Darwin Head to Health

Safe, welcoming and inclusive mental health and wellbeing support. 

Each Head to Health service is tailored to the needs of the local community and offers a combination of peer-led recovery and clinical support to provide a warm, welcoming and high-quality experience including: 

• immediate mental health support for people in distress 
• short-term mental health and wellbeing support 
• service navigation and helpful, relevant  information 
• connection and referral for ongoing support. 

Darwin Head to Health provides more accessible services to those needing mental health support, their carers and families. It also aims to ease the burden on the public hospital system.

A welcoming space for all 

Designed with the local community, Darwin Head to Health offers a calm, warm and welcoming place to help everyone feel safe and accepted. 

Find a way forward, together 

Our recovery-focused approach helps us to understand your needs. 

Knowing what matters to you means we can provide you with the right support for now and connect you with the right support for later. 

Support from people who have lived through it 

Many of our staff have experienced a mental health crisis themselves and understand what you may be going through. 

Our lived experience staff support you from when you arrive to when you are ready to leave. 

An evidence-based approach 

We draw from a long history of providing recovery-based support alongside leading research to focus on what works to support your needs. 

Working together to support the community 

We offer a ‘no wrong door’ approach to mental health and wellbeing support, made possible through collaboration and connection with existing supports. 

Working with the community, including clinical and community services, helps us provide the right support for now and for the future.