Services for people with severe mental illness
Medicare Mental Health Centres offers residents free, walk-in mental health support and advice.
Medicare Mental Health centres in the Brisbane north region
The centres will be staffed by teams of highly qualified mental health professionals and people with lived mental health experience. No Medicare card, appointment or GP referral is required to access the free services which will provide immediate, short and medium-term care to adults.
Integrated Mental Health Hubs commissioned by Brisbane North PHN in Caboolture, Strathpine and inner-north Brisbane will transition to the MMHC model, with a new service to be established in Redcliffe.
North Brisbane and Moreton Bay Medicare Mental Health Centres locations and operators
Caboolture: Operated by Stride
Strathpine: Operated by Neami
Redcliffe: Operated by Communify
Inner-North Brisbane (Lutwyche): Operated by Communify
Key features of the Medicare Mental Health Centres
- no requirement for appointments, referrals, or prior diagnoses
- no Medicare card needed to access service
- access to peer workers with lived mental health experience
- multidisciplinary teams of social workers and counsellors offering short and medium-term care.
Medicare Mental Health can connect you, or someone you care for, to mental health support.
The Medicare Mental Health phone service operates 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays). Callers after hours will have the option to leave a message and receive a call back the next business day. Please note that Medicare Mental Health is not a crisis service.
Phone: 1800 595 212
For further information on the national Medicare Mental Health initiative, visit medicarementalhealth.gov.au.
