South Australians living in regional areas have access to a range of specialist mental health services in SA (PDF 77KB). To find out about mental health services available in your area please select your local health network below:

Acute inpatient mental health services

There is a 23 bed Rural and Remote Mental Health Service based at Glenside Health Service Campus and three Integrated Mental Health Inpatient Units at Mount Gambier, Whyalla and Berri.

Community mental health services

Community mental health services are provided by 13 community mental health teams across regional South Australia, including an Intensive Community Program at Whyalla, Mount Gambier and Murray Bridge. Community mental health teams provide recovery-focused mental health services to individuals aged 16 and above living in rural and remote areas of South Australia.

Youth and older persons’ mental health services

Regional services are offered for youth mental health services for people aged 16 to 24 and older persons’ mental health services for people aged 65+.

Telepsychiatry

Telepsychiatry is provided to country South Australians through more than 220 video conferencing units across the Digital Telehealth Network. Contact the telemedicine/telepsychiatry unit on (08) 7087 1660.

Community rehabilitation

There is a country-wide community rehabilitation service based at Whyalla, with recovery-focused supports and services including:

  • treatment and rehabilitation for people with serious and severe mental health issues
  • information to assist people to make informed decisions about their treatment
  • professional, respectful and inclusive assessment of need and treatment
  • coordinated care with consumers, carers and family and other service providers
  • liaison and coordination of treatment with general practitioners and psychiatrists
  • connection with services, for example, Aboriginal health, aged care, youth services and other mental health support services
  • spiritually and culturally appropriate support
  • access to interpreters when needed.

Need support?

If you feel that you may need mental health support and have never accessed a mental health service before, talk to your GP.

If you require urgent mental health assistance, please call the mental health triage service (the Rural and Remote Distance Consultation and Emergency Triage and Liaison Service) 24 hours a day, seven days a week on 13 14 65.