Residents of Hawkesbury and surrounds now have permanent access to free quality adult mental health supports with the opening of Hawkesbury Head to Health.
This service offers a safe and welcoming place for adults to access mental health information, services and support. Services are delivered by multidisciplinary teams over extended hours, without needing an appointment, GP referral or paying a fee.
Hawkesbury Head to Health can provide care for people in distress, and short to medium term care for people with moderate to severe mental health needs.
Hawkesbury Head to Health replaces the temporary Head to Health pop-up clinic initially established in Richmond in 2021 in response to the COVID pandemic.
The Australian Government is providing funding of $3.4 million over 4 years from 2022-23 to Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network to commission this new service.
