Helen Mayo House

Description

Helen Mayo House is a South Australian State-wide acute inpatient unit of the Women's and Children's Health Network, and is located on the Glenside Campus. It provides services for the treatment of women who have children aged 0-2 years and who have a significant mental health problem such as bipolar mood disorder, schizophrenia, major depression or multiple problems including mental illness. As well as treatment of the mental illness, there is a significant focus on mother-infant attachment issues, and broader family work. In addition to inpatient services, the unit provides teaching services in the community in perinatal and infant mental health and specialised consultation-liaison to general practitioners through the GP shared care workers.