Western Australia Public Services

To access information about the availability of local community-based services for adults, children or adolescents within your area, search in the My Services online directory (link below).

For anyone involved in a mental health emergency in the community – including individuals, families/carers or health professionals, call the Mental Health Emergency Response Line (MHERL):

If there is concern about a person’s medical and/or psychiatric safety, present to your nearest EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. People who need medical stabilisation should be admitted to acute hospital medical inpatient treatment. Admission for inpatient treatment may be arranged if appropriate via the emergency department.

Specialist Mental Health Eating Inpatient Disorder Unit, located in Cockburn, providing voluntary treatment to women aged 18 years and over throughout the state.

Kara Maar provides comprehensive clinical assessment and treatment for individuals aged 16 years and over who have a diagnosed eating disorder, or are experiencing signs and symptoms consistent with an eating disorder diagnosis. As a specialist community service, we support people whose current primary mental health needs relate to an eating disorder.

This service is located at Cockburn and Mandurah and is available to consumers living within the south metropolitan catchment area – refer to the SMHS mental health catchment map to see suburbs that fall within our catchment – associated regions in country WA.

NMEDSS is a community-based service providing specialist treatment for eating disorders for consumers aged 16+ years in the North Metropolitan catchment and those in associated links in regional WA, with a diagnosed eating disorder of primary concern.

NMEDSS takes a person-centred and recovery-oriented approach to treatment with a multi-disciplinary team consisting of clinical nursing, dietetics, psychology, social work, psychiatry, physician, exercise physiology and peer support.

The service offers a 'step up' from outpatient settings such as clinical psychology, dietetic and general practitioner appointments as well as a 'step-down' from inpatient settings including hospitals and residential treatment, as part of a continuum of care approach to treatment. Services offered include comprehensive assessment and treatment including a day program, specialist multidisciplinary outpates clinics and clinical monitoring.

EMEDSS is an outpatient service that provides early access to specialised treatment with the aim of helping clients remain in the community. The service helps to bridge the gap between inpatient treatment and longer-term community eating disorder services.

EMEDSS takes a person-centred and recovery-oriented approach to treatment with a multi-disciplinary team consisting of clinical nursing, dietetics, psychology, social work, psychiatry, general practitioner, social work and peer support.

EMEDSS is available to consumers, residing in EMHS catchment area who are aged ≥16 years where an eating disorder is of primary concern.

**The Perth Children’s Hospital Child & Adolescent Eating Disorders Program (PCH EDP) (up to 16 years) **is a specialised service for the assessment and treatment of young people with eating disorders and their families. The EDP provides a continuum of care across outpatient treatment, day patient treatment and in reach support. The program also provides a coordinated approach to helping young people, involving several different health professionals.

The Centre for Clinical Intervention (CCI) is a specialised state-wide mental health service. It offers free, evidence-based treatment for people with eating disorders aged 16 and over and their families at the outpatient clinic or via telehealth.

• Adults (18 years and over): For adults with eating disorders, such as Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Other Specified Eating Disorders, CCI offers outpatient Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.
• Youth (16-18 years): For young people with eating disorders, CCI offers Family Based Therapy (FBT). FBT is an intensive outpatient treatment that views families as health professionals’ greatest ally and places the parents at the centre of their young person’s recovery.