About Us

Our Vision

• Leading care, healthier communities, improved mental health

Our Mission

• Promote and improve the health and wellbeing of the residents of SWSLHD through the delivery of high quality mental health care

The South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) Mental Health Service provides assessment and treatment for a range of mental health conditions. Our priorities include early intervention and promoting mental health in our community.

Our services are provided by a team of mental health professionals including psychiatrists, psychiatry registrars, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, psychologists and administrative staff. The multidisciplinary team combines specialised skills and expertise and works together to provide high quality mental health care.

• Community-based mental health services are located in the Bankstown, Fairfield, Liverpool, Campbelltown, Wollondilly and Wingecarribee areas. 
• Hospital-based mental health services are located at Bankstown, Liverpool and Campbelltown Hospitals. 

The SWSLHD Mental Health Service have dedicated teams to deliver care across all ages and to specific communities, including people who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds and people from the LGBTQIA+ community. Specific age related teams include:

• perinatal
• infant, child and adolescent
• youth/early psychosis
• adults
• older people

We work with other SWSLHD services including Community Health, Drug Health and Aged Care and Rehabilitation Services which enables the Mental Health Service to deliver holistic health care to our community.

Our service is committed to patient safety and quality care and maintains current accreditation in line with the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.