The Psychiatric Crisis Assessment & Treatment Team is a community-based program.  The team consists of mental health clinicians and psychiatrists.

The Department:

• Provides best practice care and treatment to people with acute psychiatric disorders
• Arranges and conducts crisis psychiatric assessments
• Provides an accessible public acute psychiatric assessment and treatment service in the least possible restrictive environment
• Provides a comprehensive acute psychiatric service in a setting which is familiar to the client and which maximises the use of supports available within the client's own community and social environment
• Works collaboratively with clients and their families or carers in the assessment and treatment of mental disorder.
• Arranges collaborative and seamless transfer of care to other services when appropriate
• Facilitates and screens admissions to inpatient units

Also See:

• Carer Support and Commonwealth Carer Respite Centre