Map of commissioned services - Mental Health

The Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN has commissioned health service providers to provide mental health services across the region. Click on an area of the map below to see services and providers for that region.

South Burnett Region

RHealth

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Health Service Navigators
Communities Serviced	Communities within the Goondiwindi, Southern Downs, Western Downs, South Burnett, Cherbourg and Somerset regions
Services Offered	Health Service Navigators assist GPs, service providers, consumers and carers to navigate the services available under stepped care in our region. The Health Service Navigators role is to: Coordinate linkages to supports and services for patients and consumers; Map and identify mental health service needs and gaps in communities at the local level; and Provide information where appropriate for services offered by the PHN under Primary Mental Health Care and information for consumers on other PHN programs and supports as necessary.
Eligibility Criteria	All patients and clients across all levels of stepped care View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs, allied health professionals, self-referral or family members and carers
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 012 710 or contact RHealth direct on 07 4638 1377 Email: services@rhealth.com.au Fax: 07 4151 0794 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Rural and Remote Mental Health

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Rural and Remote Health will provide at least one service (outlined below) in each LGA across the Darling Downs and West Moreton region
Services Offered	Rural Minds – This is a community mental health literacy program with a primary production focus. SafeTALK – Suicide awareness training. Eligible to everyone in the community and includes school based services. Rural Minds Train the Presenter – This is a one day training program to equip people to be able to deliver the Rural Mind program in their community. Eligible to any community members who are willing to improve the mental health literacy of their communities. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training – This is a 2 day suicide identification & intervention training program. Small community grants program for anti-stigma activities. – These are community based education and anti-stigmas activities – Eligibility involves an open tender process for community organisations or individuals who would like to support running these activities.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s. SafeTALK is open to 16+ year olds living in the outlined region/s. View criterialess
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	To find out more about these services, please contact Debbie Smith at the below details. Contact Information: Debbie Smith Mobile: 0428 983 011 Email: debbiesmith@rrmh.com.au

RHealth

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Mental Health Nurse Program
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Southern Downs, Cherbourg and South Burnett region
Services Offered	Mental Health Nurse Care is for people who are diagnosed with a severe and complex mental illness in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region who are currently being managed in the primary care setting via a General Practitioner and/or Psychiatrist. People who are deemed eligible will receive mental health nurse services through a clinic setting or outreach model including clinical coordination of services by a mental health nurse. Mental Health Nurse Care will be delivered through: • face-to-face sessions • telephone or online to individuals either in private or general practice settings • community locations or via home visits (where risk assessed as safe and appropriate)
Eligibility Criteria	People aged 12 and older, who: have a Metal Health Treatment Plan are diagnosed with a severe and complex mental illness have mental health issues that are significantly impacting on their social, personal and work life are at risk of being admitted to hospital in the future if clinical care coordination is not provided, or has already had at least one admission due to their mental health in the past 12 months are assessed as needing clinical care coordination for their ongoing treatment and management of their mental health for an extended episode of care are currently under the care of a General Practitioner or psychiatrist for mental health care or will be linked with one as part of the program A Mental Health Treatment Plan is mandatory for referral to this service. View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs or psychiatrists. A Mental Health Treatment Plan is mandatory for referral to this service.
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 07 4638 1377 Email: services@rhealth.com.au Fax: 07 4151 079 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Therapy Pro

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies.
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim and Somerset regions. Also services Blackbutt.
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 004 414 Email: info@therapypro.com.au Fax: 07 3112 4203 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Burnett Allied Care

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Kingaroy
Services Offered	The Resilience and Health Group Program is a six-week program designed for people having difficulty managing stress and at risk of, or suffering low levels, of depression and anxiety. This program focuses on lifestyle factors that impact mental health such as sleep, diet and exercise. Information and support for participants in the program is provided by a physiotherapist, dietician and psychologist.
Eligibility Criteria	16+ year olds living in the outlined region/s View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs or self-referral
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 0458 525 787 Email: burnettalliedcare@gmail.com Fax: 07 5315 0886 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Lives Lived Well

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Cherbourg, Goondiwindi, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs and Western Downs regions
Services Offered	The NewAccess Program is a free service developed by beyondblue that provides support in the form of a specially trained coach. Over six private sessions, individuals have access to a coach who will help them to set practical and effective goals, giving them the skills to manage the pressures of life so that they can get back to feeling their best. The NewAccess program is offered over the phone or face to face.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs or self-referral
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 971 309 Email: newaccess@liveslivedwell.org.au Fax: 07 3539 9875 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and contact the provider for referral pathway.

HealthWISE

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Mental Health Support Services
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Ipswich, Somerset, Cherbourg and South Burnett region, including the Boonah area.
Services Offered	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Wellbeing Services provide free, culturally appropriate mental health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region.
Eligibility Criteria	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with or at risk of mental illness View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs, allied health professionals or self-referral
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1800 931 540 Email: mentalhealth@healthwise.org.au Fax: 1300 452 059 Medical Objects: Yes To refer patients into this service, please fill out the HealthWISE Referral Form send via fax or Medical Objects.

Lainie Nicholson

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies
Communities Serviced	Kingaroy, Murgon and Blackbutt
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Lainie Nicholson Mobile: 0411 024 834 Email: lainienicholson@gmail.com Fax: 07 5315 0886 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Nadine Hinchliff Therapy Services

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies
Communities Serviced	Kingaroy with some outreach to Nanango. Telephone and telehealth outreach services are also offered within the South Burnett region.
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Nadine Hinchliff Mobile: 0408 369 103 Email: nadine.hinchliff@gmail.com Fax: 07 4163 5014 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Western Downs Region

RHealth

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Health Service Navigators
Communities Serviced	Communities within the Goondiwindi, Southern Downs, Western Downs, South Burnett, Cherbourg and Somerset regions
Services Offered	Health Service Navigators assist GPs, service providers, consumers and carers to navigate the services available under stepped care in our region. The Health Service Navigators role is to: Coordinate linkages to supports and services for patients and consumers; Map and identify mental health service needs and gaps in communities at the local level; and Provide information where appropriate for services offered by the PHN under Primary Mental Health Care and information for consumers on other PHN programs and supports as necessary.
Eligibility Criteria	All patients and clients across all levels of stepped care View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs, allied health professionals, self-referral or family members and carers
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 012 710 or contact RHealth direct on 07 4638 1377 Email: services@rhealth.com.au Fax: 07 4151 0794 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Rural and Remote Mental Health

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Rural and Remote Health will provide at least one service (outlined below) in each LGA across the Darling Downs and West Moreton region
Services Offered	Rural Minds – This is a community mental health literacy program with a primary production focus. SafeTALK – Suicide awareness training. Eligible to everyone in the community and includes school based services. Rural Minds Train the Presenter – This is a one day training program to equip people to be able to deliver the Rural Mind program in their community. Eligible to any community members who are willing to improve the mental health literacy of their communities. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training – This is a 2 day suicide identification & intervention training program. Small community grants program for anti-stigma activities. – These are community based education and anti-stigmas activities – Eligibility involves an open tender process for community organisations or individuals who would like to support running these activities.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s. SafeTALK is open to 16+ year olds living in the outlined region/s. View criterialess
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	To find out more about these services, please contact Debbie Smith at the below details. Contact Information: Debbie Smith Mobile: 0428 983 011 Email: debbiesmith@rrmh.com.au

