PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MENTAL HEALTH ADVICE LINE WILL CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT ON 19 MARCH 2012.

The line will remain in operation until this time.

Further information on accessing mental health services will be provided closer to the 19 March. You can also seek advise from other telephone help lines such as Nurse-On-Call, Lifeline or Griefline, and area mental health service triage.

Victoria's Mental Health Services

What's New

 Service Guideline for Gender Sensitivity and Safety

 Service Guideline on Gender Sensitivity and Safety - literature review (PDF, 570kb)

The advice this guideline provides will assist mental health, and alcohol and other drug services in providing a safe environment that takes into account the full spectrum of individual needs which can impact on health and wellbeing.

 Framework for Recovery-oriented Practice

 Recovery-oriented practice - literature review

The Framework for Recovery-oriented Practice identifies the principles, capabilities, practices and leadership that should underpin a recovery-oriented approach to mental health service delivery.

 Improving the physical health of people with severe mental illness: No mental health without physical health

The Improving the physical health of people with severe mental illness: No mental health without physical health report examines the role specialist public mental health services should play, as part of the broader health care system, in reducing the prevalence of common physical health problems, chronic disease and associated risks experienced by people with a severe and enduring mental illness.

The Mental Illness Research Fund (MIRF)

The Mental Illness Reaserch Fund (MIRF) is a Victorian Government initiative aimed at supporting multidisciplinary and cross-sector collaborative research that has the potential to be translated into tangible improvements for Victorians with mental illness and their carers. The Victorian Government is now seeking Victorian researchers, treatment and support providers and other relevant stakeholders to inform the development of research priority areas for the MIRF.

Cross-border Agreement with the ACT

Victoria's civil cross-border agreement with the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has commenced operation. The agreement covers the planned transfer of involuntary patients between Victoria and the ACT and the apprehension and return of involuntary patients who are absent without leave.