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We offer assessment and treatment for children aged between four and 12
years old, who have a wide range of severe emotional or behavioural disorders
This includes neurodevelopmental disorders and very early-onset
psychosis. We adopt a flexible model, allowing us to accept emergency admissions.
Acorn lodge is temporarily closed
Our unit works closely with families to understand their child's
needs, the impact of the child on other family members, and of the
family on the child.
Treatment at Acorn Lodge is based around a weekly, five-day model,
allowing the child to spend the weekend at home, if possible. In some
cases, children require a seven-day provision at certain stages during
their admission to enhance their recovery. We believe this flexible
model is very important for both the child and the family to help
minimise the time away from home, and also to try interventions within a
community setting.
Our staff are from a variety of specialised backgrounds, including
child psychiatry, clinical psychology, nursing, social work and
occupational therapy. Education is provided on site by specialist
teaching staff at the Bethlem Royal Hospital school.
Tyson House East...
Address: Tyson East Two
Bethlem Royal Hospital
Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, Greater London, BR3 3BX
Category: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (National and Specialist)
We aim to provide a comprehensive expert assessment and treatment
for adults with a suspected or diagnosed ADHD and/or ASD.
We also provide a range of treatment options specified by the
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). These
include management of pharmacological treatments, often in shared care
arrangements with local services.
Address: Maudsley Hospital
Outpatient Department
Denmark Hill
Camberwell, London, SE5 8AZ
Category: Adult Mental Health Services (National)
The Adolescent At-Risk & Forensic Service (AAFS) is a flexible and
responsive service offering evidence-based assessment, consultation and
treatment for young people who are engaged in, or present significant
risk of offending behaviour. This can include, but is not limited to,
serious violence, fire-setting, and sexually harmful behaviour.
Young people who present significant risk of harm to self are also
seen. For example, those exposed to harm through risk-taking behaviour
or exploitation. Many of our clients will present with emerging
personality and/or neurodevelopmental disorders.
We often treat young people who have exhausted the resources of their
local CAMHS and still need assistance. We accept referrals from within
the Trust, Greater London boroughs and nationally.
Address: The Michael Rutter Centre
Maudsley Hospital
De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AZ
Category: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (National and Specialist)
The National adult ADHD and ASD Psychology Service is an outpatient team
based at the Maudsley Hospital.
The team is part of the Trust's specialist adult neurodevelopmental
pathways which includes the National Autism Unit and the Autism
Assessment and Behavioural Genetics Clinic, who have over 20 years of
experience in the development and delivery of diagnostic assessments and
specially adapted interventions/therapies for adults on the autism
spectrum. The team is made up of Clinical Psychologists and specialist
Cognitive Behavioural Therapists.
Over the years the team have developed specialist skills in adapting
psychological interventions to work with adults with autism and ADHD,
who may also have additional mental health difficulties. The team offer
assessment, formulation and person centred interventions, primarily time
limited individual therapy. A group option is also available to enhance
self-management of difficulties associated with ADHD. For people with
complex presenting problems, the service may offer psychological
assessment and recommendations for appropriate input.
**We are not currently offering face to face appointments to ensure
the safety of patients and staff. Appointments are being offered
virtually. For patients who are unable to take part in a virtual
appointment, please be assured you will remain on our waiting list until
it is safe to resume face to face appointments.**
Address: Maudsley Hospital
Denmark Hill
, London, , SE5 8AZ
Category: Adult Mental Health Service (National)
The Croydon Adult Personality Disorder Service is a specialist
multidisciplinary psychotherapy service providing psychotherapeutic
treatment for people with moderate to severe personality disorder across
Tiers 1-3 of the mental health services in Croydon.
We provide consultation, assessment and treatment programme, for
patients presenting with emotionally unstable personality disorder (and
other associated personality difficulties). The Tier 3 day hospital
service is aimed at people who have frequent service contacts, previous
unsuccessful treatment of their condition and need a high level of
psychiatric and psychotherapy intervention.
To reach this patient group we in-reach to the Croydon inpatient wards
to offer consultation, assessment and a pathway to accessing
psychotherapeutic treatment for those it would benefit. We aim to help
reduce the length of stay in hospital for those who are willing to
engage in therapy. For people whose level of risk is too high for a
community treatment we can complete assessments to screen for
suitability for a Tier 4 personality disorder inpatient treatment.
For these patients we work towards providing an alternative to
hospital admission. We can also care co-ordinate the patients in the
tier 3 service and specifically focus on supporting the safe transition
between services.
