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FindMH helps Victorian professionals identify the appropriate public mental health access pathway. FindMH provides directory information only and does not make referrals or create patient records.
Send service details by SMS
Find the appropriate public mental health service and send its contact details directly to an Australian mobile number—without writing the number down or asking someone to photograph a screen.
- 1. Find the serviceSearch by location and age.
- 2. Send detailsEnter the recipient’s Australian mobile.
- 3. Person receives the numberThe SMS includes the relevant triage contact, FindMH website and emergency information.
- The recipient SMS is free.
- An optional email receipt can show the transaction and provider-reported sending status.
- A receipt does not prove the message was read, the service was contacted or care was received.
- FindMH provides directory information only and does not make referrals.
Making a useful referral
Contact the displayed service directly and follow its referral process. The service decides eligibility, urgency and the appropriate response.
Before you call
Where known and appropriate, have the person’s consent and enough information to explain what help is being sought. Do not enter clinical information into FindMH.
Referral information checklist
- Reason for seeking help now and recent changes
- Immediate safety concerns
- Relevant history and current treating services or GP
- Medications, medical issues or alcohol and other drug issues, where known
- Family, carer or other support involvement
- Communication or interpreter needs
- The assistance being requested