Services for people experiencing mental health difficulties

Our social work service provides a number of services for people experiencing mental health difficulties. We work in partnership with other agencies and the health service to provide specialist services to help you and your family.

An assessment of your needs is carried out to establish which services you require. This is often carried out jointly with nursing and medical staff reducing the need for duplicate assessments. It is often called a community care assessment.

Many services provided to people with mental health problems are what we call mainstream services. These are services which are provided to people with a range of different needs. Examples of services provided include:

• Home services
• Housing support services
• Meals at home service
• Welfare benefits advice

We also provide services which support and are tailored to the needs of people with mental health problems. These include:

• Support groups - putting you in touch with people who have had similar experiences
• Day care - for social and therapeutic activities
• Support is also provided to help people with mental health problems to access training and employment

Contact your local social work office if you would like a community care assessment or would like more information on the services available to you.