Hospital mental health services

Introduction

Northern Territory mental health line: 1800 682 288

This guide has information about mental health services in hospitals in the Northern Territory (NT).

Go to the following pages to find hospital services in your area:


Top End mental health services

Northern Territory mental health line: 1800 682 288

This page has information about specialist clinical mental health services in the Top End, including Darwin, Palmerston, Katherine and East Arnhem regions.

Crisis assessment

The NT Mental Health Access team are your first point of contact if you need mental health treatment.

Your doctor or other medical specialist will refer you. A clinician will assess the urgency of your referral and find a service to help you.

Support for new mothers

Pregnant women and those up to 12 months post-partum, who are  experiencing or are at risk of developing moderate to severe mental health problems, can access the Perinatal Mental Health team.

The team provides:

  • specialist assessment
  • treatment planning.

They can help you reduce your risk of developing a mental health problem during the perinatal period, by providing:

  • education for you and your family
  • information on how to look after your mental health
  • help adjusting to changes you may experience when becoming a mother
  • help to understand risks and benefits of taking mental health medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding
  • links with other services and support in your community
  • support to make a plan for you and your family that meets your needs.

Support for children and young people

The child and adolescent team provides specialist mental health services for young people up to the age of 18 years with moderate to severe mental health problems.

They can help with:

  • assessment
  • individual and family therapies
  • group programs
  • mental health medication (when needed)
  • advice and support to other services.

Support for adults

If you are over 16 and live in the Darwin area, you may be referred to the service through the on-call team, inpatient services or youth services.

The adults team may refer you to any of the following:

  • alcohol and other drugs services
  • TEAMHealth - if you need rehabilitation and recovery and or/supported accommodation
  • GPs
  • private psychiatrists and psychologists where appropriate and if you can pay for it.

Remote residents in the Darwin area

The Darwin remote team consult with local primary health providers to assess and treat remote community residents when they need mental health treatment.

East Arnhem residents

The East Arnhem remote team consult with local primary health providers to assess and treat remote community residents when they need mental health treatment.

Katherine residents

The Katherine team consult with local primary health providers to assess and treat residents in the Katherine region when they need mental health treatment.

Contact

ServiceLocation
Tamarind Centre, Top End Mental Health Services

12 Ross Smith Avenue
Parap NT 0820

PO Box 140
Parap NT 0812

Phone: 08 8999 4988
Fax: 08 8999 4999

Royal Darwin Hospital
Top End Mental Health Services
Inpatient Units 
Cowdy Ward, Joan Ridley Unit, Youth Inpatient Program

Rocklands Drive
Tiwi NT 0810

Phone: 08 8922 8850
Fax: 08 8922 8878

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Team (CAMHT)

Building 9 South, RDH Campus
Hippocrates Road
Tiwi  0810

PO Box 41326
Casuarina NT 0811

Phone: 08 8999 4959 (Monday - Friday 8am to 4pm)
Fax: 08 8922 7440

East Arnhem Mental Health Team

PO Box 421
Nhulunbuy NT 0881

Phone: 08 8987 0281
Fax: 08 8987 0443

Katherine Mental Health Team

Ground Floor Government Centre
First Street
Katherine NT 0850

PMB 73
Katherine NT 0850

Phone: 08 8973 8724 (during business hours) or 1800 682 228 (after business hours)


Central Australia mental health services

Northern Territory mental health line: 1800 682 288

If you live in Central Australia, you can access the below specialist clinical mental health services.

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

ServiceLocationMailPhoneFax

Community House
Mental Health

Stuart Terrace
Alice Springs NT 0871
PO Box 721
Alice Springs NT 0871
08 8951 771008 8951 7836

Alice Springs Hospital
Mental Health Inpatient Unit

Alice Springs Hospital 08 8951 761008 8951 7618

Barkly Mental Health Service

172 Paterson Street
Tennant Creek NT 0860 
PO Box 1406
Tennant Creek NT 0861
08 8962 430008 8962 4304