Users of Our Services

What is Mental Illness?

Mental illnesses are extremely common, with approximately one in four people in Britain being diagnosed. The illness itself is surrounded in controversy, with typical questions including; what it is, the cause of it, and how people can be helped to recover.

Those who experience mental illness can have problems with the way they feel, behave or think, affecting the standard of life they lead.

What we provide

• Tailored services for individuals with mental health issues, with support varying from general assistance to rehabilitation programmes.

• Support whilst using guidelines such as Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Community Care Act as minimum standards.

• The service provided is shaped from their Person Centred Plan to build and maintain daily coping skills which are underpinned by the necessary daily activities.

• Support staff who are experienced in supporting and caring for individuals with mental health issues.

• A multidisciplinary partnership approach to ensure the best development for the individual.

What is a learning disability?

A learning disability is used to describe an adult or child that demonstrates:

• An incomplete or state of arrested development of one's mind.
• A social functioning impairment.
• An intellectual functioning impairment.

An individual with a learning disability may have difficulty within a social setting as well as potentially being unable to recognise danger within the community and leaving them venerable in such settings.

Individuals may also experience difficulties with communication and the ability to look after themselves. Levels of learning disability will vary, the needs of the individual will be different dependent upon the severity of condition or syndrome.

What we provide

• A range of support services for adults who experience learning disabilities to assist them to live a content lifestyle.

• Following initial assessment, we develop a tailored service plan that helps the individual cope with their particular disabilities. This will vary depending on the severity of the condition.

• Support and care in the form of support living, domiciliary care and outreach support.

What is an 'Acquired Brain Injury'

It is a condition which can be caused by different traumas to the brain/head, such as damage to the brain tissue after an accident, assault, drug or alcohol abuse, infections to the brain, surgery, damaged blood vessels within the brain or an industrial or sporting accident. Such a condition presents difficulties as a result of a combination of cognitive, physical, behavioural, emotional and social difficulties arising from the damage to the brain.

What we provide

• Bespoke support packages for individuals with an Acquired Brain Inquiry in either their own home or in a supported tenancy setting, helping the individual to live as independently as possible.

• Extensive assessments to develop effective care plans and risk assessments to best support the individual.

• A multidiscipline approach to gain valuable input from existing support networks to facilitate an effective transition.

• A understanding that each individual who suffers from an Acquired Brain Injury has a combination of disabilities. Such consideration is taken into account when devising a rehabilitation programme.

Personality Disorders

Personality disorders affect an estimated 10% of the population, with the term usually used to describe behaviours that are not typically demonstrated in any other obvious diagnostic category.

Such behaviours may result in the person finding it difficult to cope with life, and may become distressed to themselves or those around them. Common problems associated with personality disorders include difficulties understanding social signals and the ability to sustain relationships.

What we provide

• A range of services to accommodate adults with personality disorders, with the level of support offered dependent upon the severity of their condition.

• Initial assessments to develop a suitable support plan that meet their needs and requirements.

• Experienced staff who have successfully supported individuals with personality disorders and have helped them live a fulfilled life.

What is a forensic history?

Individuals who may have forensic histories may have come through the judicial system or detained under the Mental Health Act.

What we provide

A range of services to accommodate adults and young people with forensic histories, with the level of support offered dependent upon the severity of their circumstances.

• Specialist Forensic Risk Assessments, including; Violent Risk Assessment (Structured Assessment of Violent Risk in young people SAVRY), Fire Setting (Children's Fire setting Inventory CFI) and Fire Incident Analysis-Children (FIA-C).

• Bespoke work based on the Good Lives Model which is a strength-based approach to rehabilitation.

• Specialist services for young people who present with harmful sexual behaviour including weekly therapy underpinned by an individualised formulation using aspects of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

• Staff that are skilled and experienced in working within secure units, therefore understand how to best support individuals with forensic mental health conditions.

What is a Mother & Baby support?

Support services that is provided to both mother and their baby to help them to live independently within their community.

The aim of mother and baby support services is to provide the mother and baby with a safe, therapeutic living environment and to facilitate the development of the skills needed for parenthood.

What we provide

• Support which is built upon personal care, education and training, emotional wellbeing, budgeting and home management.

• 'Attachment Informed Therapies' to enhance early bonding and build resilience in both mother and child.

• Staff support the mother to become independent, protecting both her and the child. Done through; promoting independence, budgeting skills, building warm and close relationships, encouraging self esteem, dealing with dangerous situations with confidence, managing anger and dealing with situations appropriately.

What is Managing Violence & Aggression?

Effective support services provided to individuals that have a history of demonstrating violent and aggressive behaviour in the community.

Managing Violence and Aggression is being able to effectively communicate to a person who is in a heightened state of arousal.

What we provide

• Support for individuals

• A range of services to accommodate individuals with violence and aggressive issues, built upon empathic relation skills, with varying levels of support dependent upon the severity of their needs.

• A fully trained support network skilled in de-escalation, communication, appropriate physical intervention and disengagement.

• Suitable accommodation and therapeutic environments for the individual to develop within.

What is support for young people at risk / leaving care?

Young People at risk, leaving care and those who have a history of repeated offending are supported to develop their social, physical, emotional development and/or educational needs. We support young people who are at risk of being abused or harmed, as well as those leaving care who need support to live in the community, and prepare them for adulthood.

What we provide

• Support and encouragement which develops social, physical, emotional development and/or educational needs as set out with the young person's Pathway Plan.

• A comprehensive psychological assessment for each young person to inform the overall intervention programme, i.e. social, education and therapeutic work.

• Therapeutic input from our partner Senior Clinical Psychologist.

• Specialist integrated support models.

• A support network with a number of agencies to present conducive opportunities for development.

• Bespoke accommodation in conducive settings, from individual housing to shared tenancies, within either urban or rural environments.

• Specialist support networks which are bespoke to the young person.