Merton
Adult Community Services in Merton
Merton adult community services offer assessments and recovery-focused treatments for adults aged 18 and older with severe and long-term mental health conditions.
Where appropriate, we provide services and signposting for social and wellbeing support, including Peer Support, Employment Support, and Welfare Advice (e.g., finances, benefits, and housing). We also offer advice, support and signposting for carers of people with mental health difficulties.
For psychological and wellbeing support for common mental health problems (mild to moderate anxiety and depression), adults aged 18 and older can access Talking Therapies.
What you can expect
The borough’s Single Point of Access (SPA) team will receive your referral and if appropriate, contact you to assess your needs and goals.
After the assessment, you may be referred to the appropriate mental health service or be offered social and wellbeing support with one of our charity sector partners. If these services are not suitable, you or the referrer will be given advice on alternative support and services.
Treatment and support we offer
The services, treatment and support you receive will depend on your condition and needs. Here is what we offer across our teams and services:
- Assessment of mental health conditions, formulation/diagnosis and recommendations for treatment
- Behavioural activation
- Building confidence
- Carers support
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Co-occurring Mental Health Alcohol and Drug work (COMHAD)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Employment Support (also known as Individual Placement Support – IPS)
- Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR)
- Graded exposure
- Guided self-help for bulimia and binge eating
- Improving sleep
- Managing emotions
- Medication advice, prescribing and monitoring
- Occupational Therapy
- Peer Support (including provision for carers)
- Personalised care plans to meet recovery needs and goals
- Physical health monitoring
- Problem solving
- Psychoeducation on mental health disorders and symptoms
- Relapse prevention
- Safety risk assessment and risk management plans (also knowns as crisis plans) to support people when they require urgent help and crisis support
- Structured Clinical Management (SCM)
- Welfare Advice (benefits and financial support)
While you wait
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Self-help resources
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