Mi Mind Centre

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Mental Health Nurse Program
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Toowoomba, Ipswich, Goondiwindi, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim, Somerset and Western Downs regions
Services Offered	Mental Health Nurse Care is for people who are diagnosed with a severe and complex mental illness in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region who are currently being managed in the primary care setting via a General Practitioner and/or Psychiatrist. People who are deemed eligible will receive mental health nurse services through a clinic setting or outreach model including clinical coordination of services by a mental health nurse. Mental Health Nurse Care will be delivered through: • face-to-face sessions • telephone or online to individuals either in private or general practice settings • community locations or via home visits (where risk assessed as safe and appropriate)
Eligibility Criteria	People aged 12 and older, who: have a Metal Health Treatment Plan are diagnosed with a severe and complex mental illness have mental health issues that are significantly impacting on their social, personal and work life are at risk of being admitted to hospital in the future if clinical care coordination is not provided, or has already had at least one admission due to their mental health in the past 12 months are assessed as needing clinical care coordination for their ongoing treatment and management of their mental health for an extended episode of care are currently under the care of a General Practitioner or psychiatrist for mental health care or will be linked with one as part of the program A Mental Health Treatment Plan is mandatory for referral to this service. View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs or psychiatrists. A Mental Health Treatment Plan is mandatory for referral to this service.
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Mi-Mind Centre (Services Toowoomba, Goondiwindi, Western Downs and some of the Lockyer Valley region) Phone: 07 4613 0922 Email: office@mi-mindtrust.com.au Fax: 07 4613 0944 Contact Information: Our House Our Haven (Services the Ipswich, Scenic Rim and Somerset region) Mobile: 0416 826 203 Email: info@ohoh.org.au Fax: 07 3496 1753 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Heather Linsley

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies
Communities Serviced	Dalby
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Heather Linsley Mobile: 0473 491 022 Email: hlinsley@bigpond.com Fax: 07 3532 5117 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Creative Holistic Counselling

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies
Communities Serviced	Chinchilla and Miles
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Helen Druce Phone: 07 4665 5618 Mobile: 0427 974 761 Email: helen@creativeholisticcounselling.com.au Medical Objects: Yes To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via Medical Objects.

Rural Sky

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies.
Communities Serviced	Goondiwindi and Inglewood
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Katherine Johnstone and Suzie Collins Mobile: 0475 391 260 (Katherine) or 0438 711 500 (Suzie) Email: referral@ruralsky.com.au To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and contact Katherine or Suzie at the above details for referral pathway.

Lives Lived Well

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Cherbourg, Goondiwindi, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs and Western Downs regions
Services Offered	The NewAccess Program is a free service developed by beyondblue that provides support in the form of a specially trained coach. Over six private sessions, individuals have access to a coach who will help them to set practical and effective goals, giving them the skills to manage the pressures of life so that they can get back to feeling their best. The NewAccess program is offered over the phone or face to face.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs or self-referral
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 971 309 Email: newaccess@liveslivedwell.org.au Fax: 07 3539 9875 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and contact the provider for referral pathway.

Goolburri Healing and Wellbeing Centre

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Mental Health Support Services
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Goondiwindi, Southern Downs and Western Downs region
Services Offered	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Wellbeing Services provide free, culturally appropriate mental health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region.
Eligibility Criteria	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with or at risk of mental illness View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs, allied health professionals or self-referral
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 07 4632 0338 Email: hwb@goolburri.org.au Fax: 07 4632 0548 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Barry Sheehan

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies
Communities Serviced	Jandowae and Chinchilla
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Franki Treccase Phone: 0417 752 768 Email: barry@barrysheehan.com.au Fax: 07 4632 4041 Medical Objects: Yes To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax or Medical Objects.

Mindware Psychology

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies
Communities Serviced	Toowoomba, Crows Nest and Millmerran. Also accepts referrals from across the Darling Downs region.
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Veronica McKeen Phone: 07 4646 4953 Mobile: 0426 294 015 Email: contact@mindwarepsychology.com.au Fax: 07 4646 2452 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Somerset Region

RHealth

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Health Service Navigators
Communities Serviced	Communities within the Goondiwindi, Southern Downs, Western Downs, South Burnett, Cherbourg and Somerset regions
Services Offered	Health Service Navigators assist GPs, service providers, consumers and carers to navigate the services available under stepped care in our region. The Health Service Navigators role is to: Coordinate linkages to supports and services for patients and consumers; Map and identify mental health service needs and gaps in communities at the local level; and Provide information where appropriate for services offered by the PHN under Primary Mental Health Care and information for consumers on other PHN programs and supports as necessary.
Eligibility Criteria	All patients and clients across all levels of stepped care View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs, allied health professionals, self-referral or family members and carers
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 012 710 or contact RHealth direct on 07 4638 1377 Email: services@rhealth.com.au Fax: 07 4151 0794 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Rural and Remote Mental Health

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Rural and Remote Health will provide at least one service (outlined below) in each LGA across the Darling Downs and West Moreton region
Services Offered	Rural Minds – This is a community mental health literacy program with a primary production focus. SafeTALK – Suicide awareness training. Eligible to everyone in the community and includes school based services. Rural Minds Train the Presenter – This is a one day training program to equip people to be able to deliver the Rural Mind program in their community. Eligible to any community members who are willing to improve the mental health literacy of their communities. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training – This is a 2 day suicide identification & intervention training program. Small community grants program for anti-stigma activities. – These are community based education and anti-stigmas activities – Eligibility involves an open tender process for community organisations or individuals who would like to support running these activities.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s. SafeTALK is open to 16+ year olds living in the outlined region/s. View criterialess
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	To find out more about these services, please contact Debbie Smith at the below details. Contact Information: Debbie Smith Mobile: 0428 983 011 Email: debbiesmith@rrmh.com.au

Mi Mind Centre

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Mental Health Nurse Program
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Toowoomba, Ipswich, Goondiwindi, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim, Somerset and Western Downs regions
Services Offered	Mental Health Nurse Care is for people who are diagnosed with a severe and complex mental illness in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region who are currently being managed in the primary care setting via a General Practitioner and/or Psychiatrist. People who are deemed eligible will receive mental health nurse services through a clinic setting or outreach model including clinical coordination of services by a mental health nurse. Mental Health Nurse Care will be delivered through: • face-to-face sessions • telephone or online to individuals either in private or general practice settings • community locations or via home visits (where risk assessed as safe and appropriate)
Eligibility Criteria	People aged 12 and older, who: have a Metal Health Treatment Plan are diagnosed with a severe and complex mental illness have mental health issues that are significantly impacting on their social, personal and work life are at risk of being admitted to hospital in the future if clinical care coordination is not provided, or has already had at least one admission due to their mental health in the past 12 months are assessed as needing clinical care coordination for their ongoing treatment and management of their mental health for an extended episode of care are currently under the care of a General Practitioner or psychiatrist for mental health care or will be linked with one as part of the program A Mental Health Treatment Plan is mandatory for referral to this service. View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs or psychiatrists. A Mental Health Treatment Plan is mandatory for referral to this service.
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Mi-Mind Centre (Services Toowoomba, Goondiwindi, Western Downs and some of the Lockyer Valley region) Phone: 07 4613 0922 Email: office@mi-mindtrust.com.au Fax: 07 4613 0944 Contact Information: Our House Our Haven (Services the Ipswich, Scenic Rim and Somerset region) Mobile: 0416 826 203 Email: info@ohoh.org.au Fax: 07 3496 1753 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Therapy Pro

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies.
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim and Somerset regions. Also services Blackbutt.
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 004 414 Email: info@therapypro.com.au Fax: 07 3112 4203 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Neami National

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim and Somerset regions, including the Boonah area
Services Offered	The Optimal Health Program is an eight-session (over a 6-8 week period) self-development program promoting hope, growth and partnership. By the end of this program, individuals will have covered: Strategies to optimise and maintain mental health and wellbeing An understanding of stress, vulnerability, strengths and strategies The identification of collaborative partners and support network A plan to maintain mental health, manage stress and periods of illness Tools to manage effective change. All participants receive their own workbook and fortnightly one-on-one coaching session.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs or self-referral
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Fiona Terry Phone: 07 3375 7333 Mobile: 0434 335 207 Email: darra@neaminational.org.au Fax: 07 3375 758 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Lives Lived Well

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Cherbourg, Goondiwindi, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs and Western Downs regions
Services Offered	The NewAccess Program is a free service developed by beyondblue that provides support in the form of a specially trained coach. Over six private sessions, individuals have access to a coach who will help them to set practical and effective goals, giving them the skills to manage the pressures of life so that they can get back to feeling their best. The NewAccess program is offered over the phone or face to face.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs or self-referral
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 971 309 Email: newaccess@liveslivedwell.org.au Fax: 07 3539 9875 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and contact the provider for referral pathway.

