Mental Health Support Service Adults (Durham and Darlington Listening Service) We provide a listening, support and signposting service for adults living in County Durham and Darlington who are in mental or emotional distress.

The Community Treatment Team provides a service for men and women over the age of 18 years who require a period of assessment and treatment.

The Community Treatment Team provides an assessment and treatment service for people who are experiencing difficulty with their mental health.

Older People’s Community Treatment Team At the first appointment, we will talk through the problems you are experiencing and the best way to help you. You may be offered further help, either by the person who meets you first or by another member of the team. The help we offer may include: • Further specialist assessments over a longer period of time or by another health professional • Formulation based interventions and strategies to help improve your wellbeing • Psychological intervention/talking therapies • Medication management • Diagnosis and treatment of memory problems eg dementia • Support, advice and health information • Carer support for close friends and family members • Linking with your GP and other services as necessary” Face-to-Face

The team operates 24 hours a day 7 days a week. However, the crisis team does not provide an ’emergency’ service such as a 999 response.

This service includes psychologists, therapists, psychiatrists and mental health nurses

The service offers specialist multi-disciplinary Neuro-rehabilitation care to individuals and their carers addressing comprehensive needs for functional and emotional support, information and advice, practical help with vocational issues, housing, benefits and care support needs.

The service offers specialist multi-disciplinary Neuro-rehabilitation care to individuals and their carers addressing comprehensive needs for functional and emotional support, information and advice, practical help with vocational issues, housing, benefits and care support needs.

Talking Helps Newcastle aims to help residents of Newcastle who may be experiencing mental health difficulties

We accept referrals direct from your GP for anyone over the age of 16 years. We can provide full assessment, investigations, treatment and rehabilitation. We are able to access to Secondary care services such as Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Pain Management at any point in the pathway to ensure that the patient sees the right practitioner at the right time and place.

Providing community perinatal mental health services for adult women who are experiencing mental health difficulties during pregnancy or in the first year after they have had their baby in Durham and Darlington.

Inpatient acute admissions wards for adults in County Durham. The wards offer short term admission to people experiencing mental illness