SMHS provides a comprehensive range of public mental health services for all ages through its community mental health services, hospitals and community health centres.

Find more information about these services and how to access them:

• Fiona Stanley Hospital Mental Health Service (external site)
  Phone 6152 2222 
• Fremantle Hospital Mental Health Service (external site)
  Phone 9431 3555
• Peel and Rockingham Kwinana Mental Health Service (external site)
  • Peel: phone 9531 8080
  • Rockingham Kwinana: phone 9528 0600

Our mental health services are guided by the Mental Health Act 2014 (external site).

Supporting positive mental health and wellbeing

SMHS is committed to supporting positive mental health and wellbeing within the community, and has partnered with Mentally Healthy WA to promote the Act Belong Commit (external site) health campaign.

Act Belong Commit is a community based health promotion campaign that encourages people to be proactive about their mental health and wellbeing. Just as there are things we can and should do to keep physically healthy, there are things we can and should do to keep mentally healthy.

The Act Belong Commit guidelines for positive mental health provide a simple approach you can adopt to become more mentally healthy:

Act – keep active physically, socially, mentally and spiritually.

Belong – keep connected to friends, family and your community.

Commit – do something meaningful, important and valuable to you.

For more information visit Act Belong Commit (external site).

For help with mental health issues

General Practitioners (GPs) can make referrals to specialist mental health services when needed.

There is also a wide network of non-government organisations that provide many important mental health services with assistance from the State Government.

Information on getting help is available from the Mental Health Commission (external site).

In case of a mental health emergency

For immediate assistance with life threatening situations call 000.

Mental Health Emergency Response Line (MHERL)

This 24-hour, 7 day a week triage service has professionals who can provide advice about mental health problems and, if needed, assist with access to mental health care.

• Metropolitan Perth residents: phone 1300 555 788
• Peel residents (free call): phone 1800 676 822.

Mental health career opportunities

Working for SMHS in mental health means nurturing and fulfilling your calling as a health care professional to change and positively impact people’s lives – from adolescents to older adults.

Read more about mental health career opportunities across SMHS (external site).