Morisset Mental Hospital
In june 1958 facilities for male criminally insane patients at parramatta mental hospital were closed with patients transferred to a new maximum security unit at morisset 6 by 1962 morisset hospital was the acute psychiatric admitting hospital for the northern part of the state with patients transferred from the admission centre at newcastle.
Morisset mental hospital. Morisset sprang up as a sawmill town clustered around the train station and the township was proclaimed on 3 december. Morisset hospital is a psychiatric hospital situated on lake macquarie which is the largest coastal saltwater lake in australia. At its height in the 1960s morisset mental hospital had 1 600 patients. Adult mental health services in the community 18 65 years belmont hospital consultation liaison psychiatry.
She has years of clinical experience across a variety of settings such as large nonprofits outpatient correctional and private practice working with adults adolescents and. Mental health services public hospitals sexual assault services yass health services hospitals public nsw southern nsw local health district. It was added to the new south wales state heritage register on 2 april. Psychiatric rehabilitation services.
Belmont hospital croudace road belmont nsw 2280 phone. Morisset hospital is set in the lush grounds of morisset park bordered by the shores of lake macquarie. For 2018 19 mental health care refers to hospitalisations for which the care type was reported. Morisset hospital inpatient services at morisset hospital cottages low support rosella high support kaoriki neuropsychiatry kestrel.
Bianca morisset is a board certified license mental health counselor in the state of new york who holds a dual ba ma degree in forensic psychology from john jay college. Near the township of morisset in new south wales australia the hospital is approximately a 90 minute drive north of sydney and an hour south of newcastle. It s about a 10 minute drive along fishery point rd just past bonnells bay public school. Nsw vic qld act other contacts mental health service 02 4973 0222.
Mental health care is defined as care in which the primary clinical purpose or treatment goal is improvement in the symptoms and or psychosocial environmental and physical functioning related to a patient s mental disorder. If you need urgent medical help call triple zero immediately. Menu healthdirect free australian health advice you can count on. Morisset hospital more locations.
The lake itself is four times the size of sydney harbour. Morisset psychiatric hospital in morisset 2264 offers the following services acute mental health inpatient service. Call 1800 022 222. Citation needed in 1908 a psychiatric hospital opened on a large estate along the lake shore.