Homeless Outreach Psychiatric Service
The Homeless Outreach Psychiatric Service (HOPS) team works with adult clients aged 25-64 years who are experiencing mental illness and homelessness or are at risk of homelessness. We provide a range of services including specialist psychiatric treatment and interventions, assertive outreach and intensive support.
Clinical service overview
Our team provides:
- Psychiatric assessment and treatment
- Clinical case management
- Family and carer support
- Specialist allied health interventions
The HOPS team also works in partnership with local homeless services Sacred Heart Mission and Launch Housing South Bank. We provide secondary consultation and assessment to clients accessing these services.
Our team includes a consultant psychiatrist, psychiatric registrar, occupational therapist, social worker and psychiatric nurses.
Refer your patient
Call or fax your referral
We accept phone referrals for this service via the Navigations Intake Team.
- Phone (03) 9076 9888
- After hours emergency 1300 363 746
Special referral instructions
Clients must be aged between 25-64 years and live locally.
Clinic times
| Day | Campus | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | St Kilda Rd Clinic | 8.00am - 4.30pm |
| Tuesday | St Kilda Rd Clinic | 8.00am - 4.30pm |
| Wednesday | St Kilda Rd Clinic | 8.00am - 4.30pm |
| Thursday | St Kilda Rd Clinic | 8.00am - 4.30pm |
| Friday | St Kilda Rd Clinic | 8.00am - 4.30pm |
Clinic consultants
- Dr Viola Luk: Psychiatry
Resources
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Launch Housing
One of Victoria’s largest providers of housing and homelessness support services.
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Uniting
Find out about services offered for those experiencing poverty and homelessness
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Sacred Heart Mission
Find out more about the services offered by Sacred Heart Mission to combat homelessness
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The Salvation Army - Crisis Support Services
Find out about the support services offered by The Salvation Army in Victoria.
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The Salvation Army - Health Services
Find out about the health services offered by the Access Health Program.