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Older adult mental health (65 years and older)

Older adult mental health (65 years and older)

Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospital Group (FSFHG) provides mental health services to youth, adults and older adults.

Some services are only available to consumers in the FSFHG mental health catchment. Other services are available to consumers across the broader South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) mental health catchment. The SMHS mental health catchment map (PDF 262KB) lists suburbs in the FSFHG and SMHS catchments. Some services are also available to consumers from across Western Australia.

Mental health services for older adults aged 65 years and older include:

  • Fremantle Older Adult Mental Health Service (FOAMHS), a specialist community mental health service providing psychiatric assessment and treatment for older adults
  • inpatient care and treatment during an acute phase of mental illness
  • an Aboriginal Mental Health Liaison service for Fremantle Hospital mental health consumers.

Older adult mental health patients may also be referred to the Kara Maar Specialist Community Eating Disorder Service (external site). This service is coordinated by South Metropolitan Health Service and provides comprehensive clinical assessment and treatment for individuals aged 16 years and over who have a diagnosed eating disorder.

Find information about youth and adult mental health services.

Understanding your journey

Some people move progressively from mental illness to wellness, while others may move forward but then take a step back. Read more about understanding your mental health care journey.

  • Fremantle Older Adult Mental Health Service
  • Inpatient mental health
  • Kara Maar Specialist Community Eating Disorders Service
  • Aboriginal Mental Health Liaison Fremantle Hospital
  • Understanding your mental health journey
  • Support for mental health carers

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).

Last Updated: 24/05/2024
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