Services

Imagining Futures is a programme combining mental wellness strategies and arts practice for young women living in Lambeth or Southwark.

Imagining Futures uses drama, creative writing, music, photography and film combined with dialectical behaviour therapy and mindfulness to support mental wellness of young women aged 14 to 18 years old.

The project supports young women whose immediate and longer-term mental health may be affected by issues including self-harm, social exclusion, exploitation, vulnerability, deprivation and gang association.

This project is aimed at young women who live in Southwark or Lambeth and have a history of self-harm or are at risk of self-harm.

Our weekly workshops will:

• Use creative writing, photography and drama with DBT and mindfulness
• Aim to build self-esteem, empathy and confidence
• Be a caring, supportive and safe environment
• Develop group skills and social behaviour

Imagining Futures is a project developed by the Adolescent At-Risk and Forensic Service (AAFS), and is part of national and specialist CAMHS at the Maudsley Hospital.

Address: Michael Rutter Centre
Maudsley Hospital
De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AZ

Category: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (National and Specialist)

This is a specialist service, available to people from across the UK.

GPs, consultants, health professionals, referrers and commissioners can receive comprehensive information about this national service by contacting the service directly.

Overview
Our clinic provides injectable opiate treatment for people with a severe heroin addiction, where previous optimised first line drug treatment, such as oral methadone maintenance, has been shown to be insufficient.

Patients are prescribed injectable heroin (diamorphine) or methadone, which is administered at the clinic under supervision and supplementary oral medication can be provided between injecting sessions to prevent opiate withdrawal and also if it is desirable or necessary for them not attend a session. The clinic is open every day and all injectable doses are supervised, so there is no potential for abuse or transference into the community. People typically attend the clinic up to twice daily, seven days a week.

In addition to this specialised pharmacotherapy intervention, our nurses, doctors and recovery support workers work alongside existing local providers to compliment and bolster existing recovery focussed care plans that address the underlying causes of addiction, and the related health issues an individual may be experiencing.

Where appropriate skills and expertise exist we support local community teams to develop their own injectable opiate treatment services, allowing the patient to return to their local service provider at the earliest opportunity, once sufficient progress and stability of their recovery has been achieved.

For more information about SLaM's national and specialist services see: www.national.slam.nhs.uk

Address: AAU Annex
Middle House
Maudsley Hospital
Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AZ

Category: Addictions

The Integrated Community Mental Health Team is a service providingcare and treatment for service users with severe mental health difficulties, including but not limited to psychotic illnesses, mood and personality disorders, and other co-morbid disorders.

We are a multi-disciplinary service with range of professionals including social workers, nurses, doctors, psychologist occupational therapists and specialist workers providing employment support, benefits advice and social inclusion. We provides a broad range of medical, psychological and social treatments and interventions.

We works close with acute and crisis service, and mental health services in primary care to ensure that service uses receive the right care at the right time.

The service is provided in alliance with Bromley Lewisham and Greenwich MIND, Lewisham Adult Social Care, One Health Lewisham and Lewisham Clinical Commissioning Group. This is currently a pilot service which will evaluate mental health interventions in secondary care with a view to extending this model of service provision across Lewisham.

Address: 62 Speedwell Street, London, SE8 4AT

The Jim Birley Unit (JBU) is an 19-bed ward at the Maudsley Hospital. Our aim is to ensure that women with severe mental illness who need 24 hour hospital care are safe and receive the assessment and treatment they need.

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Address: 2nd floor
Aubrey Lewis House
Maudsley Hospital
Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AZ

Category: Adult Mental Health Services (Local)

John Dickson Ward is an adult inpatient service. We provide care and treatment for men, aged 16-65, with severe mental illnesses who need 24 hour hospital care.

We provide care for residents of the London Borough of Southwark.

Our aim is to ensure that people with acute mental illness are safe and receive the assessment and treatment they need in the least restrictive environment. Acute illnesses start quickly and have distressing symptoms.