HealthWISE

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Mental Health Support Services
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Ipswich, Somerset, Cherbourg and South Burnett region, including the Boonah area.
Services Offered	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Wellbeing Services provide free, culturally appropriate mental health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region.
Eligibility Criteria	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with or at risk of mental illness View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs, allied health professionals or self-referral
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1800 931 540 Email: mentalhealth@healthwise.org.au Fax: 1300 452 059 Medical Objects: Yes To refer patients into this service, please fill out the HealthWISE Referral Form send via fax or Medical Objects.

Toowoomba Region

Lumsden Psychology

Current Program	Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Program
Communities Serviced	Toowoomba, Oakey and Kingsthorpe
Services Offered	Delivering specialised mental health psychological and counselling services to people who identify as being adversely affected by per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure and who live or work or have lived or worked in the Oakey PFAS investigation area.
Eligibility Criteria	Live or work or have lived or worked in the Oakey PFAS investigation area; and Identify as being adversely affected by per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure. View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Marguerite Lumseden Phone: 0427 647 847 Email: therapy@myapollo.com.au Medical Objects: Yes To refer patients into this service, please send the referral form via Medical Objects.

Neami National

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Health Service Navigators
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Toowoomba, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley and Scenic Rim regions
Services Offered	Health Service Navigators assist GPs, service providers, consumers and carers to navigate the services available under stepped care in our region. The Health Service Navigators role is to: Coordinate linkages to supports and services for patients and consumers; Map and identify mental health service needs and gaps in communities at the local level; and Provide information where appropriate for services offered by the PHN under Primary Mental Health Care and information for consumers on other PHN programs and supports as necessary.
Eligibility Criteria	All patients and clients across all levels of stepped care View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs, allied health professionals, self-referral or family members and carers
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information Phone: 1300 012 710 Email: navigator@neaminational.org.au Fax: 07 3103 4634 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Rural and Remote Mental Health

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Rural and Remote Health will provide at least one service (outlined below) in each LGA across the Darling Downs and West Moreton region
Services Offered	Rural Minds – This is a community mental health literacy program with a primary production focus. SafeTALK – Suicide awareness training. Eligible to everyone in the community and includes school based services. Rural Minds Train the Presenter – This is a one day training program to equip people to be able to deliver the Rural Mind program in their community. Eligible to any community members who are willing to improve the mental health literacy of their communities. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training – This is a 2 day suicide identification & intervention training program. Small community grants program for anti-stigma activities. – These are community based education and anti-stigmas activities – Eligibility involves an open tender process for community organisations or individuals who would like to support running these activities.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s. SafeTALK is open to 16+ year olds living in the outlined region/s. View criterialess
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	To find out more about these services, please contact Debbie Smith at the below details. Contact Information: Debbie Smith Mobile: 0428 983 011 Email: debbiesmith@rrmh.com.au

TOMNET (The Older Mens Network)

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Toowoomba
Services Offered	TOMNET (The Older Mens Network) offers specialised support services and peer programs for men over 50, especially those at risk. This service includes up to twelve face to face or telephone sessions to help men manage anxiety and depression. The service aims to support men at risk plan a positive and meaningful retirement, facilitate engagement with community and health services, and positive ageing education.
Eligibility Criteria	Men aged 50 and over living in the Toowoomba region View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs, community organisations or self-referral
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 07 4638 9080 Email: admin@tomnet.org.au To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and contact the provider for referral pathway.

Mi Mind Centre

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Mental Health Nurse Program
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Toowoomba, Ipswich, Goondiwindi, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim, Somerset and Western Downs regions
Services Offered	Mental Health Nurse Care is for people who are diagnosed with a severe and complex mental illness in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region who are currently being managed in the primary care setting via a General Practitioner and/or Psychiatrist. People who are deemed eligible will receive mental health nurse services through a clinic setting or outreach model including clinical coordination of services by a mental health nurse. Mental Health Nurse Care will be delivered through: • face-to-face sessions • telephone or online to individuals either in private or general practice settings • community locations or via home visits (where risk assessed as safe and appropriate)
Eligibility Criteria	People aged 12 and older, who: have a Metal Health Treatment Plan are diagnosed with a severe and complex mental illness have mental health issues that are significantly impacting on their social, personal and work life are at risk of being admitted to hospital in the future if clinical care coordination is not provided, or has already had at least one admission due to their mental health in the past 12 months are assessed as needing clinical care coordination for their ongoing treatment and management of their mental health for an extended episode of care are currently under the care of a General Practitioner or psychiatrist for mental health care or will be linked with one as part of the program A Mental Health Treatment Plan is mandatory for referral to this service. View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs or psychiatrists. A Mental Health Treatment Plan is mandatory for referral to this service.
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Mi-Mind Centre (Services Toowoomba, Goondiwindi, Western Downs and some of the Lockyer Valley region) Phone: 07 4613 0922 Email: office@mi-mindtrust.com.au Fax: 07 4613 0944 Contact Information: Our House Our Haven (Services the Ipswich, Scenic Rim and Somerset region) Mobile: 0416 826 203 Email: info@ohoh.org.au Fax: 07 3496 1753 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Centre for Healthy Living

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies
Communities Serviced	Warwick, Clifton, Allora, Killarney, Stanthorpe, Inglewood and Wallangarra. Also accepts referrals from rural populations around these centres.
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Gordana Sloss Phone: 07 4661 3340 Email: admin@centreforhealthyliving.com.au Fax: 07 4667 1333 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Carbal Medical Services

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Toowoomba and Warwick
Services Offered	The Strong Mind, Strong Spirit program is a culturally appropriate support program designed to reach out to those with or at risk of mental illness, their family and community. The program is facilitated by Aboriginal Mental Health Workers and is delivered in a group setting with one-on-one counselling offered if required. There are at least two group sessions per week in both Toowoomba and Warwick including a women’s and men’s group.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year old Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders living in the outlined region/s View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs or self-referral
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 379 558 Email: rturnball@carbal.com.au (Toowoomba) Email: doliver@carbal.com.au (Warwick) Fax: 07 4639 7450 (Toowoomba) Fax: 07 4548 9550 (Warwick) To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Mental Illness Fellowship Queensland (MIFQ)

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Toowoomba and Ipswich regions, and the Boonah area
Services Offered	The NewAccess Program is a free service developed by beyondblue that provides support in the form of a specially trained coach. Over six private sessions, individuals have access to a coach who will help them to set practical and effective goals, giving them the skills to manage the pressures of life so that they can get back to feeling their best. The NewAccess program is offered over the phone or face to face.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs or self-referral
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 971 309 Email: newaccess@mifq.org.au To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and contact the provider for referral pathway.

