HNE Mental Health delivers services across the Hunter New England Health district.
Around 1600 mental health staff members deliver comprehensive and specialist mental health services. We are committed to serving mental health consumers and carers, to providing training and education and to running an active research and evaluation program.
Mental Health services provide a range of inpatient services and community mental health care, from prevention and early intervention to treatment, rehabilitation and continuing care.
The focus of these services is to provide timely and effective care and to empower consumers to become resilient, independent and to self-manage their illness and recovery.
Our services are organised by geography and cover all age groups including child and adolescent, adult and older people.
Specialist services include:
Mental health and substance use
Psychiatric rehabilitation
Neuropsychiatry
Consultation liaison psychiatry
Centre for Psychotherapy
Forensic services.
Support services include:
Clinical and corporate support
Aboriginal, multicultural and consumer liaison
Partnerships and performance
Education and research
HNE Mental Health General Enquiries - phone 4033 5000
Newcastle
Hospital inpatient services
Psychiatric emergency care centre
Mater Mental Health Centre
Edith St Waratah NSW 2298
Phone: 1800 011 511
Fax: 4033 5359
Psychiatric intensive care
Mater Mental Health Centre
Edith St Waratah NSW 2298
Phone: 4033 5369
Fax: 4033 5375
Short term acute
Newcastle Mental Health
Mater Mental Health Centre
Edith St Waratah NSW 2298
Phone: 4033 5316
Fax: 4033 5321
Lake Macquarie Mental Health
Mater Mental Health Centre
Edith St Waratah NSW 2298
Phone: 4033 5336
Fax: 4033 5341
Mental Health Substance Use (North)
Edith St Waratah NSW 2298
Phone: 4033 5460
Fax: 4033 5465
Mental Health Substance Use (South)
Edith St Waratah NSW 2298
Phone: 4033 5440
Fax: 4033 5441
Older people
Mater Mental Health Centre
Edith St Waratah NSW 2298
Phone: 4033 5416
Fax: 4033 5420
Intermediate stay
James Fletcher Campus
Church St Newcastle NSW 2300
Phone: 4924 6960
Fax: 4924 6965
Child and adolescent –Nexus
John Hunter Hospital
Lookout Rd New Lambton Heights NSW 2305
Phone: 4985 5800
Fax: 4985 5815
Child and adolescent (up to 18 years of age) mental health services in the community
Newcastle child and adolescent mental health
621 Hunter St
Newcastle West NSW 2302
Phone: 4925 7800
Fax: 4925 7863
Lake Macquarie child and adolescent mental health
5 Hopetoun St
Charlestown NSW 2290
Phone: 4904 9100
Fax: 4904 9199
Parent and infant mental health - Got It!
Locked Bag 1014
Wallsend NSW 2287
Phone: 4924 6055
Fax: 4924 6056
Whole family team
670 Hunter St
Newcastle West NSW 2302
Phone: 4016 4617
Fax: 4016 4750
Adult mental health services in the community (18-65 years)
Newcastle adult mental health and rehabilitation team
Barrack Building
James Fletcher Campus
72 Watt St Newcastle NSW 2300
Phone: 4964 7000
4964 7001
Lake Macquarie adult mental health and rehabilitation team
1A Dudley Road
Charlestown NSW 2290
Phone: 4904 9000
Fax: 4904 9049
John Hunter consultation liaison psychiatry
John Hunter Hospital
Lookout Rd New Lambton Heights NSW 2305
Phone: 4921 3660
4921 3653
Support Through Early Psychosis Service (STEPS) (16-30 years)
20 Stewart Ave Hamilton NSW 2303
Phone: 4915 1796
4915 1706
Neuropsychiatry clinic
McAuley Building,
Mater Campus Edith St Waratah NSW 2298
Phone: 4033 5739
4033 5606
Centre for Psychotherapy
James Fletcher Campus
72 Watt St Newcastle NSW 2300
Phone: 4924 6820
4924 6801
Mental health and substance use
McAuley Building
Mater Campus, Edith St Waratah NSW 2298
Phone: 4033 5600
4033 5606
Court liaison
James Fletcher Campus
72 Watt St Newcastle NSW 2300
Phone: 4924 6813
4924 6852
Perinatal
Harker Building
Longworth Ave Wallsend NSW 2287
Phone: 4924 6055
4924 6056
Older people mental health services in the community (over 65 years of age)
Newcastle older people mental health
Barracks Building
James Fletcher Campus
72 Watt St Newcastle NSW 2300
Phone: 4964 7000
4964 7001
Lake Macquarie older people mental health
1A Dudley Road
Charlestown NSW 2290
Phone: 4904 9000
Fax: 4904 9049
Specialist outpatient/ consultation service
McAuley Building
Mater Campus, Edith St Waratah NSW 2298
Phone: 4033 5600
4033 5606
Belmont
Adult mental health services in the community (18-65 years)
Belmont Hospital consultation liaison psychiatry
Belmont Hospital
Croudace Rd Belmont NSW 2280
Phone: 4923 2000
Phone: 4923 2628
4923 2017
Morisset
