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Community Mental Health Services

Community Mental Health Team

The  Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) are a community based assessment and treatment service for people suffering mental health problems aged between 18 - 65 years.

Treatment is on assessed needs and can be:-

• Access to Art Therapy
• Access to the Community Support Team
• Access to Day Services
• Access to the Home Support Team
• Access to residential services
• Assessment for hospital admission
• Carers Assessment, support and advice for carers
• Family Therapy
• Individual work
• Information about Independent Advocacy
• Services (POhWER)
• Nursing Services
• Occupational Therapy
• Practical help
• Psychotherapy
• Support from a Social Worker
• Treatment from home

Access to the CMHT  is via your General Practitioner (G.P.) or self-referral through the duty system. Self-referrals will be assessed but contact may be made with your G.P.

The hours of the CMHT are: Monday - Thursday 9am - 5.15pm and Friday 9am - 4.30pm

Please click here for leaflets available on the different CMHTs located within Hertfordshire.