Carbal Medical Services

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Mental Health Support Services
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Toowoomba region
Services Offered	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Wellbeing Services provide free, culturally appropriate mental health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region.
Eligibility Criteria	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with or at risk of mental illness View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs, allied health professionals or self-referral
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Cathy Habgood Phone: 1300 379 558 Email: chabgood@carbal.com.au Fax: 07 4633 9550 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Lifeline Darling Downs and South West

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies
Communities Serviced	Toowoomba
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client. Lifeline Darling Downs and South West delivers Targeted Psychological Therapies through their Creative Coping Group Therapy Program (a modified version of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy). This involves group therapy to support people with moderate mental health illness.
Eligibility Criteria	Participants must reside in the Darling Downs region, and fulfill the following requirements: be connected and engaged with a formal support service for the duration of the program (e.g. psychologist, counsellor, support worker) availability to attend the majority of the 20 week course, as attendance and participation is highly important have the ability and motivation to put the skills into practice in everyday life View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Sarah Owens and Alison Smith Phone: 1300 991 443 Email: lifeline@lifelinedarlingdowns.org.au Fax: 07 4699 1610 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Richmond Fellowship Queensland

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Ipswich and Toowoomba
Services Offered	The New Sensations program offers a one-day workshop followed by up to four one-hour individual therapy sessions. The workshop will introduces participants to Sensory Modulation and the individual sessions tailor strategies to meet an individuals needs. Sensory Modulation can be described simply as improving the way someone feels or functions by using their senses. Sensory Modulation can help people to self-regulate when facing challenging moods, emotions, thoughts and feelings, especially when talking or thinking may be difficult. Participants learn strategies to improve their mood, manage their stress, feel more calm and relaxed or more alert and focused, and more motivated to get things done. Sensory items will be provided to explore in the group and some small items will be provided to take home.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs or self-referral
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 07 3363 2555 Email: newsensations@rfq.com.au Fax: 07 3363 2557 (Ipswich) Fax: 07 3363 2598 (Toowoomba) To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Alexandra Bryant

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies
Communities Serviced	Toowoomba, with some outreach within the Darling Downs region
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client. Alexandra specialises in children aged 0 – 12.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Alexandra Bryant Phone: 07 4637 9045 Mobile: 0438 840 782 Email: alexbryant@bigpond.com Fax: 07 4642 1410 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Gillian Bensley

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies
Communities Serviced	Allora, Clifton and Inglewood
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Gillian Bensley Mobile: 0417 618 211 Email: gillian.bensley@bigpond.com To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and contact the provider for referral pathway.

Headspace Toowoomba

Current Program	Headspace
Communities Serviced	Toowoomba
Services Offered	headspace Toowoomba offers early intervention services to young people aged 12 to 25 in one youth friendly location. Our services includes mental, physical and sexual health, drug and alcohol support, vocational and educational assistance as well as Community engagement activities. You do not need a formal referral to get in touch.
Referral Contact	07 4639 9000
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	headspace.toowoomba@unitedsynergies.com.au

Illuminable Minds

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies.
Communities Serviced	Toowoomba
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Nadja Jones Phone: 0459 606 717 Email: nadjajones@me.com To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and post to 13 Isabel St, Toowoomba or give to the patient to take with them.

Lumsden Psychology

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies.
Communities Serviced	Toowoomba, Oakey and Kingsthorpe
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client. Lumsden Pscyhology provides individual, adult and children, couple, and group psychological assistance.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Marguerite Lumsden Mobile: 0427 647 847 Email: therapy@myapollo.com.au Medical Objects: Yes To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send through Medical Objects.

Mindware Psychology

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies
Communities Serviced	Toowoomba, Crows Nest and Millmerran. Also accepts referrals from across the Darling Downs region.
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Veronica McKeen Phone: 07 4646 4953 Mobile: 0426 294 015 Email: contact@mindwarepsychology.com.au Fax: 07 4646 2452 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Lockyer Valley Region

Neami National

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Health Service Navigators
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Toowoomba, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley and Scenic Rim regions
Services Offered	Health Service Navigators assist GPs, service providers, consumers and carers to navigate the services available under stepped care in our region. The Health Service Navigators role is to: Coordinate linkages to supports and services for patients and consumers; Map and identify mental health service needs and gaps in communities at the local level; and Provide information where appropriate for services offered by the PHN under Primary Mental Health Care and information for consumers on other PHN programs and supports as necessary.
Eligibility Criteria	All patients and clients across all levels of stepped care View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs, allied health professionals, self-referral or family members and carers
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information Phone: 1300 012 710 Email: navigator@neaminational.org.au Fax: 07 3103 4634 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Rural and Remote Mental Health

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Rural and Remote Health will provide at least one service (outlined below) in each LGA across the Darling Downs and West Moreton region
Services Offered	Rural Minds – This is a community mental health literacy program with a primary production focus. SafeTALK – Suicide awareness training. Eligible to everyone in the community and includes school based services. Rural Minds Train the Presenter – This is a one day training program to equip people to be able to deliver the Rural Mind program in their community. Eligible to any community members who are willing to improve the mental health literacy of their communities. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training – This is a 2 day suicide identification & intervention training program. Small community grants program for anti-stigma activities. – These are community based education and anti-stigmas activities – Eligibility involves an open tender process for community organisations or individuals who would like to support running these activities.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s. SafeTALK is open to 16+ year olds living in the outlined region/s. View criterialess
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	To find out more about these services, please contact Debbie Smith at the below details. Contact Information: Debbie Smith Mobile: 0428 983 011 Email: debbiesmith@rrmh.com.au

Mi Mind Centre

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Mental Health Nurse Program
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Toowoomba, Ipswich, Goondiwindi, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim, Somerset and Western Downs regions
Services Offered	Mental Health Nurse Care is for people who are diagnosed with a severe and complex mental illness in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region who are currently being managed in the primary care setting via a General Practitioner and/or Psychiatrist. People who are deemed eligible will receive mental health nurse services through a clinic setting or outreach model including clinical coordination of services by a mental health nurse. Mental Health Nurse Care will be delivered through: • face-to-face sessions • telephone or online to individuals either in private or general practice settings • community locations or via home visits (where risk assessed as safe and appropriate)
Eligibility Criteria	People aged 12 and older, who: have a Metal Health Treatment Plan are diagnosed with a severe and complex mental illness have mental health issues that are significantly impacting on their social, personal and work life are at risk of being admitted to hospital in the future if clinical care coordination is not provided, or has already had at least one admission due to their mental health in the past 12 months are assessed as needing clinical care coordination for their ongoing treatment and management of their mental health for an extended episode of care are currently under the care of a General Practitioner or psychiatrist for mental health care or will be linked with one as part of the program A Mental Health Treatment Plan is mandatory for referral to this service. View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs or psychiatrists. A Mental Health Treatment Plan is mandatory for referral to this service.
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Mi-Mind Centre (Services Toowoomba, Goondiwindi, Western Downs and some of the Lockyer Valley region) Phone: 07 4613 0922 Email: office@mi-mindtrust.com.au Fax: 07 4613 0944 Contact Information: Our House Our Haven (Services the Ipswich, Scenic Rim and Somerset region) Mobile: 0416 826 203 Email: info@ohoh.org.au Fax: 07 3496 1753 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Therapy Pro

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies.
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim and Somerset regions. Also services Blackbutt.
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 004 414 Email: info@therapypro.com.au Fax: 07 3112 4203 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Neami National

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim and Somerset regions, including the Boonah area
Services Offered	The Optimal Health Program is an eight-session (over a 6-8 week period) self-development program promoting hope, growth and partnership. By the end of this program, individuals will have covered: Strategies to optimise and maintain mental health and wellbeing An understanding of stress, vulnerability, strengths and strategies The identification of collaborative partners and support network A plan to maintain mental health, manage stress and periods of illness Tools to manage effective change. All participants receive their own workbook and fortnightly one-on-one coaching session.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs or self-referral
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Fiona Terry Phone: 07 3375 7333 Mobile: 0434 335 207 Email: darra@neaminational.org.au Fax: 07 3375 758 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Lives Lived Well

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Cherbourg, Goondiwindi, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs and Western Downs regions
Services Offered	The NewAccess Program is a free service developed by beyondblue that provides support in the form of a specially trained coach. Over six private sessions, individuals have access to a coach who will help them to set practical and effective goals, giving them the skills to manage the pressures of life so that they can get back to feeling their best. The NewAccess program is offered over the phone or face to face.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs or self-referral
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 971 309 Email: newaccess@liveslivedwell.org.au Fax: 07 3539 9875 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and contact the provider for referral pathway.

