About Us

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Who We Are

We are a mental health inpatient service, in a purpose built unit, for young people aged between 12 and 18 years old who are experiencing complex mental health conditions.

We provide individualised evidence based therapeutic interventions and care collaboratively with young people. 

Our approach is one that is holistic in order to support full understanding of a young person's journey.  We facilitate this through encouragement and enablement to obtain the best possible outcome.

What We Believe In

We believe in providing person centred care collaboratively with young people, their families, carers and partner agencies.

We hold the belief in promoting transparancy and respecting young people's rights.

Every young person has areas of strength and resilience and we believe in providing an environment where they can feel safe to express their views and feel heard.

We know that recovery is a different journey for everyone, but we believe in different possibilities and that wellness is achievable.

Our Values

Holding the belief that change is possible whilst being empathetic and supportive to young people's ongoing struggles.

Supporting young people to be the best they can be whilst walking alongside them on their journey and helping them to follow their own paths.

Valuing and listening to families, carers and partner agencies with the knowledge that they offer valuable opportunities for a young person to grow and develop at their most difficult times.

Making a positive difference to someone's life through recovery by showing compassion and holding hope for other's when they aren't able to.

Respecting equality and each other for our individuality thus providing opportunities to learn together.

Encouraging creativity, fun and laughter in a young person's recovery to utilise personal strengths.

Our Mission

Making a positive difference to a young person's life by enabling and empowering them to work towards realising and reaching their full potential.

Our Aim

We will strive to work to the best of our abilities to provide high quality standards of therapeutic care as an integrated professional team; in partnership with patients, families and carers by learning from our mistakes whilst being fair, open and honest to consistently improve our practice.
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