Cairns North Community Health

Community Mental Health Services offer a free and confidential service specialising in the treatment of individuals who have or are at risk of developing moderate to severe mental illness. A team of mental health professionals offers medical and psychiatric assessment of existing or possible mental health problems, design and implemention of therapy, case management, counselling crisis intervention, and community liaison and education. The full range of mental health problems is catered for including severe emotional disturbance, anxiety disorders, depression, eating disorders and psychotic illnesses. For after hours treatment of an acute mental illness episode or psychiatric crisis contact the Emergency Department of the nearest Hospital.