:
- ensures that carers and the essential role they play is identified at first contact, or as soon as possible thereafter
- actively partners with carers to make sure that their family member or friend receives the best possible care.
Read more about support for mental health carers.
Relevant information brochures for family, friends and consumers are also provided in inpatient areas.
In an emergency
In an emergency or crisis please dial 000 (triple zero) or visit your nearest emergency department (Healthy WA).
Mental Health Emergency Response Line (MHERL)
Metro callers phone 1300 555 788 (local call)
Peel callers phone 1800 676 822 (free call)
Lifeline WA
131 114
24 hours a day / 7 day a week service
Find more mental health emergency service providers (Healthy WA)
Contact us
Location: W Block, cnr Alma Street and Hampton Rd, Fremantle
Phone: 9431 3555
Fax: 9431 3479
Outpatient clinic details
Location: Level 5, W Block, cnr Alma Street and Hampton Rd, Fremantle
Phone: 9431 3400
Fax: 9431 3514
Operating hours
Outpatient clinics
8.30am to 4.00pm, Monday to Friday
Assessment and Treatment Team – Triage
8.00am to 10.00pm, 7 days a week
Resources
Read more about mental health conditions and living with these conditions (Healthy WA)
