Mercy Mental Health and Wellbeing Services – south west metro

Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC)

Deer Park, Victoria

Overview

Prevention and Recovery Care is a residential service providing short term recovery support and treatment for people receiving mental health care.

Located in Deer Park, the Prevention and Recovery Care service is a program run in partnership with CoHealth to support people and prevent the worsening of their illness and the need for hospital admission. It also supports people leaving a mental health hospital unit and assists them to return to community living.

Residents stay within the service between two to four weeks.

Referral to the Prevention and Recovery Care service is through your treating mental health clinician via Mercy Mental Health Triage service: 1300 657 259.

 

Catchments supported at this location

Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC)
54 Burnside Street
Deer Park Victoria 3023

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Clinics and services

Prevention and Recovery Care is a residential service providing short term recovery support and treatment for people receiving mental health care.

Getting here

Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC)
54 Burnside Street
Deer Park Victoria 3023

Parking availability

Public parking on the street.

Public transport

Within walking distance to local bus route.

Visitor information

Contacts and emergency

In case of emergency, call 000

Emergency contacts

Mental Health Triage

Mental Health Triage

  • Phone numbers:

    Mental Health Triage
    ​1300 657 259
    24 hours, 7 days a week

  • Website: Mercy Mental Health Triage
  • About:

    If you are experiencing mental distress or you are seeking treatment for a mental health problem, please phone the triage line
    For emergencies requiring immediate assistance, call 000.
    You may need to leave a message on an answering service and the triage worker will return your call as soon as possible.

Lifeline

Lifeline

  • Phone numbers:

    Lifeline
    131 114
    24 hours, 7 days a week

  • Website: lifeline.org.au
  • About:

    Lifeline is a national charity providing all Australians experiencing a personal crisis with access to 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services.

    What happens when you call 13 11 14
    Our trained Telephone Crisis Supporters will answer your call and:

    Listen to your situation
    Provide immediate support
    Assist to clarify options and choices available to you
    Provide you with referral information for other services in your local area.
    Your call will be answered as soon as possible by the next available crisis supporter. If your call isn’t answered straight away, it means we are experiencing high demand for our service and helping other Australians in need.

    Please stay on the line or call back later.

    If you are in immediate danger call 000.

Contacts

Prevention and Recovery Centre (PARC)

Prevention and Recovery Centre (PARC)

Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC)
54 Burnside Street
Deer Park Victoria 3023
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Last reviewed July 10, 2018.

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