Services

The Affective Disorders Outpatient Service is a national, specialist outpatient service at Maudsley Hospital. We provide assessment, treatment and care for people aged 18 and over, who have complex or treatment-resistant mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder. Our experts are internationally recognised senior clinicians and researchers in this speciality with many years of experience.

The service welcomes referrals from general practitioners and secondary care services supported by evidence of on-going Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) involvement and agreement for this to continue were the patient to be seen in the National Affective Disorders Outpatient Department. The Service provides advice about diagnosis and treatment and may suggest treatment strategies to be implemented by the local secondary team.

Referrals must be approved by the local integrated care board.  

Snowsfields Adolescent Unit is an open adolescent unit, offering mental health care for adolescents with serious mental illness who require hospital admission. We have developed a national and international reputation for innovation and pioneered the introduction of a comprehensive, all-hours emergency admission service.

The majority of the young people we treat are emergency admissions, however planned admissions can also be arranged. Admissions are accepted 24-hours a day, 365 days a year, and can be accepted under the Mental Health Act.

Around half of the young people admitted to our unit have psychosis. Others have problems relating to their mood, often posing a risk to themselves. We are also able to admit young people with a variety of other psychiatric or neurodevelopmental disorders, or where there is uncertainty about diagnosis.

As we are an open unit, we are unable to admit young people who pose a level of risk that is not consistent with being cared for in such an environment. This judgement is always based on individual risk assessment rather than applying absolute exclusion criteria, and is reviewed regularly. People requiring care in a more secure setting can be admitted to the unit if the risk has altered.

We provide a broad range of interventions, which are delivered by a team of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, teachers, occupational therapists, social workers and other therapists.

We maintain close links with the person's referring team to ensure they experience a smooth transition back to the community. Day treatment is often used as a step-down service and can sometimes be used to avoid admission altogether.

The Southwark CAMHS Family Early Help Serviceis part of Southwark Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We offer short-term help for children and young people, age of 18 years old, who live in the London borough of Southwark.

We offer advice, consultation, assessment and treatment for children and young people with mental health difficulties and disorders. We can offer up to 12 therapy sessions, and work with children and families to set goals and will regularly review their progress.

Our team provides a safe, effective, responsive service where staff involve and treat children, young people and their families with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.

Services we offer include:

• Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents (IPT-A), and for PTSD
• Family Based Interpersonal Psychotherapy (FB IPT)
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
• Systemic Family Practice (SFP)
• Solution Focused Therapy
• Mentalisation Based Treatment for Adolescents (MBT-A)
• Parent training (group and individual)
• Psycho-education, and mindfulness interventions

Our team members
The Family Early Help CAMHS team is made up of a range of experienced clinicians from different backgrounds. This may include social workers, nurses, art therapists, psychotherapists, counsellors, and clinical psychologists.

All of our clinicians are trained and fully embedded in Southwark Council's ÔFamilies Matter' approach.

Where we are based
Our service is available at multiple sites across Southwark. We may be able to see you at the following locations:

Southwark Social Care
132-134 Queen's Road
London
SE15 2HP

South Bermondsey's Children's Centre
Tenda Road
London
SE16 3PN

Southwark CAMHS
First floor, Mapother House
Maudsley Hospital
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 8AZ

At the Southwark Talking Therapies Service we help people, aged 18 and over, cope with depression and/or anxiety. We are based at the Maudsley Hospital. Our service is for people who live in the London Borough of Southwark and/or people registered with a Southwark GP.

We provide a range of therapies including one to one, group, and home-based online support programmes.

SPTS also provide advice on employment related issues for people coping with depression and/or anxiety.

We can be contacted directly, or your GP can contact us for you. Our service is provided in different locations, including GP surgeries, hospitals and local community centres.

For more information visit: talkingtherapiessouthwark.nhs.uk