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Address: Eileen Skellern House
Maudsley Hospital
Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AZ

Category: Adult Mental Health Services (Local)

The Lambeth Mental Health Support in Schools Team (MHST) offers early intervention support to children and young people who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues between the ages of 5 to 18 years old.

We can help with issues such as exam stress, behaviours that challenge, low mood, anxiety, and friendship issues. We can also help those with more severe needs to access the right support.

Our team of Education Mental Health Practitioners and senior clinicians offer guided self-help over several sessions for anxiety, low-mood, or behaviours that challenge. This can be face to face, telephone or online.

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Address: 35 Black Prince Road
Kennington, London, SE11 6JJ

The Lambeth Rapids Team is part of Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We provide support for children and young people who are experiencing a mental health crisis, or those with severe and complex mental health needs who may require more intensive support.

Our aim is to try to keep young people out of hospital and ensure that their care and treatment is delivered within the community.

Where we work

Most appointments with us will take place in our clinic at 35 Black Prince Road in Kennington. We can also carry our home visits, school visits, and also attend hospital discharge meetings if appropriate.

Address: 35 Black Prince Road
Kennington, London, SE11 6JJ

Category: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Local)

The River Team is part of Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We provide assessment, treatment and care for young people, aged 0-18, who have moderate to severe mental health difficulties which impact on their daily lives.

Our team also provide specialist support for children and young people who have moderate to severe learning difficulties. This includes autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Tourette Syndrome (TS).

We are an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service. We offer individual and family interventions, psychological therapies including talking therapies, creative therapies and medication management in line with NICE guidelines.

We are based at two main sites in the community; 35 Black Prince Road, the Mary Sheridan Centre.

Our team members come from a variety of clinical backgrounds that can include child and adolescent psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, community psychiatric nurses, child psychotherapists, occupational therapists, as well as creative therapists.

Address: 35 Black Prince Road
Kennington, London, SE11 6JJ

Category: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Local)

The River Team is part of Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We provide assessment, treatment and care for young people, aged 0-18, who have mild to moderate mental health difficulties, behavioural difficulties, or those experiencing issues for the first time.

We are an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service. We offer individual and family interventions, psychological therapies including talking therapies, creative therapies and medication management in line with NICE guidelines.

We offer time limited interventions that includes, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Personalised Individual Parent Training (PIPT), consultation work with families and the social care network, and identification of more serious mental health difficulties that might require more intensive intervention.

Our team is based at William Geoffrey House in Kennington and is part of the Early Help CAMHS offer which also includes the DISCOVER and CUES teams.

Address: William Geoffrey House,  35 Black Prince Road, London, SE11 6JJ

Category: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Local)

The Lambeth CAMHS Youth Justice Service is part of Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We work with young people known to the Lambeth Council Youth Justice Service (YJS) who have mental health difficulties.

The Lambeth CAMHS Youth Justice Service is part of Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We work with young people known to the Lambeth Council Youth Justice Service (YJS) who have mental health difficulties.

Our team is embedded within Lambeth Council’s Youth Justice Service. We offer tier 2 and tier 3 assessment and intervention. We offer a range of therapeutic interventions to young people; this includes one to one sessions, family therapy, and group therapy.

Our team includes a dedicated a clinical specialist who works with professionals, young people and families where there are concerns of sexually harmful behaviour.

We also have a dedicated liaison and diversion mental health professional who offers early assessment and intervention to young people coming into contact with the criminal justice system.

We aim to work flexibly and creatively with our young people in order to help meet their needs. The young people that we work with are often vulnerable with complex and diverse needs, and so we work closely with other services involved in the young person’s care including children’s services, police and schools.

Our team members come from varied backgrounds that include child and adolescent psychiatry, clinical and counselling psychology, community psychiatric nursing and mental health social work.

We are based at the Lambeth Civic Centre, and our appointments often take place in various community sites within the borough. We can also see young people at one of the other community Lambeth CAMHS mental health centres.

Address: Lambeth Civic Centre
6 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1EG

Category: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (local)

The Children Looked After Mental Health Service (CLAMHS) is part of Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We are a team that provides assessment, care and intervention for children and young people, up to the age of 18, who have mental health difficulties. We care for children and young people who are looked after by the London Borough of Lambeth.

