Services

Lambeth Secondary Care Psychological Therapies (SCPT) provides stepped care psychological interventions in secondary care for people aged 18-65 who live in the borough of Lambeth and who have complex needs, including emotional regulation difficulties, complex PTSD, interpersonal difficulties and high levels of need from services.

Our first step options focus on day to day difficulties and how to manage these. Our follow up therapies include Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Mentalisation Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Cognitive Analytical therapy, group and individual psychodynamic therapy, as well as Family Therapy. Referrals are accepted by mental health professionals from IAPT and CMHTs, as well as GP referrals and self-referrals for people who are not with another mental health service. The latter can access SCPT via Lambeth's Single Point of Access.

Waiting times for the service will vary with access to some higher intensity therapies being 12+months.

Address: 151 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8EL

Category: Adult Mental Health Services (Local)

The Early Intervention Unit is part of the Early Onset Service, which includes the crisis assessment and community teams.

We provide inpatient assessment, treatment and care for people, aged 16-35, who are experiencing psychosis for the first time. Psychotic disorders involve distorted perceptions of reality Ð thinking, feeling, hearing, seeing Ð often with symptoms of hallucinations and delusions. We care for people who live in the London Boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.

We treat people who need 24-hour hospital care. We help to reduce the risk of harm to self and others.

We work with other early onset services to provide the best help and advice in crises, recovery, or hospital. Our service ensures that when a person leaves hospital, they receive the support they need and their health is maintained.

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

Category: Adult Mental Health Services (Local)

The Lewisham Adolescent Resources and Therapy Service (ARTS)is part of Lewisham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We provide assessment, treatment and care for young people, up to the age of 18, who are already in the criminal justice system. The service is available to children and young people who have a Lewisham GP.

Forensic community teams provide mental health treatment and care for people who have a history of offending and who may pose a risk to the public.

We care for young people who live in the London Borough of Lewisham and are known to a Youth Offending Service (YOS). We also work with children and young people who exhibit sexually inappropriate behaviour.

We provide one to one and group treatment and care, and work with the police, the public protection unit, social services and our local Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangement (MAPPA) team to support people in the community.

Our team
Our team is made up of a number of people from different backgrounds. This may include child and adolescent psychiatrists, social workers, clinical psychologists, community psychiatric nurses, child psychotherapists, occupational therapists, as well as art, music and drama therapists.

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Address: Adolescent Resources and Therapy Service
Lewisham CAMHS
9 Holbeach Road, London, SE6 4TW

Category: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Local)

The Lewisham CAMHS Child Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) Team is part of Lewisham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We provide a low-intensity mental health service to young people who may not meet the threshold for mainstream CAMHS teams.

We provides short-term, low intensity, evidence-based, guided self-help interventions for children, young people and their parents. We offer treatment for mild to moderate anxiety, low mood, or mild behavioural difficulties.

Children, young people and their parents or carers will be offered up to eight sessions of guided self-help which will involve of a mixture of face to face and phone, or online video appointments. Sometimes we may ask parents or carers to attend on their own depending on the age of the young person.

Our team also run workshops to promote the emotional wellbeing of children and young people, for example, ÔExam Stress' or ÔSleep'.

Our team members
Our service is staffed by a mixture of fully trained, and trainee child wellbeing practitioners, who are supervised by a senior CAMHS clinician

Address: 78 Lewisham Park
Lewisham, London, SE13 6QJ

The Lewisham CAMHS Mental Health Support Team(MHST) offers early intervention support to children and young people who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues.

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

Our team of Education Wellbeing Practitioners offer guided self-help over several sessions for anxiety, low-mood, or challenging behaviour. This can be face to face, telephone or online.

Address: Kaleidoscope
32 Rushey Green
Catford, London, SE6 4JF

The Lewisham Child and Adolescent ADHD team is a part of Lewisham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).We provide treatment and care for children and young people with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), up to the age of 18, who live in the London Borough of Lewisham, and who have a Lewisham GP.

