Service description
The Homeless Mental Health Service is an award winning multi-disciplinary team offering, engagement, mental health assessment and referral to mainstream mental health and support services – for people age 16+ who are homeless (sleeping rough in hostels) or staying in temporary accommodation (sofa surfing etc.). The team is made up of three full-time mental health practitioners (2 are mental health nurses and 1 is an Occupational Therapist), a part-time psychiatrist, part-time clinical psychologist and a part-time secretary.
Read more about the team here and our street outreach project here.
Referral criteria
Self-referral by anyone who is homeless and any person in contact with someone who is homeless. Referral via telephone 0116 295 8442 or email: homeless.mhs@nhs.net
Referrals can be received from
Anyone who is in touch with someone who is homeless. The team also welcomes self-referrals.
Who to contact if you need an interpreter or information about disabled access
An interpreter can be arranged as required.