Mental health

Improving outcomes for people with, or at-risk of, mental illness and suicide

woman sitting on couch, looking thoughtfully into space, during a therapy session with psychologist

Murray PHN’s strategic health priorities include mental health, and we fund support services that help shape the overall mental health system, that provide support in specific communities needing additional access to services, and treatments that improve outcomes for individuals. To learn more about mental health in our region, read the Murray Health Report. 

Primary mental health services

Primary mental health services
headspace

headspace
Head to Health

Head to Health
Initial Assessment and Referral – Decision Support Tool (IAR-DST) 

Initial Assessment and Referral – Decision Support Tool (IAR-DST) 
Psychosocial Recovery Services

Psychosocial Recovery Services
Stepped care

Stepped care

Other support services available

  • Lifeline provides 24-hour crisis counselling, support groups and suicide prevention services. Call 13 11 14
  • Beyond Blue provides 24/7 support via phone as well as support online, via email or online forums. Call 1300 224 636
  • Suicide Call Back Service provides 24/7 support if you or someone you know is feeling suicidal. Call 1300 659 467
  • headtohealth is an online gateway funded by the Australian Government that can help you find free and low-cost, trusted phone and online mental health resources.
  • Ambulance (000) If you need urgent help, call triple zero.

Last Update: May 23rd, 2024

Murray PHN acknowledges its catchment crosses over many unceded First Nations Countries, following the Dhelkunya Yaluk (Healing River).

We pay our respects and give thanks to the Ancestors, Elders and Young people for their nurturing, protection and caregiving of these sacred lands and waterways, acknowledging their continuing cultural, spiritual and educational practices.

We are grateful for the sharing of Country and the renewal that Country gives us. We acknowledge and express our sorrow that this sharing has come at a personal, spiritual and cultural cost to the wellbeing of First Nations peoples. We commit to addressing the injustices of colonisation across our catchment, and to listening to the wisdom of First Nations communities who hold the knowledge to enable healing. We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.