In addition, we offer tier 2 level treatments including an intensive
outpatient programme and a lower intensity outpatient treatment as well
as an open access community based group known as the Sun Project (tier 1).
The Sun Project, (a self-referral, crisis and coping skills group) in
central Croydon provides a service that is readily accessible to those
previously excluded from psychiatric services or conventional
out-patient psychotherapy.
All tiers of our service aim to help people build a life worth living,
promote recovery, improve social and interpersonal functioning, and
increase the appropriate use of other statutory and voluntary sector services.
All therapy is being delivered via Microsoft Teams at present due to
safety restrictions required during the Covid 19 pandemic
Address: Alexandra House
The Touchstone Centre
Bethlem Royal Hospital
Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, BR3 3BX
Category: Adult Mental Health Services (Local)
Our service provides specialist assessment and treatment for
complicated or resistant mood disorders like depression, bipolar
disorder and emotional disorders such as borderline personality
disorder.
Our service is designed specifically for people who require Step (or
Tier) 4 care and we have an impressive record in successfully treating
people whose previous care in secondary and tertiary services has failed
to achieve improvement in functioning or reduction in symptoms. We
provide a comprehensive 26 week treatment programme to optimise patient,
referrer and commissioner outcomes. We also offer a service for
healthcare professionals with mood disorders who cannot be treated in
their local area for reasons of confidentiality.
For more information about SLaM's national and specialist services
see: www.national.slam.nhs.uk
Address: 1st Floor
Alexandra House
Bethlem Royal Hospital
Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, BR3 3BX
Category: Adult Mental Health Services (National)
ART provides nursing, residential and specialist care placements for
people, aged 18-65, who have recently moved to independent living.
We provide care co-ordination, specialist assessment and
rehabilitation services for people who live in the Borough of Lambeth.
Where necessary we also provide clinical care for non-Lambeth residents
who have been placed within the borough, as well as social care for
people who have moved to more independent, out of borough placements.
Our team includes health and social care professions, including
nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers, support
workers and psychiatrists.
We promote the recovery of people who require care and support in a
residential setting.
Address: Elmfield House
5 Stockwell Mews
Stockwell Road, Lambeth, SW9 9GX
Category: Adult Mental Health Services (Local)
We are a community-based assessment, treatment and advice service for
people in the South Asian community, aged 18-65, who have a range of
mental health and complex social care problems. We care for people
living in the London Borough of Lambeth.
Our aim is to provide care for people in the South Asian community who,
for cultural or language reasons are unable, or who refuse, to use
sector-based mental health services.
Our adult community mental health team (CMHT) offers a range of
culturally inclusive care and treatment services, and we are able to
communicate in Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu as well as English.
Brixton Road...
Address: 380 Streatham High Street, London, SW16 6HP
Category: Adult Mental Health Services (Local)
We aim to offer high quality CBT aimed at reducing symptoms of
anxiety disorder and improve functioning and quality of life. This
would lead to reduced need for local service provision.
The advantages of admission to a residential setting are the ability
to deliver CBT in a more intensive format. Staff or residents may assist
in frequent exposure or behavioural experiments in a supportive
environment. There are more opportunities for modelling and positive
reinforcement by others in the moment. There is increased flexibility in
delivery of the therapy that can keep the momentum going. Sometimes
there are advantages to removing a person from their home context.
We integrate occupational therapy into the therapy. Living in a
residential unit increases responsibility that may not occur on an
inpatient unit with nursing staff as well as the support and
reinforcement from other residents. Lastly the unit can monitor any
medication changes or adherence.
For patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and body
dysmorphic disorder (BDD), we operate at the highest level of stepped
care in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
guidelines. We do this by providing intensive CBT for the treatment of
severe OCD and BDD.
For patients with other anxiety disorders (post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), social phobia, agoraphobia/panic, specific phobias,
generalised anxiety disorder) the service also operates at the highest
level of stepped care in the respective NICE guidelines. We do this by
providing intensive CBT and optimisation of medication for the relevant
anxiety disorder. The service is for those who have severe symptoms and
who have failed treatment locally.