Artius Health

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Ipswich and Lockyer Valley regions
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by a GP
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Shayne Dearling Phone: 1300 278 487 Email: WMReferrals@artius.com.au Fax: 07 3282 9103 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Ipswich Region

Neami National

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Health Service Navigators
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Toowoomba, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley and Scenic Rim regions
Services Offered	Health Service Navigators assist GPs, service providers, consumers and carers to navigate the services available under stepped care in our region. The Health Service Navigators role is to: Coordinate linkages to supports and services for patients and consumers; Map and identify mental health service needs and gaps in communities at the local level; and Provide information where appropriate for services offered by the PHN under Primary Mental Health Care and information for consumers on other PHN programs and supports as necessary.
Eligibility Criteria	All patients and clients across all levels of stepped care View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs, allied health professionals, self-referral or family members and carers
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information Phone: 1300 012 710 Email: navigator@neaminational.org.au Fax: 07 3103 4634 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Rural and Remote Mental Health

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Rural and Remote Health will provide at least one service (outlined below) in each LGA across the Darling Downs and West Moreton region
Services Offered	Rural Minds – This is a community mental health literacy program with a primary production focus. SafeTALK – Suicide awareness training. Eligible to everyone in the community and includes school based services. Rural Minds Train the Presenter – This is a one day training program to equip people to be able to deliver the Rural Mind program in their community. Eligible to any community members who are willing to improve the mental health literacy of their communities. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training – This is a 2 day suicide identification & intervention training program. Small community grants program for anti-stigma activities. – These are community based education and anti-stigmas activities – Eligibility involves an open tender process for community organisations or individuals who would like to support running these activities.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s. SafeTALK is open to 16+ year olds living in the outlined region/s. View criterialess
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	To find out more about these services, please contact Debbie Smith at the below details. Contact Information: Debbie Smith Mobile: 0428 983 011 Email: debbiesmith@rrmh.com.au

Mi Mind Centre

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Mental Health Nurse Program
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Toowoomba, Ipswich, Goondiwindi, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim, Somerset and Western Downs regions
Services Offered	Mental Health Nurse Care is for people who are diagnosed with a severe and complex mental illness in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region who are currently being managed in the primary care setting via a General Practitioner and/or Psychiatrist. People who are deemed eligible will receive mental health nurse services through a clinic setting or outreach model including clinical coordination of services by a mental health nurse. Mental Health Nurse Care will be delivered through: • face-to-face sessions • telephone or online to individuals either in private or general practice settings • community locations or via home visits (where risk assessed as safe and appropriate)
Eligibility Criteria	People aged 12 and older, who: have a Metal Health Treatment Plan are diagnosed with a severe and complex mental illness have mental health issues that are significantly impacting on their social, personal and work life are at risk of being admitted to hospital in the future if clinical care coordination is not provided, or has already had at least one admission due to their mental health in the past 12 months are assessed as needing clinical care coordination for their ongoing treatment and management of their mental health for an extended episode of care are currently under the care of a General Practitioner or psychiatrist for mental health care or will be linked with one as part of the program A Mental Health Treatment Plan is mandatory for referral to this service. View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs or psychiatrists. A Mental Health Treatment Plan is mandatory for referral to this service.
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Mi-Mind Centre (Services Toowoomba, Goondiwindi, Western Downs and some of the Lockyer Valley region) Phone: 07 4613 0922 Email: office@mi-mindtrust.com.au Fax: 07 4613 0944 Contact Information: Our House Our Haven (Services the Ipswich, Scenic Rim and Somerset region) Mobile: 0416 826 203 Email: info@ohoh.org.au Fax: 07 3496 1753 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Therapy Pro

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies.
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim and Somerset regions. Also services Blackbutt.
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 004 414 Email: info@therapypro.com.au Fax: 07 3112 4203 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Mental Illness Fellowship Queensland (MIFQ)

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Toowoomba and Ipswich regions, and the Boonah area
Services Offered	The NewAccess Program is a free service developed by beyondblue that provides support in the form of a specially trained coach. Over six private sessions, individuals have access to a coach who will help them to set practical and effective goals, giving them the skills to manage the pressures of life so that they can get back to feeling their best. The NewAccess program is offered over the phone or face to face.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs or self-referral
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 971 309 Email: newaccess@mifq.org.au To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and contact the provider for referral pathway.

Neami National

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim and Somerset regions, including the Boonah area
Services Offered	The Optimal Health Program is an eight-session (over a 6-8 week period) self-development program promoting hope, growth and partnership. By the end of this program, individuals will have covered: Strategies to optimise and maintain mental health and wellbeing An understanding of stress, vulnerability, strengths and strategies The identification of collaborative partners and support network A plan to maintain mental health, manage stress and periods of illness Tools to manage effective change. All participants receive their own workbook and fortnightly one-on-one coaching session.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs or self-referral
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Fiona Terry Phone: 07 3375 7333 Mobile: 0434 335 207 Email: darra@neaminational.org.au Fax: 07 3375 758 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

HealthWISE

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Mental Health Support Services
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Ipswich, Somerset, Cherbourg and South Burnett region, including the Boonah area.
Services Offered	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Wellbeing Services provide free, culturally appropriate mental health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region.
Eligibility Criteria	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with or at risk of mental illness View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs, allied health professionals or self-referral
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1800 931 540 Email: mentalhealth@healthwise.org.au Fax: 1300 452 059 Medical Objects: Yes To refer patients into this service, please fill out the HealthWISE Referral Form send via fax or Medical Objects.

Richmond Fellowship Queensland

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Ipswich and Toowoomba
Services Offered	The New Sensations program offers a one-day workshop followed by up to four one-hour individual therapy sessions. The workshop will introduces participants to Sensory Modulation and the individual sessions tailor strategies to meet an individuals needs. Sensory Modulation can be described simply as improving the way someone feels or functions by using their senses. Sensory Modulation can help people to self-regulate when facing challenging moods, emotions, thoughts and feelings, especially when talking or thinking may be difficult. Participants learn strategies to improve their mood, manage their stress, feel more calm and relaxed or more alert and focused, and more motivated to get things done. Sensory items will be provided to explore in the group and some small items will be provided to take home.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs or self-referral
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 07 3363 2555 Email: newsensations@rfq.com.au Fax: 07 3363 2557 (Ipswich) Fax: 07 3363 2598 (Toowoomba) To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Headspace Ipswich

Current Program	Headspace
Communities Serviced	Ipswich
Services Offered	Headspace Ipswich can assist young people aged 12 to 25 years with mental health, general health, drug, alcohol, education and employment issues.
Referral Contact	07 3280 7900
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	headspace.ipswich@aftercare.com.au

Artius Health

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Ipswich and Lockyer Valley regions
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by a GP
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Shayne Dearling Phone: 1300 278 487 Email: WMReferrals@artius.com.au Fax: 07 3282 9103 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Scenic Rim Region

Neami National

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Health Service Navigators
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Toowoomba, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley and Scenic Rim regions
Services Offered	Health Service Navigators assist GPs, service providers, consumers and carers to navigate the services available under stepped care in our region. The Health Service Navigators role is to: Coordinate linkages to supports and services for patients and consumers; Map and identify mental health service needs and gaps in communities at the local level; and Provide information where appropriate for services offered by the PHN under Primary Mental Health Care and information for consumers on other PHN programs and supports as necessary.
Eligibility Criteria	All patients and clients across all levels of stepped care View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs, allied health professionals, self-referral or family members and carers
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information Phone: 1300 012 710 Email: navigator@neaminational.org.au Fax: 07 3103 4634 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Rural and Remote Mental Health

