Mental Health Services Directory
Connecting health professionals in the Central and Eastern Sydney region with mental health support for their clients. What areas are covered?
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Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network (CESPHN) takes in the local health districts of Sydney and South Eastern Sydney and the local health networks of St Vincents Hospital and The Sydney Children’s Hospital. Services within the following LGAs are included in this Mental Health Service Directory Bayside, Burwood, Canada Bay, Canterbury-Bankstown, Georges River, Inner West, Randwick, Strathfield, Sutherland Shire, Sydney, Waverley and Woollahra. To check whether a particular suburb falls within this catchment area please click here.
The IAR-DST refers to the online Initial Assessment and Referral Decision Support Tool developed by the Department of Health and this tool is also incorporated into the CEPSHN referral form for a number of our commissioned mental health services. The goal of the IAR-DST is to assist general practitioners and other clinicians to determine the most appropriate level of support for a patient/client at a point in time, that is the least intensive intervention likely to result in the best clinical outcome. The tool was developed to ensure a national, standardised, consistent and objective approach to assist with mental healthcare recommendations for individuals accessing mental health care in the primary care sector. The IAR-DST works within the framework of a stepped care approach to mental health referrals and is to be used by a clinician alongside a comprehensive mental health assessment. To ensure the IAR-DST is used correctly, training in use of the tool is recommended and CESPHN offers regular online workshops. To learn more, please visit the CESPHN IAR-DST webpage.
The Mental Health Services Directory is a local resource for GPs and other mental health referrers working within the Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network (CESPHN). The Mental Health Services Directory was developed to provide a digital resource where relevant local service information can be easily located by GPs and other mental health service providers for patients/clients requiring mental health support. The goal of the directory is to efficiently enable referrers to find services commensurate with the level of support required for their patient/client and as such the directory is designed to be used alongside the IAR-DST (see “What is the IAR-DST?” under main menu), providing easily accessible, up to date information on services mapped to each of the 5 IAR-DST levels of care. To optimise efficiency and the user experience, services can be filtered further by other key variables such as age, postcode, gender, modality of treatment, cost, availability etc to maximise relevant service options.
The intent of this directory is to provide a comprehensive and varied listing of clinical mental health, psychosocial support and crisis services within the CESPHN region, however this list is not exhaustive. CESPHN does not specifically endorse the work of the services listed, but will attempt to ensure all information provided is accurate and regularly updated, so professional judgement can be used to determine whether a service is appropriate for your patient/client.
The IAR-DST refers to the online Initial Assessment and Referral Decision Support Tool developed by the Department of Health and this tool is also incorporated into the CEPSHN referral form for a number of our commissioned mental health services. The goal of the IAR-DST is to assist general practitioners and other clinicians to determine the most appropriate level of support for a patient/client at a point in time, that is the least intensive intervention likely to result in the best clinical outcome. The tool was developed to ensure a national, standardised, consistent and objective approach to assist with mental healthcare recommendations for individuals accessing mental health care in the primary care sector. The IAR-DST works within the framework of a stepped care approach to mental health referrals and is to be used by a clinician alongside a comprehensive mental health assessment. To ensure the IAR-DST is used correctly, training in use of the tool is recommended and CESPHN offers regular online workshops. To learn more, please visit the CESPHN IAR-DST webpage.
To help you make an informed decision on choosing a service, we have included wait times data - added when it is provided to us by a service. The coloured tabs indicate the following:
You have been redirected to the CESPHN Mental Health Directory for GPs and Health Professionals, where you’ll find additional features and functions tailored to professionals providing support for people in the Central and Eastern Sydney region. To get started, close this window and work through the filters on the left hand side of the screen.
Please allow 3-5 business days for the requested change to be made, after which you should no longer receive service wait times e-mails.
If you have any further feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to let us know.
The tool will reflect the changes within 3-5 business days. Please note that if wait times are not updated within eight weeks, our automated system will list them as ‘Not Available’ to maintain the accuracy of the directory.
The tool will reflect the changes within 3-5 business days. Please note that if wait times are not updated within eight weeks, our automated system will list them as ‘Not Available’ to maintain the accuracy of the directory.
The tool will reflect the changes within 3-5 business days. Please note that if wait times are not updated within eight weeks, our automated system will list them as ‘Not Available’ to maintain the accuracy of the directory.
The tool will reflect the changes within 3-5 business days. Please note that if wait times are not updated within eight weeks, our automated system will list them as ‘Not Available’ to maintain the accuracy of the directory.
Connecting health professionals in the Central and Eastern Sydney region with mental health support for their clients. What areas are covered?
This service is supported with funding from the Australian Government through the PHN Program.