Address: Dower House
Bethlem Royal Hospital
Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, BR3 3BX
Category: Adult Mental Health Services (National)
The Assertive Outreach Rehabilitation Team (AORT) offers a model that utilises a whole systems approach to rehabilitation from mental illness. The tripartite model consists of two rehabilitation branches and an assertive outreach branch, utilising a shared care approach across the team with the aims of recovery and move-on at the forefront. The Assertive Outreach (AO) branch aims to provide a more enhanced service for people diagnosed with serious mental illness and to deliver evidence-based interventions and care whilst increasing service user and carer satisfaction. AO adopts an assertive and proactive way of working, utilising a whole-team approach to provide continuity of care and encourage creativity in engagement and positive risk taking. The AO multidisciplinary team provides most interventions from within the team and delivers care wherever is required and most appropriate. The rehabilitation branches aim to provide an enhanced service for service users with diagnosed serious mental health conditions that require supported or residential accommodation, embodying evidence based practice to promote rehabilitation, social inclusion and increased independence. The rehabilitation branches aim to use the FACT approach to team work, operating shared care across a proportion of the team caseload. The whole team approach embodies independence and recovery from treatment resistant mental ill health.
Address: Chaucer Resource Centre 13 Ann Moss Way, Rotherhithe, SE16 2TH
Category: Adult Mental Health Services (local)
The Assessment and Liaison Service is for Lewisham residents with mental
health problems or residents from neighbouring boroughs who are
registered with a Lewisham GP.
The service works to each of Lewisham's four GP neighbourhoods, and
assesses people who are referred according to the following timescales:
- within 24 hours - for urgent referrals
- within 7 days - for priority referrals
- within 28 days - for routine referrals
The service accepts referrals from GP's, primary care and social care
colleagues. It does not accept self-referrals
The Service provides expert advice and consultation to help primary
and adult social care colleagues look after patients, where possible,
without the need for a secondary mental health service.
Where a secondary service may be indicated, a member of the
multidisciplinary team will see the patient within the relevant
timescale and provide the referrer with a comprehensive psychosocial
assessment and formulation in keeping with NICE guidelines and Trust and
Local Authority policy.
Current criteria for referral are:
- NICE guidelines for treatment in primary care have already been applied
- there is a significant mood, anxiety or personality problem
- there is a moderate or serious risk of harm to self or others
- the primary problem is not one of harmful use of alcohol or drugs
- there may be a psychotic disorder which can't be managed in primary care.
Examples of possible outcomes are as follows:
- discharge back to primary care with detailed advice and guidance
about treatment
- referral onwards to other secondary or more specialist service
- signposting to more appropriate services or agencies in the community
- up to 12 weeks treatment and support provided in accordance with
NICE guidelines.
Address: 1 Southbrook Road
Lee, London, SE12 8LH
Category: Community assessment and brief intervention
We offer inpatient and outpatient mental illness assessments by
psychiatrists to people, aged 18-65. We also provide psychiatric
assessments within Emergency Departments (ED) to determine if people
need mental health care and treatment at the above hospitals.
Our aim is to ensure that mental illness expertise is available to
people who require assessment, care and treatment.
We provide a range of clinical care and treatment services to suit
people's needs.
Address: 1st Floor
Cheyne Wing
King's College Hospital
Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS
Category: Adult Mental Health Services (Local)
We provide a service for people aged 18-65, who live in the London
Borough of Croydon or are registered with our aligned GP Practice and
have a main diagnosis of a non psychotic mental illness.
We provide advice on the best treatment and care options available to
people who have moderate to severe mental illness, such as anxiety,
depression or personality disorder.
We work with a team of health and social care professionals including
nurses, doctors, social workers, psychologists We also work closely with
the patients, their carers and GPs.
Address: Jeanette Wallace House, 1 Edridge Road, Croydon, CR0 1FE, OR, For South Team:, 50 Purley Resource centre, Pampisford road, CR8 2NE
Category: Adult Mental Health Services (Local)
Aubrey Lewis 1 Ward (AL1) is in the Maudsley Hospital. We provide
inpatient assessment, treatment and care for people aged over 65 with
acute mental illness or under 65 for people who have dementia.
We care for older adults who are admitted to hospital in a crisis and
support them back into the community.
AL1...
Address: Aubrey Lewis House, Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, , SE5 8AZ
Category: Mental Health of Older Adults
Ruskin Ward is a ward for women, aged 16-65, who have severe mental
illness. We provide care for women who live in the London Borough of Southwark.
At Ruskin we offer psychiatric assessment, care and treatment in
hospital, which reduces the risk to self and others.
AL2...
Address: Aubrey Lewis 2, Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, , SE5 8AZ
Category: Adult Mental Health Services (Local)