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Rural and Remote Health will provide at least one service (outlined below) in each LGA across the Darling Downs and West Moreton region
Services Offered	Rural Minds – This is a community mental health literacy program with a primary production focus. SafeTALK – Suicide awareness training. Eligible to everyone in the community and includes school based services. Rural Minds Train the Presenter – This is a one day training program to equip people to be able to deliver the Rural Mind program in their community. Eligible to any community members who are willing to improve the mental health literacy of their communities. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training – This is a 2 day suicide identification & intervention training program. Small community grants program for anti-stigma activities. – These are community based education and anti-stigmas activities – Eligibility involves an open tender process for community organisations or individuals who would like to support running these activities.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s. SafeTALK is open to 16+ year olds living in the outlined region/s. View criterialess
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	To find out more about these services, please contact Debbie Smith at the below details. Contact Information: Debbie Smith Mobile: 0428 983 011 Email: debbiesmith@rrmh.com.au

Mi Mind Centre

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Mental Health Nurse Program
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Toowoomba, Ipswich, Goondiwindi, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim, Somerset and Western Downs regions
Services Offered	Mental Health Nurse Care is for people who are diagnosed with a severe and complex mental illness in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region who are currently being managed in the primary care setting via a General Practitioner and/or Psychiatrist. People who are deemed eligible will receive mental health nurse services through a clinic setting or outreach model including clinical coordination of services by a mental health nurse. Mental Health Nurse Care will be delivered through: • face-to-face sessions • telephone or online to individuals either in private or general practice settings • community locations or via home visits (where risk assessed as safe and appropriate)
Eligibility Criteria	People aged 12 and older, who: have a Metal Health Treatment Plan are diagnosed with a severe and complex mental illness have mental health issues that are significantly impacting on their social, personal and work life are at risk of being admitted to hospital in the future if clinical care coordination is not provided, or has already had at least one admission due to their mental health in the past 12 months are assessed as needing clinical care coordination for their ongoing treatment and management of their mental health for an extended episode of care are currently under the care of a General Practitioner or psychiatrist for mental health care or will be linked with one as part of the program A Mental Health Treatment Plan is mandatory for referral to this service. View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs or psychiatrists. A Mental Health Treatment Plan is mandatory for referral to this service.
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Mi-Mind Centre (Services Toowoomba, Goondiwindi, Western Downs and some of the Lockyer Valley region) Phone: 07 4613 0922 Email: office@mi-mindtrust.com.au Fax: 07 4613 0944 Contact Information: Our House Our Haven (Services the Ipswich, Scenic Rim and Somerset region) Mobile: 0416 826 203 Email: info@ohoh.org.au Fax: 07 3496 1753 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Therapy Pro

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies.
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim and Somerset regions. Also services Blackbutt.
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 004 414 Email: info@therapypro.com.au Fax: 07 3112 4203 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Mental Illness Fellowship Queensland (MIFQ)

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Toowoomba and Ipswich regions, and the Boonah area
Services Offered	The NewAccess Program is a free service developed by beyondblue that provides support in the form of a specially trained coach. Over six private sessions, individuals have access to a coach who will help them to set practical and effective goals, giving them the skills to manage the pressures of life so that they can get back to feeling their best. The NewAccess program is offered over the phone or face to face.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs or self-referral
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 971 309 Email: newaccess@mifq.org.au To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and contact the provider for referral pathway.

Neami National

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim and Somerset regions, including the Boonah area
Services Offered	The Optimal Health Program is an eight-session (over a 6-8 week period) self-development program promoting hope, growth and partnership. By the end of this program, individuals will have covered: Strategies to optimise and maintain mental health and wellbeing An understanding of stress, vulnerability, strengths and strategies The identification of collaborative partners and support network A plan to maintain mental health, manage stress and periods of illness Tools to manage effective change. All participants receive their own workbook and fortnightly one-on-one coaching session.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs or self-referral
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Fiona Terry Phone: 07 3375 7333 Mobile: 0434 335 207 Email: darra@neaminational.org.au Fax: 07 3375 758 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

HealthWISE

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Mental Health Support Services
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Ipswich, Somerset, Cherbourg and South Burnett region, including the Boonah area.
Services Offered	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Wellbeing Services provide free, culturally appropriate mental health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region.
Eligibility Criteria	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with or at risk of mental illness View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs, allied health professionals or self-referral
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1800 931 540 Email: mentalhealth@healthwise.org.au Fax: 1300 452 059 Medical Objects: Yes To refer patients into this service, please fill out the HealthWISE Referral Form send via fax or Medical Objects.

Southern Downs Region

RHealth

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Health Service Navigators
Communities Serviced	Communities within the Goondiwindi, Southern Downs, Western Downs, South Burnett, Cherbourg and Somerset regions
Services Offered	Health Service Navigators assist GPs, service providers, consumers and carers to navigate the services available under stepped care in our region. The Health Service Navigators role is to: Coordinate linkages to supports and services for patients and consumers; Map and identify mental health service needs and gaps in communities at the local level; and Provide information where appropriate for services offered by the PHN under Primary Mental Health Care and information for consumers on other PHN programs and supports as necessary.
Eligibility Criteria	All patients and clients across all levels of stepped care View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs, allied health professionals, self-referral or family members and carers
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 012 710 or contact RHealth direct on 07 4638 1377 Email: services@rhealth.com.au Fax: 07 4151 0794 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Rural and Remote Mental Health

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Rural and Remote Health will provide at least one service (outlined below) in each LGA across the Darling Downs and West Moreton region
Services Offered	Rural Minds – This is a community mental health literacy program with a primary production focus. SafeTALK – Suicide awareness training. Eligible to everyone in the community and includes school based services. Rural Minds Train the Presenter – This is a one day training program to equip people to be able to deliver the Rural Mind program in their community. Eligible to any community members who are willing to improve the mental health literacy of their communities. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training – This is a 2 day suicide identification & intervention training program. Small community grants program for anti-stigma activities. – These are community based education and anti-stigmas activities – Eligibility involves an open tender process for community organisations or individuals who would like to support running these activities.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s. SafeTALK is open to 16+ year olds living in the outlined region/s. View criterialess
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	To find out more about these services, please contact Debbie Smith at the below details. Contact Information: Debbie Smith Mobile: 0428 983 011 Email: debbiesmith@rrmh.com.au

RHealth

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Mental Health Nurse Program
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Southern Downs, Cherbourg and South Burnett region
Services Offered	Mental Health Nurse Care is for people who are diagnosed with a severe and complex mental illness in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region who are currently being managed in the primary care setting via a General Practitioner and/or Psychiatrist. People who are deemed eligible will receive mental health nurse services through a clinic setting or outreach model including clinical coordination of services by a mental health nurse. Mental Health Nurse Care will be delivered through: • face-to-face sessions • telephone or online to individuals either in private or general practice settings • community locations or via home visits (where risk assessed as safe and appropriate)
Eligibility Criteria	People aged 12 and older, who: have a Metal Health Treatment Plan are diagnosed with a severe and complex mental illness have mental health issues that are significantly impacting on their social, personal and work life are at risk of being admitted to hospital in the future if clinical care coordination is not provided, or has already had at least one admission due to their mental health in the past 12 months are assessed as needing clinical care coordination for their ongoing treatment and management of their mental health for an extended episode of care are currently under the care of a General Practitioner or psychiatrist for mental health care or will be linked with one as part of the program A Mental Health Treatment Plan is mandatory for referral to this service. View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs or psychiatrists. A Mental Health Treatment Plan is mandatory for referral to this service.
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 07 4638 1377 Email: services@rhealth.com.au Fax: 07 4151 079 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Centre for Healthy Living

