Central Australia mental health services
Northern Territory Mental Health Line: 1800 682 288
If you live in Central Australia you can access specialist clinical mental health services through the Central Australia Health Service (CAHS).
Alice Springs
Teams in Alice Springs include the following:
- community
- remote
- forensic
- child and youth/perinatal
- medical
- Crisis Assessment Triage Team (CATT)
- sub-acute facility
- quality and administration
- mental health inpatient unit at Alice Springs Hospital.
Barkly region
The Barkly team, based in Tennant Creek, provides assessment and case management to residents in the Barkly region.
Contacts
| Service | Location | Phone | Fax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Community House - Mental Health - CAHS | Stuart Terrace Alice Springs NT 0871 | PO Box 721 Alice Springs NT 0871 | (08) 8951 7710 | (08) 8951 7836 |
Alice Springs Hospital - Mental Health - CAHS - Inpatient Unit | Alice Springs Hospital | (08) 8951 7610 | (08) 8951 7618 | |
Barkly Mental Health Service - CAHS | 172 Paterson Street Tennant Creek NT 0860 | PO Box 1406 Tennant Creek NT 0861 | (08) 8962 4300 | (08) 8962 4304 |