We provide mental health assessment, support and treatment in hospital and in the community for children and young people.
There are a range of supports and services available to you or a child in your care. You are not alone.
If you or a child in your care are in a life-threatening situation, please call 000 immediately.
If you need immediate support and assistance call Access Mental Health on 1800 629 354 or (02) 6205 1065 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Access Mental Health: 1800 629 354
Available 24 hours, 7 days per week, for people who have concerns about their own or someone else’s mental health.
Forensic Consultation and Intervention Service (FoCIS)
Assessment, knowledge and skills to general mental health services about the relationship between mental illness and the risk of criminal offending.
Home Assessment and Acute Response Team (HAART)
Urgent mental health assessment, intervention, and treatment for people with serious mental health concerns and/or at risk of suicide.
Mental Health Neuropsychology
Provides comprehensive neuropsychology assessments and interventions to people currently registered with mental health teams.
Mental Health Service for People with Intellectual Disability
Provides assessment and treatment to people with a known or suspected intellectual disability and a known or suspected mental illness/disorder.
Police Ambulance and Clinician Early Response (PACER)
Responds to, assesses, and helps people of all ages experiencing a mental health crisis in the community.
Variations in Sex Characteristics Psychosocial Service
Provides support to children and young people born with naturally occurring sex characteristics that do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies.
Day services and outpatient programs
Adolescent Intensive Home Treatment Team
Intensive follow up support to eligible people under the age of 18 who have been discharged from Canberra Hospital and have a mental health vulnerability.
Adolescent Mobile Outreach Service
Provides assessment and treatment for adolescents aged 13-18 years with moderate to severe mental illness who experience barriers to accessing mainstream services.
CAMHS Cottage (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service)
A day program for young people who have moderate to severe mental health issues which impacts their ability to attend school.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Community Teams
Provides assessment and treatment for children and young people, who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
For adolescents aged 14-18 years who experience difficulties in managing their emotions and a pervasive pattern of difficulties in relationships.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Adolescent Day Program
A day program for young people under the age of 18, who have recently been discharged from Canberra Hospital or North Canberra Hospital and have a mental health vulnerability.
Childhood Early Intervention Team
School-based early intervention program for children beginning to display some behavioural or mental health concerns
Eating Disorders Clinical Hub
Central referral point for eating disorder services in the ACT.
Eating Disorders Program (Eating Disorders Clinical Hub)
Assessment and treatment for people living with an eating disorder.
Parenting Group (Eating Disorders Clinical Hub)
For parents and carers who have a loved one under the age of 18 with an eating disorder.
Specialist Youth Mental Health Outreach Team
Provides support and treatment for young people experiencing their first episode of psychosis, or at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis.
STRIDE Program (Eating Disorders Clinical Hub)
Offers short-term cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for people with an eating disorder.
Inpatient (overnight) and residential care
Child and Adolescent Mental Health service (CAMHS) Hospital Liaison Team
Assesses children and young people who visit our Emergency Department with mental health vulnerabilities.
Eating Disorders Residential Treatment Centre (EDRTC)
Psychological and physical recovery of people with eating disorders.
Supporting Young People Through Early Intervention Prevention Strategies
A voluntary mental health residential program for people.
Youth Step Up Step Down Program
A residential facility for young people aged between 18 and 25 who are experiencing mental illness.
Resources
ACT Charter of Rights for People who Experience Mental Health Issues
The ACT Charter of Rights for People who Experience Mental Health Issues states how people who experience mental illness or mental health problems can expect to be treated by people who care for and work with them. It sets out those rights that explicitly support people to be free from discrimination and to access high quality health and social care services. This Charter will help everyone better understand their rights and safeguard them in the ACT.
We have a Plain English Guide to the Mental Health Act 2015.