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Short Term Accommodation (STA)

Short-term respite to recharge, refocus, and support your recovery.

Sometimes resting properly means stepping away from your usual routine for a bit. A few nights somewhere calm, with the right support around you, can be enough to catch your breath, steady things, and come back to everyday life feeling a bit more like yourself.

Short Term Accommodation (STA), or respite, is a short, supported stay away from your usual routine. Staying in one of our welcoming shared homes with our team alongside you, is a chance to rest, take some time out, and keep working towards your recovery goals at your own pace, funded through your NDIS plan.

STA is also a break for the people who support you. When family and carers have a chance to rest too, everyone benefits, and you can all pick things back up with a little more in the reserve.

Who it’s for?

STA is for people who: • Have STA or respite funding in their NDIS plan • Are living with a psychosocial disability or complex mental health needs • Would value a short stay with support around them • Are comfortable staying in a shared home with others

Not sure whether this is the right fit? Reach out anyway. We’ll talk it through and help you find the support that suits you.

Where we offer STA

TeamHEALTH offers STA at shared homes across Darwin’s northern suburbs, welcoming, safe places to take some time out, with staff trained in mental health and trauma-informed care on hand throughout your stay.

What a stay looks like

A calm, comfortable place to stay – a welcoming shared home where you can take some time out from your usual routine, with staff on site.
Support at your pace – our team is experienced in mental health and trained in trauma-informed care, there when you need them and happy to step back when you don’t.
Built around what you need – we plan it together, around what would help most: rest, building everyday skills, or working towards the goals in your recovery plan.
Staying connected – support to get to appointments, join in activities, and stay linked to your community and the people and things that matter to you.
Welcoming and inclusive – a respectful, inclusive place, with support that honours your culture, background and what matters to you.
A break for everyone – respite that gives your family and carers time to rest, knowing you’re well supported.

Brochure

Sta Trifold Brochure 2026

Referral

Making a referral

Getting in touch is the first step, and you’re welcome to reach out for yourself, or on behalf of someone else, whether you’re a family member, a carer, or a service provider helping someone find the right support. If you have STA funding in your NDIS plan, or you’re just exploring whether a short stay might help, give us a call and we’ll walk you through what’s involved, check availability, and help plan a stay that suits you.

Phone: 1300 780 081

Email: teamhealth@teamhealth.asn.au

Residential Services Referral Form

“The staff was really good to me, and very respectful as well as always available to aid you with whatever issues you had making you feel really valued as a person.”
- STA participant, 2025

Residential Services Referral Form

TeamHEALTH actively promotes and supports an inclusive and diverse culture. We welcome all people, regardless of age, gender, race, ability, sexual orientation, faith, religion and all other identities represented in our community.

TeamHEALTH’s Residential Services provide a range of short-, medium- and long-term recovery focused options for people experiencing mental ill-health, who need support to stabilise, recover and transition back into the community.

PARTICIPANT DETAILS

Participant's Name

Preferred Name

Date of Birth

Country of Birth

Gender Identity WomanManNon-binaryDifferent term - please specify below

Pronouns (optional)

Address

Email Address

Phone Number

Preferred language

(The language the participant feels most comfortable using).

Interpreter needed? NoYes

If yes, which language?

Any other language or communication supports needed? NoYes

If yes, please describe:

(For example: Auslan, large print, a communication device, or support person)

Is the participant of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin?

(Select both “Yes” options, if the participant is both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)

NoYes, AboriginalYes, Torres Strait Islander

Cultural identity (optional):

(How would the participant describe their cultural identity or background? For example, their heritage, community or cultural group?)

Trustee in Place? NoYes

Trustee Name & Phone Number

Public Guardian in Place? NoYes

Public Guardian Name & Phone Number

Carer in Place? NoYes

Carer Name & Phone Number

Case Manager in Place? NoYes

Case Manager Name & Phone Number

REFERRAL DETAILS

Current Mental Health Concern and/or Diagnosis & reason for referral:

Please provide history of behaviours & concerns:

Person Referring

Relationship to Participant

Phone Number

Date of Referral

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

NDIS Plan in place? NoYes

NDIS Coordinator of Supports (name/contact):

Accessed TeamHEALTH Supports Previously? NoYes

List Services and Dates

Is the participant taking any medication currently? NoYes

If yes, please attach medication chart to this referral

Any physical health conditions we need to be aware of? NoYes

If yes, please list

Is the participant independent in activities of daily living (ADL) NoYes

If no, please advise below

Consent

TeamHEALTH is collecting this information to set up and provide your support. We’ll store it securely and only share it where it’s needed to arrange or deliver that support. You can ask to see or correct your information, or withdraw your consent, at any time. This won’t affect the support you receive.

Your information is handled in line with the Privacy Act 1988 (Commonwealth), the Australian Privacy Principles, and the NT Information Act.

Does the participant consent to this referral? I am referring myself, and I consent to this referralI am referring someone else, and they have consented to this referral

Risk Assessment (Referrer to complete)

TeamHEALTH requires a brief participant risk assessment to ensure that we understand how to keep our staff, participants and community safe. If you are completing a self-referral and need assistance filling out a risk assessment, please call us on the phone number below.

If selecting yes to any of the below, please expand on or attach relevant information/documentation.

History of suicide attempt/s or current suicide ideation (e.g. chronic, recent) YesNo