Mental Health & Other Drugs Service

Our Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Service provides a comprehensive range of services to assist people with both mental health and alcohol and other drug issues.  We provide a specialised service for individuals of all ages, directly affected by severe and complex mental illness and/or problematic substance use, as well as promoting mental health and wellbeing in the community.

The service strives to promote recovery and build resilience to reduce the impact of mental illness on individuals, their carers and families. We specialise in community-based treatment provided close to home and are supported by a range of inpatient and residential facilities, depending on the clinical needs of the consumer.

How can we help you?

We have a range of services with a strong emphasis on collaborative care, and provide active engagement and partnership with consumers, carers, family and general practitioners to assist in recovery.

We provide:

• Assessment and ongoing treatment for major mental disorders, mental health problems and alcohol and other drug use and harm.
• Consultation and support for families.
• Consultation and co-ordination with other treatment agencies and community services including GPs and private psychiatrists, other government and non-government service providers.
• Education and information on mental health and other drug issues including treatment, medications, recovery and relapse prevention.
• Peer Support workers with lived experience in mental health use their experience of their recovery journey to support people with mental health issues, through peer support, positive role modelling, education, facilitating self-advocacy and providing information and opportunities to encourage participation and demonstrating that recovery is possible. 

  ALCOHOL & OTHER DRUGS

  Our Alcohol & Other Drugs (AODS) teams provide a specialist service within a harm minimisation framework. Individuals directly or indirectly affected by their own or another alcohol or drug use can access an assessment or a range of specialist services.

  Our AODS teams work alongside a number of key non-government providers who are funded to provide specialist alcohol and drug treatment services. Currently, the teams operating out of Bundaberg, Maryborough and Hervey Bay provide:

• Opiate replacement therapy as part of a comprehensive management plan
• Needle and syringe program
• Shared patient treatments with the non-government sector and private medical services where indicated.