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Mental Health

The aim of the service is to promote, improve and maintain the mental health of people in the District. In partnership with individuals, their carers and the community the Southside Mental Health Service provides specialised services to children, adolescents, and adults who have experience of severe mental illness including psychosis (schizophrenia, bipolar mood disorder), depression, anxiety disorders, substance induced psychosis, obsessive compulsive disorder, and adjustment disorder and personality disorder.

Referrals can be made by individuals themselves, family members, friends, general practitioners, other service providers, or any other concerned person. All contact with the Southside Mental Health Service will be treated confidentially and with respect. Confidentiality does not apply in instances where health professionals must report to the Department of Child Safety any suspected child safety issues – as this reporting is law.

The service provides treatment that is holistic, taking into account biological, psychological and social aspects of the individual's problems and their care. Our team includes Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Registrars, Consumer and Carer Liaison Representatives, and Speech Therapist.

The service provides 24 hour, seven day a week services in both the community and in hospital including:

  • Psychiatric assessment,
  • Ongoing treatment of people with serious mental disorders,
  • Support for families and carers,
  • Education about mental illness and rights and responsibilities,
  • Inpatient treatment in Redland Hospital and Logan Hospital,
  • Co-ordination of disability support and rehabilitation services, including liaison with other agencies,
  • Consultation services to patients on non-psychiatric wards of Redlands and Logan Hospital, and
  • Referral to other services.

The Southside Mental Health Service does not provide ongoing care to people whose main problems are drug and alcohol dependence, marital / relationship problems, or legal issues.

Interpreter services will be arranged if required.

The Mental Health Service also employs Indigenous Mental Health Workers, who are an integral part of the service.

Mental Health within the Southside Health Service District consists of the following operational units:

1. Casuarina Lodge Bayside:

  • A 40 bed unit, divided into 20 bed slow stream rehabilitation / residential head injury unit and 20 bed slow stream rehabilitation / residential head injuy unit for patients with a mental health co-morbidity.

2. Bayside Mental Health Service:

  • 23 bed acute adult mental health unit (Yugaipa), Redland Hospital
  • Acute Care Team
  • Home Based Acute Care Team
  • Wynnum Adult Community Mental Health (Continuing Care)Team
  • Redland Adult Community Mental Health (Continuing Care) Team
  • Consumer, Carer and Community Program
  • Dual Diagnosis Program
  • Forensic mental health service

3. Logan-Beaudesert Mental Health Service

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During working hours (Monday to Friday – 8:30am – 5:00pm) referrals should be directed to the following Community Mental Health Services. Note: it is preferable that initial contact is made by telephone; however in-person presentations may be made.

  • For all people 0 – 17 years of age and living in the Logan-Beaudesert area:

Child and Youth Mental Health Service
1st Floor, 91 Wembley Road
Logan Central Qld 4114
Phone: (07) 3290 0500
Fax: (07) 3208 0242

  • For people 18 years and over living in the Logan area:

Logan Central Adult Mental Health Service
Corner Wembley and Ewing Roads
Logan Central Qld 4114
Phone: (07) 3290 8999
Fax: (07) 3208 2912

  • For people 18 years and over living in the Beenleigh / Beaudesert area:

Beenleigh Adult Mental Health Service
10 – 18 Mt Warren Boulevard
Mt Warren Park Qld 4207
Phone: (07) 3827 9855
Fax: (07) 3827 9805

Outside of working hours and in emergency situations it is advisable to present to the Logan Hospital Accident and Emergency Department where our Assessment Service operates seven days per week.

The Assessment Service provides mental health assessments, interventions, treatment, care coordination, and collaboration with other agencies for consumers referred by the Emergency Department.

Our service also includes:

  • Logan Hospital inpatient services:

    • 40 bed acute adult mental health unit

    • 10 bed acute adolescent supra regional mental health unit

    • Consultation Liaison Service

  • Adult Community Continuing Care Services:

    • Older Persons Mental Health for consumers aged 65 years or older experiencing age related problems.

    • Acute Care Team provides assessment, short-term intensive case management, early intervention, and crisis intervention to service consumers at home.

    • Mobile Intensive Treatment Team works closely with service consumers to help them gain more stability and wellbeing in their lives, working towards rehabilitation and recovery.

    • Alternatives to Hospitalisation Program is a short-stay mental health care facility based in the community.

    • Browns Plains Logan West Adult Community Mental Health (commencing operations on opening of Browns Plains Community Health Centre late 2008)

    • Transitional Housing is a joint partnership with Interlink Housing to provide short-term housing for a period of 4 months to eligible consumers. The aim of the program is to enable consumers to work towards finding longer-term or permanent housing.

  • Evolve Therapeutic Services Support Team (joint child safety program)
  • Early Intervention Program
  • Dual diagnosis (joint program with Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Service)
  • Multicultural Mental Health Co-ordinator (works in collaboration with the Queensland Transcultural Mental Health Centre)
  • Forensic Mental Health Liaison Officers
  • Consumer and Carer Liaison Representatives (non clinical staff members who have either lived experience of mental illnesses or care for someone with a mental illness who are available to discuss service consumers and their carers questions or concerns).
  • Transitional Employment Program (joint program with Canefields Clubhouse)