Urgent and emergency services
Severe and persistent or episodic presentations, often with complex multi-agency needs; other severe conditions that include high level of risk, disability or complexity.
Intensive team-based specialist assessment and intervention (state mental health services) with involvement from a range of different mental health professionals including case managers, psychiatrists, allied health workers, and GPs.
Moderate mental illness
Structured, reasonably frequent and intensive interventions.
Community supports such as peer support or social participation and/or lifestyle interventions.
Mild mental illness
Services designed to be accessed quickly, minimal need for formal referral, provided through a range of modalities and involve few short sessions.
Routine social supports (family and friends) and supports targeting situational stressors eg financial issues.
Community resilience, connection and support
Services designed at a local level to support community members such as: Neighborhood houses, Rotary Groups, CWA, Youth Groups, Church Groups, etc.
Mild psychological distress
Services designed to prevent the onset of illness, or prevent further escalation, and focused on supporting symptom self management.
Routine social support (family and friends) and supports targeting situational stressors eg financial issues.
Self help management and access to online information and support.
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If you need urgent help, phone 000 or Lifeline on 131 114
This state funded (until Aug 2021) program provides crisis support and accommodation and safety planning for those who are experiencing family violence available in Alpine & Towong to community members of all ages.
Anticipated Wait Times: No Waitlists
Costs: No Costs associated
Targeted Cohorts Included: Women and Men’s Heath and Support Services, Homelessness, CALD, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, Mental Health, Disability, LGBTQA+ & Family Focused Service
Click here for more information on Tiers.
This service is 24 hour crisis support in partnership with Victoria Police and Safe Steps Family Violence and Response Service.
Please call 03 57222203 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) or email intake@cav.org.au and ask to speak with the intake worker.
After Hours please contact: 24/7 After hours Service – Safe Steps on 1800 015 188
To view Centre Against Violence’s poster, click here.
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