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We work in partnership with the community sector to deliver support services to Tasmanians with moderate to severe mental health conditions.
Residential rehabilitation services
- Residential rehabilitation programs provide a safe and secure community living environment for residents with a major mental health diagnosis.
- They provide opportunities for people to regain social, recreational and personal life skills and to work towards independent living.
- These community-focused services help create pathways for residents into the wider community.
- To be eligible, you must be a Statewide Mental Health Services client aged 18 years or over and be diagnosed with an enduring mental illness and be committed to develop skills for independent living.
- Providers include Richmond Futuresand Anglicare
How to apply for a program
Contact Access Mental Health - Helpline to discuss eligibility.
Community-based recovery and rehabilitation programs
We fund organisations to deliver recovery and rehabilitation programs around Tasmania for people:
- aged 18 years or over
- recovering from a diagnosed mental illness
- able to live independently in the community
- actively committed to working on a rehabilitation program.
Providers include
- Anglicare Tasmania
- Baptcare
- Family Based Care Association North West
- Life Without Barriers
- Richmond Futures
- Wellways Australia
Consumer support
Group | Details | Contact |
| Eureka Clubhouse (Colony 47) | A community-based rehabilitation centre in Moonah run by and for people with mental health problems. Activities may lead to supported employment opportunities like administration, food services, gardening and maintenance. | Phone: 03 6278 9179 |
| GROW Groups | GROW operates support groups for people with a mental illness across Tasmania. They are recovery-focussed, community-building educational programs based upon a spirit of genuine love, care and understanding. | Phone: 03 6223 6284 Email: [email protected] |
| Huntington’s Australia | Drop-in centre providing support and advocacy. | Phone: 03 6431 3403 Email: [email protected] |
MATES Program
| A befriending program that recruits, trains and supports volunteers to offer ongoing friendship to a person with a diagnosed mental illness.
Your mental healthcare professional can refer you to this program or you can refer yourself. | Email: [email protected]
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| Migrant Resource Centre | Groups are run by the Migrant Resource Centre across Tasmania. | Phone: 03 6221 0999 |
| The Butterfly Foundation | Eating disorder support. | Visit the Butterfly Foundation website. |
| Mental Health Families and Friends Tasmania | Support for families and friends of those with mental illness or AOD use. | Visit the Mental Health Families and Friends Tasmania website. |
| Mental Health Lived Experience Tasmania (MHLET) | Lived experience representation | Visit the MHLET website |
| New Mornings Ministries | Grief support for Tasmanians. | Visit the New Mornings Ministries website. |
| Relationships Australia Tasmania | Suicide prevention services. | Visit the Relationships Australia Tasmania website. |
| Rural Alive and Well | Mental health support for rural Tasmanians. | Visit the Rural Alive and Well website. |
| Beyond Blue | Mental health support. | Visit the Beyond Blue website. |
| Wellways | Mental health support. | Visit the Wellways website. |
| Movember | Men’s mental health programs. | Visit the Movember website. |
| Men’s Table | Mental health support for men across Tasmania. | Visit the Men's Table website. |
| Drs4Drs Program Tasmania | Service for doctors and medical students with concerns about their health and wellbeing. | Visit the Drs4Drs website. |
| Lifeline Tasmania | Mental health support for Tasmanians. | A Tasmanian Lifeline: Phone:1800 98 44 34 |
Advocacy
Group | Details | Contact |
| Mental Health Advocacy |
| Phone: 1800 005 131 Email: [email protected] |
| Official Visitors | An independent group that:
| Phone: 03 6233 9262 Email:[email protected] |
Peak bodies
Authority | Details | Contact |
| Mental Health Council of Tasmania (MHCT) | Peak body representing non-government mental health consumer organisations, carer organisations and service provider organisations. MHCT:
| Phone: 1800 808 890 |
Statutory authorities
Authority | Details | Contact |
| Chief Psychiatrist Tasmania | Office of the Chief Psychiatrist | Tasmanian Department of Health | |
| Guardianship and Administration Board | Can make decisions for people with a disability that are unable to make reasonable judgements about lifestyle and financial matters. | Phone: 1300 799 625 Email: [email protected] |
| Health Complaints Commissioner Tasmania | Helps to resolve problems between Tasmanians and health services providers. | Phone 1800 001 170 |
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