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  1. Types of mental health issues and illnesses

    Mental health issues and illnesses may impact on a person’s thoughts, perceptions, feelings and behaviours. Most people can manage their condition with medication, counselling or both.

  2. Understanding health insurance

    There are many health insurance providers on the market that offer a wide variety of healthcare plans.

  3. Understanding Medicare

    Medicare is Australia’s national public health insurance, providing free or subsidised healthcare to all Australians and most permanent residents.

  4. Unpaid and professional carers

    The term ‘carer’ can refer to paid and unpaid, professional and ‘lay’ carers.

  5. Urgent Care Clinics

    Urgent Care Clinics provide care for people with conditions that require urgent attention but not an emergency response. Find your nearest clinic

  6. Urgent treatment for mental illness

    Telephone helplines such as Lifeline (call 13 11 14) offer immediate mental health support and counselling 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you are in immediate danger, call triple zero (000) for emergency services.

  7. Veterans, war and mental health services

    The Australian Government scheme ‘At Ease’ offers support, counselling and resources to help war veterans and Australian Defence Force personnel living with mental health conditions.

  8. Victorian Eyecare Service

    The Victorian Eyecare Service provides low-cost eye care to eligible people.

  9. Victorian Supercare Pharmacies

    The Supercare Pharmacies initiative ended at 11:00 pm on 30 September 2024. This was in response to continuing low demand for the service, including offered nursing services.

  10. Virtual Emergency Care

    The Victorian Virtual Emergency Department is a free virtual care service operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for anyone in Victoria.