Mental Health
The Fremantle Hospital Mental Health Service (FHMHS) provides recovery focused mental health services. It works in partnership with consumers and their carers and acknowledges that each individual is an expert in their own recovery.
FHMHS provides services to the residents of Fremantle, Cockburn and Melville. It offers adult services to people aged 18 to 65 years and older adult services for people over 65 years.
Our services include:
Learn about understanding your mental health care journey.
How to access our services
The Assessment and Treatment Team (ATT) provides a triage mental health team which is the first point of access to mental health services offered at Fremantle Hospital. It operates from 8am–10pm, providing specialist multidisciplinary community mental health assessment and treatment services for individuals with mental health issues aged 18–65 years.
Patients may be referred to ATT by their general practitioners (GP) or other service providers.
Referrals from health professionals
Self-referral
People who present to the mental health service without a referral will be triaged by ATT before being treated or referred to other services.
Resources for consumers
A range of information about mental health conditions and living with these conditions can be found on Healthy WA (external site), including:
AskIzzy (external site) is a mobile website that connects people with health and wellbeing services, support and counselling.
Support for carers
Carers have the main responsibility for care when service providers are not there. They are frequently responsible for providing care to consumers who are acutely unwell.
The mental health service actively partners with carers to make sure that their family member or friend receives the best possible care.
Read more in our Information for carers guide (PDF 1.2MB).
The mental health service ensures that carers and the essential role they play is identified at first contact, or as soon as possible thereafter. Relevant information brochures for family, friends and consumers are provided in the inpatient areas.
Working in partnership
FHMHS develops and maintains partnerships with consumer representatives and community managed organisations to assist consumers in their recovery journey.
Read more about the MH Consumer Advisory Group.
Mental health career opportunities
Working in mental health for South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) (external site) means nurturing and fulfilling your calling as a health care professional to change and positively impact people’s lives – from adolescents to older adults.
Read more about mental health career opportunities across SMHS (external site).
Contact us
Location: W Block, Cnr Alma Street and Hampton Rd, Fremantle
Phone: 9431 3333
Fax: 9431 3479
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Operating hours
Assessment and Treatment Team (ATT - Triage)
8am–10pm, 7 days a week
Outpatient Clinics
8.30 am–4.00pm, Monday to Friday
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