Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services

St Andrew’s Healthcare provides low and medium secure Tier 4 CAMHS inpatient services, with the objective of enabling young people to live well and to their full potential in the least restrictive environment possible.

This unit focuses on the core therapeutic aims of assessing, diagnosing and treating and reducing the symptoms of their mental health condition, particularly any risk behaviours.

In addition to this it importantly addresses the young person’s ongoing personal development in terms of their ability to:

take responsibility for their emotions, thoughts and behaviours to the level which they can act safely towards themselves and others
increase their level of personal autonomy, so they can increasingly make responsible and well considered decisions with decreasing levels of external support and intervention
increasingly be able to live independently in the world, being able to structure their day and attend to their own daily living needs.

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Therapy areas include a therapy kitchen and areas for art and music

Calm environments with inspirational quotes

Dining room

Seacole: Admission criteria

Young people aged 13 - 18 on admission who:

have a diagnosis of either mental illness, emerging personality disorder or co-morbid conditions
pose a significant risk of harming themselves or others
require care within a low secure environment.

Therapy Programmes

Patients will benefit from our therapy programmes, delivered by a full time, on-site multi-disciplinary team and specially adapted to the needs of vulnerable young people, including:

behaviour therapy, including moral reasoning work, aggression management strategies, drug and alcohol education/relapse prevention work and adapted fire-setting work
vocational therapy, including work experience programmes through Workbridge
self-care groups to promote cleanliness and confidence, including 'Because you’re worth it', 'Domestic Goddess' and coping with self-harm via cosmetic support
Theraplay®-based interventions for enhancing attachment, self-esteem, trust in others and joyful engagement
Pets as Therapy (PAT) - a programme delivered in collaboration with the RSPCA
education.

Next steps

Discharge is considered at admission and our clinical and social work teams work with appropriate case managers to support a transition.