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies
Communities Serviced	Warwick, Clifton, Allora, Killarney, Stanthorpe, Inglewood and Wallangarra. Also accepts referrals from rural populations around these centres.
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Gordana Sloss Phone: 07 4661 3340 Email: admin@centreforhealthyliving.com.au Fax: 07 4667 1333 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Mallow Wellbeing

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Stanthorpe
Services Offered	Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an evidenced based 8 week group course. It involves 2.5hr sessions guided by an MBSR trained teacher each week with 45 min guided home practice. Developed by the Centre for Mindfulness, University of Massachusetts, it brings the principles of mindfulness meditation into everyday life by teaching specific skills and practices that can be incorporated into daily life to help break cycles of anxiety, stress, unhappiness and exhaustion. Those who have taken this user-friendly course report feeling more engaged in their work and relationships, with fewer symptoms of stress and also an increased sense of authority in their lives.
Eligibility Criteria	Resident to the area, aged between 18 and over. Self-referral via referral form or via completion from GP or Allied Health Practitioner. **Some exclusions do apply – not suited for those with moderate or severe mental health illness. View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs or self-referral
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Helen Ferrier Phone: 0401 557 338 Email: wellbeing@mallow.net.au Fax: 07 4683 624 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Carbal Medical Services

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Toowoomba and Warwick
Services Offered	The Strong Mind, Strong Spirit program is a culturally appropriate support program designed to reach out to those with or at risk of mental illness, their family and community. The program is facilitated by Aboriginal Mental Health Workers and is delivered in a group setting with one-on-one counselling offered if required. There are at least two group sessions per week in both Toowoomba and Warwick including a women’s and men’s group.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year old Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders living in the outlined region/s View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs or self-referral
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 379 558 Email: rturnball@carbal.com.au (Toowoomba) Email: doliver@carbal.com.au (Warwick) Fax: 07 4639 7450 (Toowoomba) Fax: 07 4548 9550 (Warwick) To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Lives Lived Well

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Cherbourg, Goondiwindi, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs and Western Downs regions
Services Offered	The NewAccess Program is a free service developed by beyondblue that provides support in the form of a specially trained coach. Over six private sessions, individuals have access to a coach who will help them to set practical and effective goals, giving them the skills to manage the pressures of life so that they can get back to feeling their best. The NewAccess program is offered over the phone or face to face.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs or self-referral
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 971 309 Email: newaccess@liveslivedwell.org.au Fax: 07 3539 9875 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and contact the provider for referral pathway.

Goolburri Healing and Wellbeing Centre

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Mental Health Support Services
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Goondiwindi, Southern Downs and Western Downs region
Services Offered	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Wellbeing Services provide free, culturally appropriate mental health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region.
Eligibility Criteria	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with or at risk of mental illness View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs, allied health professionals or self-referral
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 07 4632 0338 Email: hwb@goolburri.org.au Fax: 07 4632 0548 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Headspace Warwick

Current Program	Headspace
Communities Serviced	Warwick
Services Offered	headspace Warwick can assist young people aged 12 to 25 years with mental health, general health, drug, alcohol, education and employment issues.
Referral Contact	For referrals, please call 07 4661 1999 or email headspace@rhealth.com.au
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	GP, school, parent, self refer, agency referral, community referral

Mindware Psychology

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies
Communities Serviced	Toowoomba, Crows Nest and Millmerran. Also accepts referrals from across the Darling Downs region.
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Veronica McKeen Phone: 07 4646 4953 Mobile: 0426 294 015 Email: contact@mindwarepsychology.com.au Fax: 07 4646 2452 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Searle Psychology and Mediation

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies.
Communities Serviced	Stanthorpe
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Elizabeth Searle Phone: 07 4681 4434 Email: searlepsychologymediation@gmail.com Fax: 07 4681 3309 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Goondiwindi Region

Goolburri Aboriginal Health Advancement Co

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies
Communities Serviced	Services Texas
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Wade Collinson Phone: 07 4632 0338 Email: hwb@goolburri.org.au Fax: 07 4632 0548 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

RHealth

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Health Service Navigators
Communities Serviced	Communities within the Goondiwindi, Southern Downs, Western Downs, South Burnett, Cherbourg and Somerset regions
Services Offered	Health Service Navigators assist GPs, service providers, consumers and carers to navigate the services available under stepped care in our region. The Health Service Navigators role is to: Coordinate linkages to supports and services for patients and consumers; Map and identify mental health service needs and gaps in communities at the local level; and Provide information where appropriate for services offered by the PHN under Primary Mental Health Care and information for consumers on other PHN programs and supports as necessary.
Eligibility Criteria	All patients and clients across all levels of stepped care View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs, allied health professionals, self-referral or family members and carers
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 012 710 or contact RHealth direct on 07 4638 1377 Email: services@rhealth.com.au Fax: 07 4151 0794 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Rural and Remote Mental Health

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Rural and Remote Health will provide at least one service (outlined below) in each LGA across the Darling Downs and West Moreton region
Services Offered	Rural Minds – This is a community mental health literacy program with a primary production focus. SafeTALK – Suicide awareness training. Eligible to everyone in the community and includes school based services. Rural Minds Train the Presenter – This is a one day training program to equip people to be able to deliver the Rural Mind program in their community. Eligible to any community members who are willing to improve the mental health literacy of their communities. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training – This is a 2 day suicide identification & intervention training program. Small community grants program for anti-stigma activities. – These are community based education and anti-stigmas activities – Eligibility involves an open tender process for community organisations or individuals who would like to support running these activities.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s. SafeTALK is open to 16+ year olds living in the outlined region/s. View criterialess
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	To find out more about these services, please contact Debbie Smith at the below details. Contact Information: Debbie Smith Mobile: 0428 983 011 Email: debbiesmith@rrmh.com.au

Mi Mind Centre

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Mental Health Nurse Program
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Toowoomba, Ipswich, Goondiwindi, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim, Somerset and Western Downs regions
Services Offered	Mental Health Nurse Care is for people who are diagnosed with a severe and complex mental illness in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region who are currently being managed in the primary care setting via a General Practitioner and/or Psychiatrist. People who are deemed eligible will receive mental health nurse services through a clinic setting or outreach model including clinical coordination of services by a mental health nurse. Mental Health Nurse Care will be delivered through: • face-to-face sessions • telephone or online to individuals either in private or general practice settings • community locations or via home visits (where risk assessed as safe and appropriate)
Eligibility Criteria	People aged 12 and older, who: have a Metal Health Treatment Plan are diagnosed with a severe and complex mental illness have mental health issues that are significantly impacting on their social, personal and work life are at risk of being admitted to hospital in the future if clinical care coordination is not provided, or has already had at least one admission due to their mental health in the past 12 months are assessed as needing clinical care coordination for their ongoing treatment and management of their mental health for an extended episode of care are currently under the care of a General Practitioner or psychiatrist for mental health care or will be linked with one as part of the program A Mental Health Treatment Plan is mandatory for referral to this service. View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs or psychiatrists. A Mental Health Treatment Plan is mandatory for referral to this service.
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Mi-Mind Centre (Services Toowoomba, Goondiwindi, Western Downs and some of the Lockyer Valley region) Phone: 07 4613 0922 Email: office@mi-mindtrust.com.au Fax: 07 4613 0944 Contact Information: Our House Our Haven (Services the Ipswich, Scenic Rim and Somerset region) Mobile: 0416 826 203 Email: info@ohoh.org.au Fax: 07 3496 1753 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Rural Sky

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies.
Communities Serviced	Goondiwindi and Inglewood
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Katherine Johnstone and Suzie Collins Mobile: 0475 391 260 (Katherine) or 0438 711 500 (Suzie) Email: referral@ruralsky.com.au To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and contact Katherine or Suzie at the above details for referral pathway.