Hospital inpatient services at Morisset Hospital
Cottages- low support
Rosella - high support
Kaoriki - neuropsychiatry
Kestrel - medium secure
Morisset Hospital
Off Dora St Morisset
NSW 2264
Phone: 4973 0222
Fax: 4973 3442
Ibis - older people unit
Morisset Hospital
Off Dora St Morisset
NSW 2264
Phone: 4973 0277
Fax: 4973 0335
Maitland
Maitland Mental Health Unit
Short term acute
Maitland Hospital
550 High St
Maitland NSW 2320
Phone: 4939 2456
Fax: 4939 2290
Child and adolescent (up to 18 years of age) mental health services in the community
Hunter Valley child and adolescent mental health
Melbee House
550 - 560 High St
Maitland NSW 2320
Phone: 4939 2449
Fax: 4939 2378
Adult mental health services in the community (18-65years)
Hunter Valley Community Mental Health Service
555 High St
Maitland NSW 2320
Phone: 4939 2900
Fax: 4939 2901
For referrals call Mental Health Contact Centre
Phone: 1800 011 511
Fax: 6767 8739
Older people mental health services in the community (over 65 years of age)
Older people mental health
555 High St
Maitland NSW 2320
Phone: 1800 011 511
Fax: 6767 8739
Specialist outpatient/ consultation service
McAuley Building
Mater Campus
Edith St Waratah NSW 2298
Phone: 4033 5600
Fax: 4033 5606
Taree
Hospital inpatient services
Short term acute, Taree Hospital
26 York St
Taree NSW 2430
Phone: 1800 011 511
Phone: 6592 9525
Fax: 6767 8739
Nimoola House
144a Commerce St
Taree NSW 2430
Phone: 1800 011 511, 6552 7350, 0423 848 532
Fax: 6551 6904
Child and adolescent, adult and older people mental health services in the community
Community mental health , Older people mental health
64 Pultney St
Taree NSW 2430
Phone: 1800 011 511
Fax: 6767 8739
Forster
Child and adolescent, adult and older people mental health services in the community
Child and adolescent, Community mental health, Older people mental health
Breese Parade
Forster NSW 2428
Phone: 1800 011 511
Fax: 6767 8739
Hospital inpatient services
Riverview T-BASIS
32 Bungay Rd
Wingham NSW 2429
Phone: 1800 011 511, 6557 3444
Fax: 6557 3447
Tamworth
Hospital inpatient services
Short term acute -Banksia
Tamworth Hospital
Dean St
Phone: 6767 7870
Fax: 6766 6690
Hilltop Lodge T-BASIS
Locked Bag 9783
Tamworth NSW 2348
Phone: 6767 8450
Fax: 6766 9135
Child and adolescent, adult and older people mental health services in the community
Child and adolescent, Community mental health, Older people mental health
Dean House
Dean St
Tamworth NSW 2340
Phone: 1800 011 511
Fax: 6767 8739
Mental health rural adversity programme
Dean House
Dean St
Tamworth NSW 2340
Phone: 6767 8618
Fax: 6767 8734
Gunnedah
Child and adolescent, adult and older people mental health services in the community
Child and adolescent, community mental health, Older people mental health
PO Box 243
Gunnedah NSW 2380
Phone: 1800 011 511
Fax: 6767 8739
Armidale
Hospital inpatient services in Armidale
Short term acute
Clark Centre
Armidale Hospital
Rusden St
Locked Bag 4
Armidale NSW 2350
Phone: 6776 9628
6776 4770
Child and adolescent, adult and older people mental health services in the community
Armidale Child and adolescent community mental health and older people mental health
Clare House
Rusden St
Locked Bag 4
Armidale NSW 2350
Glen Innes
Child and adolescent, adult and older people mental health services in the community
Community mental health
Glen Innes Hospital
Ground floor, Taylor St
Glen Innes NSW 2370
Phone: 1800 011 511
Fax: 6767 8739
Tenterfield
Child and adolescent, adult and older people mental health services in the community
Community mental health
Tenterfield Hospital
1-5 Naas St
Tenterfield NSW 2372
Phone: 1800 011 511
Fax: 6767 8739
Moree
Child and adolescent, adult and older people mental health services in the community (all ages)
Moree community mental health
Moree Community Health
Alice St
PO Box 138
Moree NSW 2400
Local enquiries: Phone: 6757 0222
New referrals: Phone: 1800 011 511
Fax: 6757 3709
Inverell
Child and adolescent, adult and older people mental health services in the community (all ages)
Child and adolescent community mental health
Inverell Community Health
Swanbrook St
PO Box 701
Inverell NSW 2360
Local enquiries: 6757 0222
New referrals: 1800 011 511
Fax: 6757 3709
Narrabri
Child and adolescent, adult and older people mental health services in the community (all ages)
Community mental health and older people mental
Narrabri Community Health
93-95 Barwon St
PO Box 243
Narrabri NSW 2390
Local enquiries: 6757 0222
New referrals: 1800 011 511
Fax: 6757 3709
Contact HNE Mental Health Services
Phone: 1800 011 511