Programme Areas

Crisis / acute, Mental health

Programme Type

DHB Mental Health Crisis, Intake / assessment

Regions

Central Lakes, Southland

Age Groups

Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua

Referral Types

Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services, Corrections

Referral Process

Call 0800 46 78 46.

It is preferred that referrers contact the team by telephone as this is a mobile team and staff may not always be on-site to attend to walk-in referrals. Telephone referrals may be made to the service through the following channels:

• General Practitioners - including after hours service
• Community agencies - e.g. Police, St John, Supporting Families, PACT and also Southern DHB
• Self presentation, friends family/whānau, concerned members of the public

If the referral is considered urgent, i.e. life threatening, immediate phone contact for consultation is vital.

Description

The Southland Mental Health Emergency Team (SMHET) provides a 24 hour/7 day week service for people who need crisis mental health (emergency) treatment, assistance and information about The Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act.

• Southland Mental Health Emergency Team (SMHET) Brochure (PDF, 650.2 KB)
  

  Operates out of Southland Hospital

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Programme Areas

Crisis / acute, Mental health

Programme Type

DHB Mental Health Crisis, Intake / assessment

Regions

Waitaki, Central Lakes, Dunedin - South Otago

Age Groups

Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua

Referral Types

Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services, Corrections

Referral Process

Call 0800 46 78 46.

It is preferred that referrers contact the team by telephone as this is a mobile team and staff may not always be on-site to attend to walk-in referrals. Telephone referrals may be made to the service through the following channels:

• General Practitioners - including after hours service
• Community agencies - e.g. Police, St John, Supporting Families, PACT and also Southern DHB
• Self presentation, friends family/whānau, concerned members of the public

If the referral is considered urgent, i.e. life threatening, immediate phone contact for consultation is vital.

Description

The Emergency Psychiatric Service is a mobile 24-hour, 7-day a week service providing emergency services to people with acute mental health needs. 

• Emergency Psychiatric Service Brochure (PDF, 608.3 KB)
  

  Operates out of Dunedin Hospital

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Programme Areas

Crisis / acute, Mental health

Programme Type

Intake / assessment

Regions

Dunedin - South Otago

Age Groups

Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua

Referral Types

DHB clinical services

Referral Process

Referrals for the Psychiatric Consultation Liaison Service comes from within the general hospital inpatient wards.

Description

The Psychiatric Consultation Liaison Service is dedicated to assist Dunedin Hospital non-psychiatric staff in the management of general hospital patients (medical, surgical or obstetric) who also have concurrent psychiatric, behavioural or interpersonal problems.