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Mental Health Central Intake referrals
GPs and other health professionals may refer patients to commissioned mental health services.
Funded primary mental health, suicide prevention and drug and alcohol services booklet
Download and print this directory of funded mental health services or call SWSPHN Mental Health Central Intake on 1300 797 746 to order copies for your practice.
- Primary Mental Health, Suicide Prevention and Drug and Alcohol services
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What is stepped care for mental health?
Stepped care is a model of evidence-based mental healthcare delivery where the service intensity is matched to individual need/severity of...
How GPs refer mental health services
There are two ways a general practitioner can refer their patient to a South Western Sydney PHN funded mental health...
How approved referrers (other than GPs) refer mental health services
Some SWSPHN funded mental health services require a referral. This includes other mental health professionals and approved community-managed organisations, for...
SWSPHN Mental Health Central Intake referrals
GPs and other health professionals may refer patients to SWSPHN’s commissioned mental health services through SWSPHN Mental Health Central Intake....
Neurodevelopmental or behavioural disorders service directory
Directory of free or low-cost services and supports for ODD, ASD, ADHD or other mental health services providing assessment or...
Protecting your privacy – mental health services FAQs
Understand what happens to the personal information you share as a client of a mental health service provider commissioned by...
Initial Assessment and Referral for mental healthcare workshops
South Western Sydney PHN provides ongoing training and support to assist GPs and other clinicians in using the Initial Assessment...
EAP for general practice staff in South Western Sydney
South Western Sydney PHN funds the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), TELUS Health, to support the health and wellbeing of all...
Referral forms
Templates and forms
SWSPHN General Practitioner Mental Health Referral Form
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Referrals should be sent directly to the SWSPHN Intake Team and not handed to patient. The allocated clinician will call the patient to discuss an appointment once the referral has been received and processed.
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Templates and forms
K10+
Kessler 10 plus (K10+) measure of psychological distress.
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2 Pages (375 kb)
Templates and forms
K5
Kessler 5. Five questions ask about how you have been feeling in the last four weeks. For each question, mark the option that best describes the amount of time you felt that way.
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Templates and forms
Lifeline Macarthur and Western Sydney Suicide Aftercare Program Referral Form
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2 Pages (189 kb)
Multilingual K10+
(Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese, Croatian, Dari, English, Farsi, French, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese)
Treatment plans
Templates and forms
GP Mental Health Treatment Plan for Adults
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This document is not a referral letter. A referral letter must be sent to any additional providers involved in this mental health treatment plan.
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7 Pages (256 kb)
Templates and forms
GP Mental Health Treatment Plan for Children
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8 Pages (266 kb)
Assessment templates
Templates and forms
Paediatric Mental Health Symptoms Checklist
Use checklist to identify and assess changes in emotional and behavioural problems in children.
Add up the total of each column. Scoring Never, Sometimes and Often as scored 0, 1 or 2 respectively. A score of 15 or more suggests a need for assessment by a mental health professional.
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How to guides
Webinar
Using online tools in suicide prevention
Website
RANZCP – Telehealth in Psychiatry
SWSPHN programs and initiatives
Primary Care Resources
EAP for general practice staff in South Western Sydney
South Western Sydney PHN funds the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), TELUS Health, to support the health and wellbeing of all...
What we do
Headstart – local mental health services directory
An easy way to find free or low-cost mental health services for you or someone you know, specific mental health...
What we do
Head to Health
Take the first steps towards finding mental health and wellbeing support best for you. The sooner you talk about your...
No Wrong Door
No Wrong Door – mental health initiative
The No Wrong Door initiative is commitment to mental health service collaboration in South Western Sydney. No Wrong Door aims...