We also provide guidance and consultation to professionals to discuss potential referrals and consultation to professionals who work with the young people in other settings such as Schools.

Our team members
Our service is made up of a number of professionals from different backgrounds who work together to provide multi-disciplinary care. The ADHD Team includes child and adolescent psychiatrists, a nurse and a pharmacist.

Address: Kaleidoscope
32 Rushey Green
Catford, London, SE6 4JF

The Lewisham Child and Adolescent Crisis Serviceis part of Lewisham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We work with children and young people, up to the age of 18, who present at Lewisham University Hospital in crisis. We also offer follow up appointments in the communityafter discharge from hospital.

Our team is primarily based within the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department at Lewisham University Hospital. When children and young people come to see us we will assess them in A&E.

If it is appropriate for the young person to be discharged from the hospital, we will arrange for them to be followed up in the community. We can provide up to four additional appointments. If longer term treatment is needed, we will refer them to another CAMHS team.

Our team also manages duty calls for urgent referrals. We can offer help for someone that is already being seen by a CAMHS service, depending on their needs. In some cases we can offer an appointment on the same day so that the child or young person does not need to attend A&E.

Our team members
Our service is made up of a number of professionals from different backgrounds who work together to provide multi-disciplinary care. This may include psychiatrists, nurses, assistant psychologists, trainees and administrators

Address: Kaleidoscope
32 Rushey Green
Catford, London, SE6 4JF

The Lewisham Child and Adolescent Generic Team (Horizon) is part of Lewisham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We offer a service to children, young people and families who live in the London Borough of Lewisham and who have a Lewisham GP.

We provide assessment, treatment and care for children and young people, up to the age of 18, who have significant emotional or mental health difficulties.

Once a young person is referred and accepted to our team, they will get an assessment of their mental health needs and a plan of the care and support they will receive. They will also have one named person who co-ordinates their care and support. This person will be their care co-ordinator. They will be the main point of contact and can be communicated with about how the treatment and support are going.

We also provide guidance and consultation to professionals to discuss prospective referrals and other mental health matters.

Our team members
Our team is made up of people from different backgrounds working together to provide multi-disciplinary care. This is likely to include child and adolescent psychiatrists, social workers, clinical psychologists, nurses, child psychotherapists, occupational therapists, as well as art, music and drama therapists.

Address: Kaleidoscope
32 Rushey Green
Catford, London, SE6 4JF

Category: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Local)

The Lewisham Child and Adolescent Neuro-developmental Service is a tier 3 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) for children and young people who live in the London Borough of Lewisham. This service is for children and young people who have had severe and complex problems for some time.

We provide assessment, treatment and care co-ordination for children and young people, up to the age of 18, with a significant learning disability and/or complex neurodevelopmental disorders.

We support children, young people, and their families, who may be experiencing anxieties around their health. We can provide advice on treatment options and help them to maintain their health.

The NDT provide care for children and young people whose mental health problems may include

• Extreme and challenging behaviour
• Self-harm
• Anxiety problems
• Low mood
• Low self-esteem
• Hyperactivity and poor concentration,
• Anger and significant difficulties with developmental tasks, such as soiling, bedwetting, sleep and eating problems.

Our team is made up of people from different backgrounds, that work together to provide multi-disciplinary care. This is likely to include child and adolescent psychiatrists, social workers, clinical psychologists, community psychiatric nurses, child psychotherapists, occupational therapists, as well as art, music and drama therapists.

Address: Kaleidoscope
32 Rushey Green
Catford, London, SE6 4JF

Category: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Local)

The Paediatric Hospital Liaison Team is part of Lewisham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). Our team is for children and young people, up to the age of 18, who live in the London Borough of Lewisham.

We co-ordinate psychological assessments for children and young people being cared for at University Hospital Lewisham. Our team is here to help manage the emotional impact of physical illness on children, young people and families, and improve their ability to manage the illness and its effects.

Weprovide mental health input for children and young people children with acute illnesses, and those with chronic and life-limiting conditions. This includes conditions such as cystic fibrosis, asthma, and diabetes. This service is for children and young people who have had severe and complex problems for some time.

We have close links with paediatric staff in the hospital, child development teams, and other CAMHS teams.

Our team members
Our team is made up of people from different backgrounds working together to provide multi-disciplinary care. This may include child and adolescent psychiatrists, social workers, clinical psychologists, community psychiatric nurses, child psychotherapists, occupational therapists, as well as art, music and drama therapists.

Address: Kaleidoscope
32 Rushey Green
Catford, London, SE6 4JF

The Lewisham Child and Adolescent Schools Serviceis part of Lewisham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We are a tier 2 CAMHS team that provides assessment, treatment and care for children and young people, from 5 to 18 years old, who have mental health problems.

Our team works mainly in Lewisham schools alongside education professionals; however, if necessary, we can offer home visits.

This service is for children who do not need to receive treatment from a full team of health and social care professionals, and who can be treated by a single practitioner.

This service is available to children who have a Lewisham GP. Referrals are accepted from the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) panel, New Woodlands School, the Outreach and Inclusion Service, and a small number of targeted schools.

Address: Kaleidoscope
32 Rushey Green
Catford, London, SE6 4JF

Category: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Local)

Lewisham Community Forensic Team based at Kirkdale Resource Centre, who care for people who have a permanent address in the London Borough of Lewisham 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: Kirkdale Resource Centre, London, SE26 4NL

Category: Adult Mental Health Services (Local)

Lewisham Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Service is part of the wider SLaM DBT Service and is attached to Lewisham CMHTs. DBT is an evidence-based therapy for people whose difficulties with regulating emotions creates significant problems in their lives, and who have a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD)/Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

In DBT, clients are taught skilful ways of managing emotional distress, solving problematic situations and improving their relationships. The DBT programme is delivered in a validating therapeutic environment which focuses on clients' strengths and sensitivities and enables them to develop effective strategies to build a 'life worth living'.

Clients have a DBT assessment and, if suitable, they are offered DBT Ôpre-treatment'. This prepares clients for the full DBT programme, which includes weekly individual and group DBT sessions and DBT phone coaching, and all DBT therapists attend DBT Consult. Clients work towards reducing and stopping all life-threatening behaviours, reducing therapy-interfering and quality of life-interfering behaviours, reducing trauma symptoms, increasing behavioural skills and achieving Ôlife worth living' goals.

Mental health professionals can make referrals by contacting a member of the Lewisham DBT Service to discuss cases in the first instance for screening, and then emailing the therapist they contacted with a completed Lewisham DBT Service referral form attached. NB: Currently, clients need to be under the care of a mental health team in Lewisham to access the Lewisham DBT Service.

Address: Lewisham DBT Service
Lewisham Treatment Service
Old Town Hall
1st Floor
1 Catford Road
Lewisham, London, SE13 6LW

Category: Adult Mental Health Services (Local)

The Early Intervention Service provides care for people 18-65 who live in the London Borough of Lewisham.

We provide support to individuals who first present with symptoms of Psychosis, and help prevent them reaching a crisis point.

We provide a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)-concordant package of care to clients under the service. This includes prompt assessment, treatment and advice to improve long-term recovery.

We support individuals for up to 3 years.

Address: 59 Cordwell Road
Lewisham, London, SE13 5QY

Category: Adult Mental Health Services (Local)

The Lewisham MHLD service provides community-based psychiatric and psychological assessment, advice and treatment for people, aged over 18, who live in the London Borough of Lewisham. 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 Mental Health Learning Disability Service (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.

How to make a referral to our service: Please complete the referral form and return this form via email to: referralsmhld@slam.nhs.uk . Or alternatively by post to:

Team Leader Lewisham MHLD
19-21 Brownhill Road
Catford
London
SE6 2HG

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: 19-21 Brownhill Road
Catford, London, SE6 2HG

Category: Adult Mental Health Services (Local)