Mental health service models

Our crisis services offer an alternative to in-patient provision, combining the therapeutic advantages of in-patient service in an environment that maintains skills, supports recovery and builds wellbeing. The service delivers LIFE support practice and a Psychologically Informed Environment, with an emphasis on Trauma Informed Support, responding and adapting our therapeutic approach to the needs of each customer.

Customers will stay in this service for a short period whilst regaining stability, enabling a return to their home. The model can be flexed to work collaboratively with wider mental health pathways but are usually between 1 and 12 weeks. Our crisis services are Care Quality Commission registered and led by a clinically registered manager who is responsible for overseeing risk formulation and management, medication and working in partnership with in-patient services and statutory community mental health.

• Cost savings to commissioners
• Prevention of unnecessary hospital admissions
• Improved patient flow
• Robust management of risk factors, crisis resolution
• Relapse prevention and reduced avoidable crisis
• A recovery focused approach that empowers people
• Improved customer health and wellbeing
• Group ‘home’ environment with some shared facilities to enable social inclusion, peer support and therapeutic activity