Our Community Mental Health teams are based in Redfern, Camperdown, Marrickville, Canterbury, Croydon and Concord. 

They are staffed by mental health clinicians and care coordinators from a range of professional backgrounds including nursing, social work, psychology, peer support, medical, dietitians, exercise physiology, aboriginal health workers and occupational therapy.

Your care plan will depend on your mental health needs, goals and individual circumstances. It may include support with social and relationship skills, physical health, self care, housing, education and employment goals.

Our teams can also work closely with your family members and your existing support networks.

When you contact our service, we will ask for information about you so we can better understand your situation and determine what service is the most appropriate for your care needs.

Acute Care

Acute care teams are based at Camperdown and Canterbury Health Centres and provide care for people across the District. 

Aboriginal Mental Health

The Aboriginal Mental Health Unit is located at Camperdown and supports people across the District. 

Assertive Outreach

Assertive outreach teams are designed to support people with longer term and complex needs. Teams are based at Camperdown and Croydon to support people across the District. 

Care Coordination

Care coordination teams are based at Redfern, Camperdown, Marrickville, Canterbury and Croydon health centres.

Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Service (18 years and under)

The Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Service provides specialist mental health services to children and adolescents from 5-18 years of age and their families. These services are provided at outpatient clinics and in community settings. Individual and group treatment support is available. 

Early Psychosis Intervention

Early psychosis intervention teams are based at Camperdown and Croydon health centres and support people across the District. These teams are for young people 14-25 years of age experiencing a first onset psychosis.

Hoarding and Squalor

Staff provide advice and consultancy to services to support people with significant hoarding and squalor issues in the home.

Older Persons Mental Health Service

Our Older Persons Mental Health Service provides support for people with complex mental health problems, including behavioural problems related to dementia. This service is for people over 65 years of age. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are able to access this service earlier. We can provide support at home and in hospital settings.

Perinatal Infant Mental Health

Perinatal infant mental health teams provide mental health care to women and mothers experiencing mental health problems, who have young children.

Physical Health and Wellbeing

We offer a range of services to support physical health and wellbeing. 

• ccCHIP: A multidisciplinary cardiometabolic health clinic that offers psychiatry, cardiology, endocrinology, dentistry, dietetics, exercise physiology, sleep, smoking cessation and nursing.
• Mental Health Shared Care: A program to work closely with your GP to support your mental health
• Healthy Lifestyle clinicians

Youth and Adult Community Mental Health Service (18-65 years)

Our community mental health teams provide a range of services designed to help support your recovery and help you stay well in the community. 

We can provide specialist services for young people, children and families, adults and older people. Our services include Acute Care, Care Coordination and Assertive Outreach. Our Community Mental Health Service includes a specialist Aboriginal Mental Health team, bilingual mental health workers and peer support workers.