Eligibility

For the short-term therapies (STT) program, there are 2 main streams for referral depending on the individual’s mental health needs.

Stream 1: Psychological therapies stream

This stream provides easily accessible, evidence based, short term, focused psychological therapies to individuals with mild to moderate or, in some cases, severe mental illness who would otherwise have little or no access to mental health services.

To be eligible this stream, people must:

• live in the NT
• hold a current Health Care Card, Low Income Health Care Card, or Pension Card, or meet other specified hardship criteria
• have a non-acute moderate mental health condition
• have a mental health treatment plan (MHTP) or Appendix A of the STT referral form completed by a psychiatrist
• be eligible for Medicare-funded services.

Stream 2: Suicide prevention stream

This stream offers immediate and intensive therapy to people during a period of increased risk of suicide. Nature of support will depend on choice and control of the consumer and a person’s readiness to engage in intensive therapy.

This service is designed for 3 groups of people:

• people who, after a suicide attempt have been discharged into the care of a GP from hospital or released into the care of a GP from an emergency department
• people who have expressed strong suicidal ideation to their GP or a mental health clinician
• people who are considered at increased risk in the aftermath of a suicide.

Referrals

Neami National’s NT Connect to Wellbeing program provides an intake assessment and referral service for the STT program. They liaise with GPs and referral services to determine who is eligible and ensure the person is matched to the least intensive level of care that best suits their needs.

Firstly, a GP will complete a Mental Health Treatment Plan (MHTP) and a STT referral form to refer the client to NT Connect to Wellbeing. Once the referral is received, the intake and assessment staff will assess eligibility based on the MHTP. NT Connect to Wellbeing will then refer the client to an appropriate provider who will make contact with the client.

View and download the Connect to Wellbeing Referral Form

Who delivers this program?

Qualified mental health professionals deliver the program alongside referring GPs who regularly reviews an individual’s mental health if ongoing treatment is required.

The following providers deliver the STT program: