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Self-referral

Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) for Older People in Newham

The Community Mental Health Team (Older People) is an integrated mental health and social services team that provides psychiatric and social needs assessment, intervention, and treatment. The CMHT operates as an outpatient service that aims to provide a high-quality service to older people with mental health problems by engaging and supporting service users, their carers, and families.

The service is made up of community mental health nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and support workers. The CMHT operates a Single Point of Entry for ALL referrals to Mental Health Services for Older People.

Address

First Avenue Resource Centre
103 First Avenue,
London
E13 9AP
United Kingdom

Telephone number
0208 821 0900

The service can provide support, treatment and interventions for a range of mental health conditions including schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, psychosis, depression.

There is a separate team who can assess older people with memory problems.

The service takes self-referrals and referrals from family members, carers and health and social care professionals.

Click to download the referral form.

For more information, please email elft.firstavenueadmin.nhs.uk