The Wilfred Lopes Centre provides inpatient mental health services for offenders in Tasmania. It is situated near the Risdon Prison but is not part of the prison.
Association of Relatives and Friends of the Mentally Ill. Provides emotional support for carers and families of people who are mentally ill. Aims to provide accurate information for carers, increase community awareness and understanding of mental illness and disorders, decrease the stigma attached to mental ilness and disorders and convey the needs of carers to health care professionals.
Association of Relatives and Friends of the Mentally Ill. Provides emotional support for carers and families of people who are mentally ill. Aims to provide accurate information for carers, increase community awareness and understanding of mental illness and disorders, decrease the stigma attached to mental ilness and disorders and convey the needs of carers to health care professionals.
Ashley Youth Detention Centre is located near Deloraine in the North of the State and houses youth juvenile offenders of both sexes aged 10-18 years old.
It has a 51 bed capacity and comprises four accommodation units – Bronte, Huon, Franklin and Liffey.
Visiting days and times:
Wednesday: 12.00pm – 3.15pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10.30am – 3.15pm
Visits must be booked in advance, bookings can be made during normal business hours Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm.
Mailing address: 4260 Meander Valley Highway, Deloraine TAS 7304
Provides mental, social and physical stimulation for frail older people, younger people with disabilities and provides respite for carers.
CAMHS is available to young people who require assistance in managing emotional, social and behavioural difficulties. Can assist with depression, anxiety, self harm, eating disorders, compulsive behaviours, fears and phobias, hallucination and delusional thinking, sleeping problems and Autism Spectrum Disorders.
CAMHS is available to young people who require assistance in managing emotional, social and behavioural difficulties. Can assist with depression, anxiety, self harm, eating disorders, compulsive behaviours, fears and phobias, hallucination and delusional thinking, sleeping problems and Autism Spectrum Disorders.
CAMHS is available to young people who require assistance in managing emotional, social and behavioural difficulties. Can assist with depression, anxiety, self harm, eating disorders, compulsive behaviours, fears and phobias, hallucination and delusional thinking, sleeping problems and Autism Spectrum Disorders.
The CFMHS provides community and inpatient mental health assessment, treatment and case management for offenders, or people at risk of offending, who have a mental health disorder. Potential clients need to be referred for assessment. CFMHS has a Court Liaison Officer who provide assistance to people who have mental health problems and have to go to Court.
The Mental Health Service delivers care to Tasmanians with a severe mental illness through community teams and inpatient settings. Mental health services also work in partnership with the community sector to deliver a range of services for people experiencing ill mental health.
Services are delivered regionally throughout Tasmania within four service streams:
Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Adult Community Mental Health, Older Persons Mental Health and Inpatient and Extended Treatment Mental Health.
The Mental Health Service delivers care to Tasmanians with a severe mental illness through community teams and inpatient settings. Mental health services also work in partnership with the community sector to deliver a range of services for people experiencing ill mental health.
Services are delivered regionally throughout Tasmania within four service streams:
Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Adult Community Mental Health, Older Persons Mental Health and Inpatient and Extended Treatment Mental Health.
The Mental Health Service delivers care to Tasmanians with a severe mental illness through community teams and inpatient settings. Mental health services also work in partnership with the community sector to deliver a range of services for people experiencing ill mental health.
Services are delivered regionally throughout Tasmania within four service streams:
Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Adult Community Mental Health, Older Persons Mental Health and Inpatient and Extended Treatment Mental Health.
Recreation activities for intellectually disabled children and adults. Also offers respite options.
A dedicated organisation committed to the support of Practitioners and organisations engaged in the emotional welfare and mental well being of people from Tasmania, Australia and Internationally.
A supportive environment to help people who have, or have had a mental illness gain self confidence, life skills and employment skills. Services whole of Tasmania.
Consultant Forensic & Clinical Psychologists based in Tasmania who provide clinical and forensic psychology services.
Support for people with mental illness & those experiencing stress & depression – social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, community nurse. Available for residents of area between Creek Rd, New Town & Granton.
A community-based organisation that helps Australian’s to recover from mental illness through a program of mutual support and personal development.
It is free to participate in Grow programs, there are no assessments, no need for a diagnosis and no strict eligibility criteria.
Office is attended at irregular hours.
Meetings held in Devonport, Hobart, Kingston, Launceston. New Town and Ulverstone.
A free, youth-focused mental health service for young people aged 12-25. A team of professionals specialising in health related issues can help.
A free, youth-focused mental health service for young people aged 12-25. A team of professionals specialising in health related issues can help.
A free, youth-focused mental health service for young people aged 12-25. A team of professionals specialising in health related issues can help.
Opening hours: Thursday 9am – 5pm. Appointment on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Headspace is the national youth mental health foundation. For young people aged 12-25yrs.
Headspace can help with: general health, mental health and counselling, education, employment, alcohol and other drug services.
A free, youth-focused mental health service for young people aged 12-25. A team of professionals specialising in health related issues can help.
Provides a safe place to share experiences of what it’s like to hear voices from people with a lived experience. Discusses coping strategies and suggests new ones. Encourages peer support, social connections and support on the recovery journey.
Langford Support Services provides community based integration and rehabilitation programs for people with disabilities and mental illness. Operates a wide range of services such as residential services, emergency and transitional support, respite program, mental health activity program and individual support programs.
Langford Support Services provides community based integration and rehabilitation programs for people with disabilities and mental illness. Operates a wide range of services such as residential services, emergency and transitional support, respite program, mental health activity program and individual support programs.
MATES is a program of the Australian Red Cross – Tasmania. The program is for people who have become isolated because of their experience of living with a mental health problem.
MATES aims to provide people living with mental illness, bridges back into the community, facilitating an enhances quality of life and leading to the development of a mentally healthy society.
Advocacy Tasmania provide a free statewide, independent and confidential advocacy service. This service is for people with mental health disorder, as well as their relatives and carers. Advocates can assist people to exercise their rights and responsibilities.
They support adolescents and adults who are:
- in hospital
- in the community
- in correctional facilities
- in rural and remote areas
They support people to exercise their rights to:
- be safe from harm including abuse, neglect and suicide
- shelter
- freedom and liberty
- fundamental health and wellbeing
Advocacy Tasmania provide a free statewide, independent and confidential advocacy service. This service is for people with mental health disorder, as well as their relatives and carers. Advocates can assist people to exercise their rights and responsibilities.
They support adolescents and adults who are:
- in hospital
- in the community
- in correctional facilities
- in rural and remote areas
They support people to exercise their rights to:
- be safe from harm including abuse, neglect and suicide
- shelter
- freedom and liberty
- fundamental health and wellbeing
Advocacy Tasmania provide a free statewide, independent and confidential advocacy service. This service is for people with mental health disorder, as well as their relatives and carers. Advocates can assist people to exercise their rights and responsibilities.
They support adolescents and adults who are:
- in hospital
- in the community
- in correctional facilities
- in rural and remote areas
They support people to exercise their rights to:
- be safe from harm including abuse, neglect and suicide
- shelter
- freedom and liberty
- fundamental health and wellbeing
Promotes mental health to the Tasmanian community through education by promoting the rights of people with a mental illness. Provides a supportive environment for consumers and carers to discuss issues and seek information. Services whole of Tasmania.