We work with a very diverse population that are often the most vulnerable children and young people, who have experienced trauma including sexual, emotional and physical abuse as well as complex mental health needs.

Our aim is to provide stability for the children, and young people that see us, and to support their mental health and wellbeing. We also provide regular consultation and support to foster carers, social workers and other professionals involved when there is a concern, and we also run regular training courses for foster carers.

Our team members come from varied backgrounds that can include child and adolescent psychiatrists, mental health social workers, clinical psychologists, community psychiatric nurses, child psychotherapists, occupational therapists, as well as art, music and drama therapists.

We are based at William Geoffrey House where most of our appointments take place. We can also see children and young people at one of the other community Lambeth CAMHS mental health centres.

Address: William Geoffrey House
Lambeth CAMHS,  35 Black Prince Road, London, SE11 6JJ

Category: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (local)

Lambeth Community Forensic Team based at Landor House, Lambeth Hopsital, who care for people who have a permanent address in the London Borough of Lambeth and provide community-based assessment, treatment and care for people, aged 18-65.

A forensic community team provide care for people with offending histories who, with appropriate care and treatment, pose a low risk to the public. They may also be subject to Home Office restrictions, Probation Orders or have judicial proceedings outstanding.

The team is made up of psychiatrists, community psychiatric nurses, social workers psychologists and occupational therapists.

Who work closely with the police, the public protection unit and the local Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangement (MAPPA) team to support people in the community

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Address: Landor House
Lambeth Hospital
108 Landor Road, London, SW9 9NT

Category: Adult Mental Health Services (Local)

The Improved Access to Psychological Therapies (Lambeth) Service is provided by the Lambeth Primary Care Psychological Therapy Service. We provide advice and brief treatment, including self-help therapy for people, aged over 18, with depression or anxiety.

A particular focus of our service is caring for people who are unemployed, or who are at risk of losing their job.

We provide care for people who live in the London Borough of Lambeth or who are registered with a Lambeth GP.

To get an appointment you can call 0203 228 6747. If you have been referred by your GP (or by someone else) you need to call the service within 21 days of your referral. The call will take approximately 25 minutes so please call when you have time and are able to talk openly. We can call you back if necessary.

You can download a leaflet about our service here

For more information visit: www.slam-iapt.nhs.uk .

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Address: 1A Dalbury House
Edmundsbury Estate
Ferndale Road Brixton, London, SW9 8AP

Category: Adult Mental Health Services (Local)

The Lambeth Mental Health and Learning Disabilities (MHLD) service provides community-based psychiatric and psychological assessment, advice and treatment for people, aged over 18, who live in the London Borough of Lambeth. We care for adults with mental health problems and learning disabilities who may have emotional, behavioural, and social, communication or physical difficulties.

We provide care for people with mental health problems and complex needs including behaviours that challenge.

We are a multi professional team including psychologists, behavioural support specialists, nurses and psychiatrists. We work with other health and social care teams as part of the MHLD Neurodevelopment Division.

We provide mental health assessments, therapy and advice on services and treatment options to help people with learning disabilities maintain their health and independence.

An integral part of the Mental Health-Learning Disabilities services provided by the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is the Estia Centre. The Estia Centre is a training, research and development resource that specialises in the mental health needs of adults with learning disabilities. The Estia Centre aims to support the development of a competent workforce, from support staff to experienced managers and from a variety of services. We hope to achieve this by offering a high quality portfolio of training opportunities, including workshops, conferences, training publications, journals and good practice guidance. The Centre is also part of the Institute of Psychiatry, where we aim to improve the care of adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs through our research initiatives that develop evidence-based practice

Contact:

Estia Centre
Clinical Treatment Centre (CTC)
Maudsley Hospital
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 8AS

Tel: 020 3228 9742

Fax: 020 3228 9749

Email: info@estiacentre.org

Web: www.estiacentre.org

Address: Clinical Treatment Centre
Maudsley Hospital
Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AZ

Category: Adult Mental Health Services (Local)