Crisis assessment and treatment (CAT) servicesThese services operate 24 hours a day and provide urgent community-based assessment and short-term treatment interventions to people in psychiatric crisis. CAT services have a key role in deciding the most appropriate treatment option and in screening all potential inpatient admissions. CAT services provide intensive community treatment and support, often in the person’s own home, during the acute phase of illness as an alternative to hospitalisation. CAT services also provide a service to designated hospital emergency departments through an onsite presence.
Psychiatric triage (information, assessment and referral)
24 hours a day, 7 days a week Telephone: 1300 657 259For your local CAT team, click on the following link. You can then search by suburb for the contact details of the CAT team and other resources in the hospital closest to you. Once you've selected your suburb you can choose from Adult, Child and Adolescent, Elderly or services for Disabled people
http://www.health.vic.gov.au/mentalhealth/services/index.htm
