Canberra's first supply of the antipsychotic medication clozapine will open within the next fortnight and is expected to relieve added pressure to existing inpatient services, while normalising high level psychiatric care.

The initiative is among pharmacological interventions and group therapy programs starting at Belconnen Health Centre's six-week-old Adult Mental Health Day Service.

The interim service will eventually be transitioned to a custom-designed mental health area at the new University of Canberra Public Hospital.

It forms part of the ACT Mental Health Services Plan.

Team leader Jason Mortimore said running the clozapine clinic in the community rather than at an inpatient unit relieved hospitals of extra resources, while minimising disruption to the lives of clients.

"People can remain at home while doing this. They can continue going to work while starting this up," he said.

"There will be some disruptions to the normal routine. On the first day you come in for six hours and over the next few weeks you come here and have observations and check ups but it's far less of an obstruction than having to go two weeks as an inpatient."

Mr Mortimore expected that about four people would use the service each month.

He said running the clinic in Belconnen would enable patients to access other therapeutic services at the centre.

"The medications often have side effects so, we will be focusing on providing information and strategies to manage the side effects of the medication - it's a holistic treatment."

Meanwhile, the new service has also started community-based olanzapine clinics.

The expansion of the antipsychotic medication service, which specifically administers Relprevv and requires patients to remain under care for two hours post-injection, is also expected to relieve pressure from existing services.

A number of group therapy programs, including a variety of cognitive behavioural therapy sessions. are also under way or in the pipeline, alongside physical health iniatives and art therapy.

Mr Mortimore said the day centre's primary goals were to reduce demand on inpatient and community services and promote recovery among clients.

So far 15 people are undertaking the first three group therapy programs. Future groups sessions are expected to draw five to eight participants each, alongside those accessing pharmacological services.

"This is just the beginning," Mr Mortimore said.

"For the rest of this year we're certainly getting our feet on the ground with the aim of reviewing the programs we run up until Christmas.There's so much potential."

Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol & Drug Services executive director Katrina Bracher said the service was only available to the service's existing clientele but this could change as the service grew.

"We have had conversations with Medicare Local around the interface between the physical and the mental health aspects of people with a severe mental illness – there's great opportunity to grow that component," she said.

She said the new day service fell under a similar model of care developed for the University of Canberra hospital, which is currently out for consultation.

After the transition the existing space at Belconnen Health Centre will be used for imaging.