Aboriginal Mental Health Liaison (Fremantle Hospital)
The Aboriginal Mental Health Liaison service provides cultural expertise and culturally safe care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers accessing mental health services at Fremantle Hospital.
The service works across both inpatient and outpatient community mental health teams within the Fremantle Hospital catchment. The SMHS mental health catchment map (PDF 262KB) lists suburbs in this catchment area.
The team includes male and female Aboriginal staff to provide a culturally appropriate service for both men’s and women’s business.
About our service
Our service provides cultural input for:
- inpatient admission assessment
- discharge planning meetings
- family meetings
- case managed clients on community teams
- doctor’s consults
- Mental Health Review Tribunals
- State Administrative Tribunal hearings.
If you are discharged within in the catchment area, ongoing support can be accessed alongside your Care Coordinator within the community setting through Outpatient Services at Alma Street with appropriate referral.
Referral process
Self-referral
New or existing Aboriginal consumers accessing mental health services can ask their doctor, nurse, or care coordinator to arrange an initial ‘meet and greet’ with an Aboriginal Mental Health Liaison.
Health professionals
Your hospital doctor, nurse, or care coordinator can also refer you to our service. Referring health professionals are asked to include relevant information required to assess their client’s needs.
More information
Find information about:
- mental health services across Fiona Stanley and Fremantle hospitals
- understanding your mental health journey
- support for mental health carers.
Contact us
Phone the Aboriginal Mental Health Liaison Service from 8:00am to 4:00pm, Monday to Friday on 9431 3333.
Location
Fremantle Hospital Mental Health Service, Alma Street, FREMANTLE WA 6160.
See the Fremantle Hospital map (external PDF 675KB)
Opening hours
8:00am to 4:00pm, Monday to Friday
In an emergency
In an emergency or crisis please dial 000 (triple zero) or visit your nearest emergency department (HealthyWA).
Mental Health Emergency Response Line (MHERL)
Metro callers phone 1300 555 788 (local call)
Peel callers phone 1800 676 822 (free call)
Lifeline WA
131 114
24 hours a day / 7 day a week service
Find more mental health emergency service providers (Healthy WA).
Return to the SMHS Mental Health page
