Archive for the “Community” category
Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) service
The team’s main base is in Wakefield, with additional community clinic sites in Pontefract, Dewsbury, Huddersfield, Halifax and Barnsley. The team is made up of staff from a range of backgrounds, including medical, nursing, occupational therapy, psychology, social work and pharmacy. We have established links …
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Adult autism service
The adult autism service (the term refers to autism spectrum disorders encompassing autism, asperger’s syndrome and atypical autism) offers diagnostic assessment and/or specialist interventions for people who are 18 years or above and do not have an intellectual disability. Our office base is Manygates Clinic …
Clinical psychology (older people’s service)
Our team consists of six clinical psychologists, one assistant psychologist (AP) and a team secretary working with older people across the Wakefield area. All clinical psychologists in the team link across the older people’s psychology (OPS) pathway including the Rapid Access Service (RAS), community mental …
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Forensic community transition team (FCTT)
The forensic community transition team (FCTT) is a community mental health service that is an integrated part of the service provided by The Bretton Centre, Fieldhead. We provide a bio-psychosocial and formulation-led service to help our service users reintegrate successfully back into the community. Our …
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Kirklees outreach team
The Kirklees outreach team provides a service for older people whose mental health needs increase significantly either due to an acute (severe) episode or relapse of an enduring (long-lasting) mental health condition. The service offers short-term intensive home based treatment and support as an alternative …
Sheltered Housing and Respite Emergency (SHARE)
The Sheltered Housing and Respite Emergency (SHARE) service offer short-term accommodation for people leaving hospital, providing support to help them reintegrate back into the community. The service provides support around accommodation, debt management, welfare benefits, medication, using community facilities, setting up specialist community support, re-establishing …
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Mental health support services
The service is a tenancy related support service which aims to promote a good quality of life for people with mental health problems who are either on Care Programme Approach (CPA – a specific way of assessing, identifying and reviewing someone’s needs) or identified as …
Community mental health team (CMHT) older people’s service (North Kirklees)
North Kirklees community mental health team (CMHT) provides assessment, support and care for people aged over 65 with dementia and/or mental health conditions. The team aims to provide mental health services which put the individual first and recognise the needs of the diverse population of …
Enhanced pathway 2 (South Kirklees)
The South Kirklees enhanced pathway 2 service is for working-age adults who have or are likely to have, a psychotic illness with a significant degree of complexity and disability. The team provide an assessment service, and when needed will put together a package of care …
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Talking Therapies | Kirklees
You can self-refer to Kirklees Talking Therapies by completing the self-referral form on the Talking Therapies website. Kirklees Talking Therapies provides a choice of services for people experiencing common mental health problems such as depression, stress, panic and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The help available depends on …