• Adult Mental Health Services
• Mental Health Services for older people
• Specialist Children's and Young Person's Mental Health Services
• Learning Disability Services
• Substance Misuse Services
• Other Specialist Services, e.g. Forensic Services

Contact:

Rotherham, Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
St. Catherine's House
Tickhill Road
Balby
Doncaster
DN4 8QN
Tel: 01302 796000
Fax: 01302 796816
Minicom: 01302 796279
Website: www.rdash.nhs.uk

Adult Community Mental Health Services
The Trust provides assessment and treatment in-patient services, but also offers a range of out-patient services in the community. There are Community Mental Health bases in Doncaster that cover all of the borough. The teams consist of Consultant Psychiatrists, Mental Health Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychological Therapists and approved Mental Health Professionals.

The Acute Psychiatric in-patient facilities are now located within the Mental Health Unit at St Catherine's Hospital Site. Ther is also a variety of support offered by locally and nationally based voluntary groups.

Adult Community Mental Health Services - Access Team
Team Base
Opal Centre
St Catherine's
Tickhill Road
Balby
Doncaster
DN4 8QN
Tel: 01302 798400
Fax: 01302 798106

The team provides an initial assessment of all specialist mental health referrals to identify individual need and the most appropriate service to meet that need.

Adult Community Mental Health Services - Recovery and Social Inclusion Team
Team Base
Stapleton Resource Centre
Stapleton Road
Warmsworth
Doncaster
DN4 9LJ
Tel: 01302 734795
Fax: 01302 734796

The Recovery team provides interventions for service users who experience psychosis and have complex needs. The Social Inclusion team provides interventions for service users who have experienced psychosis and require support to maintain well being.

Adult Community Mental Health Services - Community Therapies and Intensive Community Therapies Team
Team Base
East Dene Resource Centre
Lansdowne Road
Intake
Doncaster
Tel: 01302 734050
Fax: 01302 734077

The Community Therapies team provides interventions for service users with mild to moderate anxiety and depression. The Intensive Community Therapies team  provides interventions for service users with severe depression and anxiety related disorders, including personality disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

Older People's Community Mental Health Team
Cherry Tree Court
St. Catherine's
Balby
Doncaster
DN4 8QN
Tel: 01302 796104

A Community Team divided into 4 sectors: East, West, North and Central. Providing a range of Mental Health Services for adults aged 65 and over, and a Young Onset Dementia Service for people under 65 with a diagnosis of Dementia. In addition, a Care Home Liaison Team who provide support, training and advice to care homes across Doncaster.

South Yorkshire Service for deaf people with mental health needs
Team Base
Swallownest Court
Aughton Road
Swallownest
Sheffield
S26 4TH
Tel: 01709 447425
Mobile: 07770 828452
Email: rebecca.walls@rdash.nhs.uk
Eligibility: deaf people with mental health needs aged 16-65 yrs.
Referral: GP, Sensory Team DMBC, local mental health teams.

The service covers Doncaster, Barnsley, Rotherham and Sheffield. Works in conjunction with local secondary care mental health teams to assess, support and provide interventions for deaf people who have a mental health need. The team includes a CPN and support worker. All members of the team can sign in British Sign Language (BSL) and have experience of working with deaf people.

Doncaster Community Psychological Therapies Service
Icon Building
First Point
Balby Carr Bank
Doncaster
DN4 5JQ
Tel: 01302 565556
Fax: 01302 565557
Eligibility: 16yrs+ who have mental health issues, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, phobias.
Referral: GP, Health Worker/Professional, Voluntary Organisation or Self.

Offers a stepped care approach to delivery of low intensity psychological therapies. Provide support, therapy and guidance at a time when patients need it most. Promotes mental health well-being. Appointments are face to face and via telephone sessions. Care packages are developed on an individual basis.

Mind
27-28 Netherhall Road
Doncaster
DN1 2PG
Tel: 01302 812190
Website: www.doncastermind.org.uk
Email: office@doncastermind.org.uk
Referral: Open - to anyone who has or has had a mental health problem.

Advises on most forms of mental health problems. Day centre run on a drop-in basis. Provides activities. Also have a Counselling and Befriending Service and Support Housing Service.

The Samaritans
36 Thorne Road
Doncaster
DN1 2JA
Tel: 01302 327474
Helpline: 0845 7909090
Referral: Open to anyone.

The primary aim of the Samaritans is to be available at any hour of the day or night to befriend those passing through personal crisis and in imminent danger of taking their own lives. (complete confidence is assured at all times).

Platform 51
Doncaster Women's Centre
21 Cleveland Street
Doncaster
DN1 3EH
Tel: 01302 309800
Email: doncaster@platform51.org
Website: www.platform51.org
Referral: Open to all girls and women.

The centre develops preventative mental health work with women. Services offered, include, individual support, counselling, group services and a drop-in centre.

The Alzheimer's Society
(Doncaster & Rotherham)
Room F9
Mexborough Business Centre
College Road
Mexborough
S64 9JP
Tel: 01709 580543
Email: doncaster@alzheimers.org.uk
Website: www.alzheimers.org.uk
Referral: By telephone, email, office visit, other agencies and professionals.

The Doncaster branch provides support for people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, and for their families and carers. There is a Tandem Café at the Linney Centre, Balby, Tandem Lunch Clubs situated throughout the Doncaster Borough (please contact for current list of locations). Home visits and telephone support is provided.

Sane
First Floor
Cityside House
40 Adler Street
London
E1 1EE
Tel: 020 7375 1002
Fax: 020 7375 2162
Helpline: 0845 767 8000
Website: www.sane.org.uk
Email: info@sane.org.uk
Open 6pm-11.00pm every day.
Refferal: Open - to those with mental illness and their carers.

Offers the opportunity for anyone experiencing emotional or mental health problems, or their families and carers to talk about their situation. Information about services that might be helpful is also provided to callers who request it.

Rethink Mental Illness
Unit 5
Portland Place
Spring Gardens
Doncaster
DN1 3DF
Tel: 01302 367490
Website: www.rethink.org
Email: lynda.harlington@rethink.org
Referral: by social services mental health team, GP or self.

Open to carers and families of people with severe mental illness, to meet socially and raise public awareness of the illness. Also open to people with alcohol or substance misuse. Provide tenancy support to help people live in the community. Contact 01302 367490. Also provides Rethink Tonic Service for adult carers of those with severe mental illness.

On Track
South Yorkshire Housing Association
2 South Parade
Hallcross Hill
Doncaster
DN1 2DY
Tel: 01302 815721
Email: care@syha.co.uk

Service for people aged 18+ with mental health issues.

Talking Shop
63 Hallgate
Doncaster
DN1 3PB
Tel: 01302 565650

Town centre located support service that offers free, confidential advice about mental health and well being.