Commissioned Services Details

ABK Psychology

Client Need:

People who have anxiety and/or depression or a diagnosed mental health illness – mild or moderate.

People who previously had a mental illness or have early symptoms of a mental illness and/or at a risk of developing a mental illness.

People with a mild or moderate mental illness and who are living in rural and remote areas and have barriers to accessing Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) based psychological intervention.

Also limited support for people with severe mental illness, or to people who have attempted, or are at risk of, suicide or self-harm where access to other services is not appropriate.

Ages - all ages

Service Details:

Support for:

• Targeted, evidence based, short term psychological intervention (ie cognitive behaviour therapy)

• promoting recovery and linkages to other services within a stepped care approach

How to access:

Following referrals are accepted under this program:

• Self-referral,
• Family/carer referral,
• Allied Health professional referral,
• psychiatrist referral paediatrician referral 

(however, must link back to your GP for a GP Mental Health Treatment Plan), 

• Local Aboriginal Medical Services or GP Referral with a GP Mental Health Treatment Plan.