Tasmania’s newest public mental health service, the Peacock Centre, has successfully transformed the way mental health care is delivered in the State over the past six months.
Located in North Hobart, the Peacock Centre is a unique community-based mental health service with a lived experience workforce at its centre – the first of its kind in Tasmania.
Since opening in early April this year, almost 1,500 Tasmanians have walked through the Peacock Centre’s doors to receive mental health support and guidance from its four new services.
This is a significant number of service users who have been supported to manage their conditions in the community, often without the need for unnecessary hospital presentations and admissions, and this typically results in better mental health outcomes.
Premier and Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing Jeremy Rockliff said it was pleasing to see this significant investment by the Tasmanian Liberal Government is supporting people to get the right mental health care and support for their needs.
“We know the best place for many people to receive mental health care and support is in community settings,” Premier Rockliff said.
“The Peacock Centre has vastly increased community mental health resources in Tasmania, representing a significant shift from traditional hospital-based mental health care to recovery-focused community-based care.”
“The holistic services offered at the Peacock Centre – from crisis services through to recovery and education – are such a valuable resource to the Tasmanian community and it’s important people know they are available.”
The Tasmanian Liberal Government is delivering what matters to Tasmanians, including new mental health services such as the Peacock Centre.
