Mental health services

Mental health services in Newcastle are provided by a partnership between Newcastle City Council, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust and the voluntary sector.

Community mental health teams

To get help from one of our specialist community mental health teams you will need to be referred by your doctor (GP), consultant psychiatrist, other mental health teams or social services.

We have four specialist community mental health teams (SCMHT):
North SCMHT
Phone 0191 219 6490

East SCMHT
Phone 0191 219 6490 or 0191 219 4630

Outer West SCMHT
Phone 0191 256 3101

Inner West SCMHT
Phone 0191 277 2355

Crisis Assessment and Home Treatment Service (CAT)

The CAT team provides crisis assessment and home treatment based services as an alternative to hospital admission. Services operate 24 hours, 7 days a week. To get help from the CAT team you need to be referred by your dcotor (GP) or a mental health professional.

Mental health resource centres

There are two community mental health resource centres in Newcastle. They provide recovery services plus crisis placements, planned respite and outreach support for adults who have experienced mental health problems.

Our resource centres are:

Scrogg Road Community Mental Health Resource Centre
Phone 0191 265 6310

Summerhill Community Mental Health Resource Centre
PHone 0191 232 7872

Approved mental health professional (AMHP)

This service assesses people with mental health problems who may need admission to hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983.

The Approved Mental Health Professional (AMPH) is co-ordinated from the social work office at St Nicholas Hospital.
Phone 0191 223 2507 (Monday to Friday 8.45am till 5pm)

The out of hours AMHP service is covered by the Social Services Emergency Duty Team.
Phone 0191 232 8520

Adult acute psychiatric services

Acute psychiatric services provide in-patient and community care services for people with mental health problems. People using the services are mainly adults aged 18 to 65 years. A range of professionals work together to provide assessment, treatment and care planning services. These professionals include consultant psychiatrists, nurses, social care workers, occupational therapists and support staff.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)

CAMHS work with children and families from 0-19 years. The team includes community nurses, primary mental health workers, clinical psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, psychotherapists and child and adolescent psychiatrists. They provide assessment and intervention for a range of emotional and behavioural problems in children and young people and their families.

Phone: 0191 219 6423 (East Team)
Phone: 0191 219 6426 (West Team)
Phone: 0191 246 6910/ 6912 (North Team)

Useful contacts

Mental health drop in for carers
Wednesday 10am to 12pm at the Carers Centre, 6 Saville Place, Newcastle
Phone 0191 260 3030

User and carer involvement in Newcastle
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Phone 0191 223 2214

Mental Health Matters
Phone 0191 516 3500
Helpline every night from 6pm to 6am
Phone 0845 601 2457

Launchpad facilitates user involvement in Newcastle
Phone 0191 233 0383

The Mental Health Service Directory produced by the Patient Information Centre has a full list of mental health services in Newcastle.
For more information phone the Patient Information Centre on 0191 256 3090