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 residential rehabilitation for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems. They also offer crisis placements, planned respite and outreach support. To go to a mental health resource centre you will need to be referred by a mental health professional.
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 social work service (ASW)
This service assesses people with mental health problems who may need admission to hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983.
The Approved Social Work Service is co-ordinated from the social work office at St Nicholas Hospital.
Phone 0191 223 2507 (Monday to Friday 8.45 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.)
The out of hours ASW 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.
Useful contacts
Mental health drop in for carers
Wednesday 10.00 a.m. to 12 noon. at the Carers Centre, 6 Saville Place, Newcastle
Phone 0191 260 3030
User and carer involvement in Newcastle
Monday to Friday, 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Phone 0191 223 2214
Mental Health Matters
Phone 0191 516 3500
Helpline every night from 6.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m.
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