About Mental Health
Role and Function
North Metropolitan Area Health Service (NMAHS) Mental Health aims to provide best practice, specialised mental health services supported by strategic planning in partnerships with service providers to the people of Western Australia.
NMAHS Mental Health is part of North Metropolitan Area Health Service which includes the Graylands, Sir Charles Gairdner, Osborne Park, Swan District and Kalamunda Hospitals and associated health services, Joondalup Health Campus and NMAHS Population and Ambulatory Care Division.
NMAHS Mental Health is committed to the ongoing development and improvement of mental health services in Western Australia inline with relevant National and State policies, plans and frameworks.
- Adult Mental Health Service (18 to 65 years)
- Older Adult Mental Health Service (over 65 years)
- Statewide Forensic Mental Health Services
- Statewide/Tertiary Services
- Youth Mental Health Services (16 to 24 years. Currently managed by the Child and Adolescent Health Service
Services are delivered through inpatient units, community mental health centres, and day therapy and outreach programs to a catchment area of more than 800,000 people.
Statewide/Tertiary Services include the Specialist Aboriginal Mental Health Services, Clinical Research Centre, Centre for Clinical Interventions, Neurosciences, art therapy and other specialised services, many of them based at the Graylands Hospital campus.
NMAHS Mental Health services are accessed by referral from a range of health care providers.
Governance
The NMAHS Mental Health Executive Group, led by the Area Executive Director [PDF / 21KB], has responsibility for the operations of NMAHS Mental Health.
NMAHS Vision Statement
Vision:
To reform and deliver sustainable services responsive to the needs of our consumers
Mission:
To provide the right care, at the right time, in the right place.
Values:
- Respect for patients and their families
- Respect for staff
- Respect for diversity
- Respect for innovation & change
- Respect for ethics, honesty and integrity
- Respect for community & clinical partners
- Respect for scholarship & the academic basis of health care
For Further Information
North Metropolitan Area Health Service Mental Health
Executive Office
83 Fairfield St Mt Hawthorn WA 6016
Ph: (08) 9242 9642
Fax: (08) 92429644
Email: NMAHS, Mental Health Exec Secretary
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