Advocacy & Support for

Borderline Personality Disorder
& Complex Trauma

WA Directory -General Mental Health

State Wide

Mental Health Emergency Response Line (MERL)

1300 555 788 Metro
1800 676 822 Peel
1800 552 002 Rural Link
(08) 9224 8888 State Wide

Western Australian Government Department of Health

08 9222 4222

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service

Urgent Mental Health Telephone Support line provides support for children and young people under the age of 18 years and their families. TEL: 1800 048 636

Provides specialist child and adolescent mental health information, assessment and support for young people up to the age of 18, and their families.

Statewide Indigenous Mental Health Service (SAMHS) supports both Aboriginal consumers and carers in accessing mainstream mental health services, and in better meeting the needs of Aboriginal people.

TEL: 08 9347 6600

supports both Aboriginal consumers and carers in accessing mainstream mental health services, and in better meeting the needs of Aboriginal people.

A number of area mental health services (as indicated below) offer programs for people with BPD.

Metropolitan

Armadale

 

Armadale Mental Health Service
08 9398 6600 (8.30 am – 4.30 pm weekdays)

  • DBT Programs and DBT Skills Groups
  • The DBT Programs serve adults (18 years +) with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder. DBT programs teach skills in mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness

Child Adolescent Mental Health Service
08 9391 2455

Bentley

Mills Street Centre Bentley Health Service
08 9416 3666

Fremantle

Fremantle Mental Health Service
08 9431 3400

  • DBT Programs and DBT Skills Groups
  • The DBT Programs serve adults (18 years +) with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder. DBT programs teach skills in mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness.

Central MST Office
08 9431 3781
www.pmh.health.wa.gov.au or www.mstservices.com

  • Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST) Program
  • Serves families with young persons (10-16 years) with at least 12 months history of severe behavioural problems.
  • There is a focus on Indigenous population.
  • Intensive service for up to 5 months.
  • MST Referral Form must be completed. Exclusion criteria apply. Referrals reviewed monthly, and prioritised by severity and extent of symptoms.
     

Hillarys

North MST Team
08 9403 1200
www.pmh.health.wa.gov.au or www.mstservices.com

  • Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST) Program
  • Serves families with young persons (10-16 years) with at least 12 months history of severe behavioural problems.
  • Intensive service for up to 5 months.
  • MST Referral Form must be completed. Exclusion criteria apply. Referrals reviewed monthly, and prioritised by severity and extent of symptoms.
     

Clarkson

Clarkson Community Mental Youth Service
08 9304 6200

  • DBT Programs and DBT Skills Groups
  • Adults (18 years +) with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder.
  • DBT programs teach skills in mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness.
     

Mandurah, Peel

Peel Mental Health Service
08 9531 8080

  • DBT Programs and DBT Skills Groups
  • Adults (18 years +) with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder.
  • DBT programs teach skills in mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness.
     

North Metropolitan Area

North Metropolitan Mental Health Service: Osborne Community Mental Health Service
North Metropolitan Mental Health: 08 9344 5400
Osborne Community Mental Health: 08 9346 8350

  • DBT Programs and DBT Skills Groups
  • Osborne Community Mental Health provides a comprehensive DBT program to adult women with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder.
  • Comprises 12-months of group skills training, individual therapy, and telephone coaching in skills use.
  • Only for North Metropolitan Mental Health clients.
  • No direct referrals.
     

Perth

Sentiens Private Psychiatric Day Hospital and Outpatient Clinic
08 9481 1950

  • DBT Skills Program
  • Provides assessment and treatment of personality disorders utilising the skills of a multidisciplinary team comprised of psychiatrists, occupational therapists, mental health nurses and clinical psychologists.
  • This service is able to combine individual, day hospital group and online services to optimise treatment outcomes.
  • A DBT Skills Program is available for individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder or traits, as well as other therapeutic groups, which provide an opportunity to enhance interpersonal skills and wellbeing.

Perth Metropolitan

Youth Axis Mental Health Program
General Enquiries: 08 9287 5700
Referrals/Triage Line: 1300 362 569
www.nmahsmh.health.wa.gov.au

  • Youth Axis provides specialist mental health assessment, treatment, consultation and community capacity building for young people with ultra high risk of developing psychosis and/or emerging borderline personality disorder.
  • The target group is 16-24 years, with a decline in function in the last 12 months.
  • Entry process to Youth Axis is through the referrals/triage line.

Rockingham/Kwinana

Peel & Rockingham Kwinana Mental Health Service
08 9528 0600

  • DBT Programs and DBT Skills Groups
  • Serves adults (18 years +) with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder.
  • DBT programs teach skills in mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness.

Rockingham

MST South Team
08 9431 3787
www.pmh.health.wa.gov.au or www.mstservices.com

  • Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST) Program
  • The program serves families with young persons (10-16 years) with at least 12 months history of severe behavioural problems. Intensive service for up to 5 months.
  • MST Referral Form must be completed. Exclusion criteria apply. Referrals reviewed monthly, and prioritised by severity and extent of symptoms.

Swan Area

Swan Mental Health Service
08 9347 5700
www.nmahsmh.health.wa.gov.au

  • DBT Programs and DBT Skills Groups
  • Groups are offered to adult clients of the service (18 years +) with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder and/or other Axis I/II disorders where DBT is appropriate.
  • DBT Skills Groups teach skills in mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness. Groups are facilitated by clinical psychologists and co-facilitated by clinicians from other disciplines.
     

Country Mental Health Services - South West
 

Bridgetown/Manjimup

Bridgetown/Manjimup Mental Health Service
08 9782 1444

Bunbury

Bunbury Mental Health Service
08 9722 1300

Margaret River

South West Mental Health Service – Margaret River
08 9757 3547

Busselton

Busselton/Dunsborough Mental Health Service
08 9754 0560

Country Mental health Services - Mid west
 

Carnarvon

Carnarvon Mental Health Service
08 9941 6600

Country Mental Health Services - Central West 

Central West Mental Health Service
08 9956 1999

Meekatharra

Meekatharra Mental Health Service
08 9981 0625

Country Mental Health Services - Goldfields
 

Esperance

Esperance Community Mental Health Service
08 9071 0444

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Kalgoorlie-Boulder Mental Health
08 9088 6200

Country Mental Health Services - Great Southern
 

Albany

Great Southern Mental Health Service
08 9892 2440

Katanning

Provider Great Southern Mental Health Service
08 9821 6341

Country Mental Health Services - Kimberley
 

Derby

Kimberley Mental Health and Drug Service: Derby
08 9193 3605

Kununurra

Kimberley Mental Health and Drug Service: Kununurra
08 9166 4350

Broome

Kimberley Mental Health and Drug Service
08 9194 2640

Country Mental Health Services - Pilbara
 

Headland

Pilbara Mental Health and Drug Service: Hedland Health Campus
08 9174 1240

Karratha

Pilbara Mental Health and Drug Service: Karratha
08 9143 2346

Newman, Tom Price

Pilbara Mental Health and Drug Service: Newman, Tom Price
08 9174 1240

Country Mental Health Services - Wheatbelt

Wheatbelt

Wheatbelt Mental Health Service
08 9621 0999

Narrogin

Narrogin Mental Health Unit
08 9881 0700

Ref: Project Air Strategy Directory for WA

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