ELFT has worked in partnership with Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) to develop an interim eight bed mental health inpatient unit for Children and Young People in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes – Evergreen, which opened in February 2023.
Evergreen Unit is located on the First Floor of Calnwood Court, Luton, and provides specialist, short-term care for young people aged 12-17 who are experiencing complex mental health difficulties which cannot be managed safely in the community.
The long-term plan is to develop a permanent CAMHS unit as part of the modernising inpatient mental health programme.
Co-production is central to the care and support offered to young people admitted to the service. The development of the new service and unit has been done in conjunction with children, parents and carers who have experience of inpatient admission.
We are community-oriented unit. Evergreen staff work in close partnership with young people and their parents or carers, community CAMHS services, education, children services, and other agencies, from pre-admission through treatment to transition and discharge planning.