Mental Health Support Call VEMSA when you need mental health support

VEMSA provides medical assessment and support for mental health concerns where urgent clinical review, medication management, or escalation is required.

Get compassionate professional medical support with VEMSA for mental health concerns

Whether you have a diagnosed mental health condition and need afterhours medical support, or have been feeling emotionally low for some time and have now decided to seek help, VEMSA is here for you. In addition to senior emergency specialist doctors, our VEMSA network includes a wide range of other specialty fields for referral when required, with psychiatry coming soon. 

VEMSA’s virtual emergency medical service is not appropriate for responding to acute suicide risk or psychotic episodes that pose a risk of physical harm to the patient or bystanders – please call Lifeline Australia on 13 11 14 or the police on Triple Zero. 

Our experienced clinicians can provide immediate virtual support for mental health concerns including:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Medication-related mental disturbances, such as mood swings, hallucinations, or delirium 
• Accidental medication or drug overdose for stable, non-critical patients – if you or someone you are caring for has taken an overdose of medication or drugs and are unresponsive, or having difficulty breathing or seizures, call Triple Zero.

…and more, including repeat prescriptions for your medications, medication adjustments, or referral for a virtual psychiatry consultation if clinically indicated. 

If you or someone you are caring for has taken an overdose of medication or drugs and are unresponsive, or having difficulty breathing or seizures, call Triple Zero, the Poisons Information Centre on 13 11 26, or attend a hospital emergency department immediately.

Find out which conditions are suitable for urgent care with VEMSA →