Centre for Healthy Living

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies
Communities Serviced	Warwick, Clifton, Allora, Killarney, Stanthorpe, Inglewood and Wallangarra. Also accepts referrals from rural populations around these centres.
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Gordana Sloss Phone: 07 4661 3340 Email: admin@centreforhealthyliving.com.au Fax: 07 4667 1333 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Lives Lived Well

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Cherbourg, Goondiwindi, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs and Western Downs regions
Services Offered	The NewAccess Program is a free service developed by beyondblue that provides support in the form of a specially trained coach. Over six private sessions, individuals have access to a coach who will help them to set practical and effective goals, giving them the skills to manage the pressures of life so that they can get back to feeling their best. The NewAccess program is offered over the phone or face to face.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs or self-referral
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 971 309 Email: newaccess@liveslivedwell.org.au Fax: 07 3539 9875 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and contact the provider for referral pathway.

Goolburri Healing and Wellbeing Centre

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Mental Health Support Services
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Goondiwindi, Southern Downs and Western Downs region
Services Offered	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Wellbeing Services provide free, culturally appropriate mental health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region.
Eligibility Criteria	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with or at risk of mental illness View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs, allied health professionals or self-referral
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 07 4632 0338 Email: hwb@goolburri.org.au Fax: 07 4632 0548 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Gillian Bensley

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies
Communities Serviced	Allora, Clifton and Inglewood
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Gillian Bensley Mobile: 0417 618 211 Email: gillian.bensley@bigpond.com To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and contact the provider for referral pathway.

Mindware Psychology

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care – Targeted Psychological Therapies
Communities Serviced	Toowoomba, Crows Nest and Millmerran. Also accepts referrals from across the Darling Downs region.
Services Offered	Targeted Psychological Therapies (TPT) replaces the former Access to Allied Health Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA). TPT is designed to complement MBS Better Access psychology services funded by Medicare, not be in place of these services. • Support (up to three sessions) can be accessed as a Provisional referral prior to having a Mental Health Treatment Plan if the referral is urgent (within 24-48hrs), low risk of suicide, or a priority i.e. for young children; • Referrals can also be made for patients to access MBS Better Access through this referral process (these services are funded through MBS item numbers); • After a patient has exhausted all of their MBS Better Access sessions (maximum 6+4 Mental Health Treatment Plan MBS), and it is clinically appropriate for additional time, limited support of Up to five supplementary sessions can also be provided; • Some TPT providers may deliver Groups where clinically appropriate and suited to the client.
Eligibility Criteria	Targeted Psychological Therapies: People must reside in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, have a mild to moderate mental health illness and fall into one of the following targeted demographics which focus on vulnerable cohorts, including (but not limited to): children under the age of 12 years people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness people living in rural and remote communities women experiencing perinatal depression people with intellectual disability (dual diagnosis) people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds population groups that are the subject of separate guidance material (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people at risk of suicide and young people). View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs
Referral Pathway	Contact Person: Veronica McKeen Phone: 07 4646 4953 Mobile: 0426 294 015 Email: contact@mindwarepsychology.com.au Fax: 07 4646 2452 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Cherbourg Region

RHealth

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Health Service Navigators
Communities Serviced	Communities within the Goondiwindi, Southern Downs, Western Downs, South Burnett, Cherbourg and Somerset regions
Services Offered	Health Service Navigators assist GPs, service providers, consumers and carers to navigate the services available under stepped care in our region. The Health Service Navigators role is to: Coordinate linkages to supports and services for patients and consumers; Map and identify mental health service needs and gaps in communities at the local level; and Provide information where appropriate for services offered by the PHN under Primary Mental Health Care and information for consumers on other PHN programs and supports as necessary.
Eligibility Criteria	All patients and clients across all levels of stepped care View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs, allied health professionals, self-referral or family members and carers
Website	Click to visit site
Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 012 710 or contact RHealth direct on 07 4638 1377 Email: services@rhealth.com.au Fax: 07 4151 0794 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Rural and Remote Mental Health

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Rural and Remote Health will provide at least one service (outlined below) in each LGA across the Darling Downs and West Moreton region
Services Offered	Rural Minds – This is a community mental health literacy program with a primary production focus. SafeTALK – Suicide awareness training. Eligible to everyone in the community and includes school based services. Rural Minds Train the Presenter – This is a one day training program to equip people to be able to deliver the Rural Mind program in their community. Eligible to any community members who are willing to improve the mental health literacy of their communities. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training – This is a 2 day suicide identification & intervention training program. Small community grants program for anti-stigma activities. – These are community based education and anti-stigmas activities – Eligibility involves an open tender process for community organisations or individuals who would like to support running these activities.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s. SafeTALK is open to 16+ year olds living in the outlined region/s. View criterialess
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Referral Pathway	To find out more about these services, please contact Debbie Smith at the below details. Contact Information: Debbie Smith Mobile: 0428 983 011 Email: debbiesmith@rrmh.com.au

RHealth

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Mental Health Nurse Program
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Southern Downs, Cherbourg and South Burnett region
Services Offered	Mental Health Nurse Care is for people who are diagnosed with a severe and complex mental illness in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region who are currently being managed in the primary care setting via a General Practitioner and/or Psychiatrist. People who are deemed eligible will receive mental health nurse services through a clinic setting or outreach model including clinical coordination of services by a mental health nurse. Mental Health Nurse Care will be delivered through: • face-to-face sessions • telephone or online to individuals either in private or general practice settings • community locations or via home visits (where risk assessed as safe and appropriate)
Eligibility Criteria	People aged 12 and older, who: have a Metal Health Treatment Plan are diagnosed with a severe and complex mental illness have mental health issues that are significantly impacting on their social, personal and work life are at risk of being admitted to hospital in the future if clinical care coordination is not provided, or has already had at least one admission due to their mental health in the past 12 months are assessed as needing clinical care coordination for their ongoing treatment and management of their mental health for an extended episode of care are currently under the care of a General Practitioner or psychiatrist for mental health care or will be linked with one as part of the program A Mental Health Treatment Plan is mandatory for referral to this service. View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs or psychiatrists. A Mental Health Treatment Plan is mandatory for referral to this service.
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Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 07 4638 1377 Email: services@rhealth.com.au Fax: 07 4151 079 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and send via fax.

Lives Lived Well

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Low Intensity
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Cherbourg, Goondiwindi, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs and Western Downs regions
Services Offered	The NewAccess Program is a free service developed by beyondblue that provides support in the form of a specially trained coach. Over six private sessions, individuals have access to a coach who will help them to set practical and effective goals, giving them the skills to manage the pressures of life so that they can get back to feeling their best. The NewAccess program is offered over the phone or face to face.
Eligibility Criteria	18+ year olds living in the outlined region/s View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals can be made by GPs or self-referral
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Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1300 971 309 Email: newaccess@liveslivedwell.org.au Fax: 07 3539 9875 To refer patients into this service, please fill out the Mental Health Stepped Care Referral Form (Best Practice, Medical Director or editable PDF) and contact the provider for referral pathway.

HealthWISE

Current Program	Mental Health Stepped Care - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Mental Health Support Services
Communities Serviced	Communities in the Ipswich, Somerset, Cherbourg and South Burnett region, including the Boonah area.
Services Offered	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Wellbeing Services provide free, culturally appropriate mental health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region.
Eligibility Criteria	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with or at risk of mental illness View criterialess
Referral Contact	Referrals must be made by GPs, allied health professionals or self-referral
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Referral Pathway	Contact Information: Phone: 1800 931 540 Email: mentalhealth@healthwise.org.au Fax: 1300 452 059 Medical Objects: Yes To refer patients into this service, please fill out the HealthWISE Referral Form send via fax or Medical Objects.

Boonah Area

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