Appropriate Referrals

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Mums Matter Psychology provides services to women and men throughout the perinatal period: from conception up until the child is 4 years old. We offer support to those experiencing, or at risk of developing, mild-moderate perinatal depression, anxiety or stress-related disorders. Support is also provided to expectant and new parents, and their partners, who have experienced birth trauma or pregnancy related loss, e.g. stillbirth, miscarriage, or termination.

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To ensure that families receive the most appropriate and specialised care, we are unable to accept referrals of cases featuring:

– Current or enduring psychotic illness;
– Long-standing suicidal or homicidal ideation or suicide attempts without psychiatric support;
– Current child protection issues involving Family and Community Services without case management support;
– Current alcohol or other drug abuse without Drug & Alcohol service support

 

Please refer clients with these circumstances to other community services, public adult mental health services, or tertiary mental health services.

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General Practitioners, Private Psychiatrists & Paediatricians

 

• If your patient is suffering from a mental health condition, you can complete a Mental Health Care Plan along with a referral letter which you provide to the patient directly.

• Your patient will then be able to access the Medicare rebate for up to 20 individual sessions in the calendar year and be bulk billed (no out of pocket expense) for up to 20 sessions in total (a gap fee applies after 20 sessions - please see our fees here).

• If a mental health care plan is not indicated, patients can still choose to access the service for a fee. If they have private health insurance, they may be eligible for a rebate.

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You may securely upload your referral here or fax it to us.