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Secure Mental Health Unit
The Secure Mental Health Unit is a Northern Area Tertiary mental health service located on the Townsville Hospital site at Douglas. The philosophy of the Secure Mental Health Service is to provide effective mental health care in a safe and secure environment, achieving a balance between community expectations of safety and the consumers' right to the least restrictive treatment option. The Secure Mental Health Unit has accomodation for 21 consumers and provides a structured environment for rehabilitation.
Staff at the Secure Mental Health Unit utilise a model of service delivery that promotes a vision of recovery with a rehabilitation program supporting an improved quality of life, achievement of individual optimal functioning and where possible and appropriate, community re-integration with ongoing treatment and support by District mental health services.
The Secure Mental Health Unit works closely with District Mental Health Services, other Network Tertiary Mental Health Units, the Community Forensic Outreach Service Team, Indigenous Mental Health Services, workers and communities, non-government organisations, Disability Services Queensland, Corrective Services, TCAG and families.
The admission criteria, referral information and packages can be obtained by contacting the Team Manager or Clinical Nurse Consultant at the Secure Mental Health Unit.
| Location | The Secure Mental Health Unit, The Townsville Hospital 100 Angus Smith Drive Douglas QLD 4814 |
| Postal Address | IMB 28, PO Box 670 Townsville QLD 4810 |
| Telephone | +61 7 4796 3880 |
| Facsimile | +61 7 4796 3881 |
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