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How Can Mental Health Services Help?

Public Mental Health Services provided by Queensland Health are organised to help a consumer recover from mental illness. This is done by offering a range of options for the assessment and treatment of mental illness. Options vary across Queensland and may include inpatient units, community teams, rehabilitation programmes and long-term care facilities. Contact your local Queensland Health Facility to find out what mental health service options are available in your community.

Multidisciplinary Teams

Mental Health Services offer treatment and support often through multidisciplinary teams. These teams are made up of professionals from various disciplines and may include:

Psychiatrist	Medical Doctors
Nurses	Social Workers
Psychologist	Occupational Therapists

A Case Manager is a person from the team who has been assigned to help an individual consumer who is being treated by the MHS. The case manager may assist the consumer by:

Helping them to identify ways they can develop a treatment plan and work towards recovery from mental illness
Educating the person about mental illness and how they can manage their symptoms
Linking them to other services and community organisations
Be a contact person in the MHS
Provide support to families and carers

People with mental illness requiring case management are usually living in the community and have long-term needs necessitating access to health and other relevant community services

NOTE:
Not all people with a mental illness choose to be seen by Health MHS. Some people choose to be treated by private mental health specialists or by their GP, whilst others decide not to seek treatment.

Last Updated: 04 October 2006
Last Reviewed: 21 February 2006