Specialist mental health services offer support to people with particular clinical conditions or with high-level needs and conditions that severely impair their ability to function in daily life.
These services are delivered statewide, on a regional basis, and include:
- mother and baby
- Aboriginal mental health
- refugee mental health
- personality disorder
- brain disorder
- eating disorder
- neuropsychiatric disorder
- dual disabilities.
Mother and baby mental health services
Some women who have antenatal or postnatal mental health issues benefit from specialist mental health services.
Aboriginal mental health services
Aboriginal Victorians can access culturally appropriate mental health support and services.
Brain disorders
There are specialist mental health services for people with acquired brain injury or neurodegenerative conditions.
Personality disorders – Spectrum
Spectrum is a statewide service which supports people who need specialist care for personality disorders.
Treatment options for eating disorders
Community-based services to treat eating disorders are an alternative to acute inpatient care.
The Hamilton Centre
The Hamilton Centre is the Victorian statewide service for people living with mental illness and substance use or addiction.
Neuropsychiatry
Neuropsychiatry deals with mental illness related to disorders of the nervous system.
Refugee mental health services
Refugee mental health services in Victoria include specialist health programs and community services.
Dual disability
The Victorian Dual Disability Service (VDDS) is located at St Vincent’s Hospital.
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