Our Services / Specialist Adult Services
Recovery and Rehabilitation
Hannah Mills unit provides assessment and psychiatric rehabilitation for people with complex mental health problems, including psychosis, self harm, substance misuse including alcohol abuse, dual diagnosis and mood disorders (eg anxiety, depression, bipolar affective disorder and complex PTSD).
We help people whose ability to maintain independence in the community is compromised by distress resulting from their life experience.
Service Description
The service uses evidence-based Psychosocial Interventions (PSI) as its core model to work towards recovery from mental health problems. Patients have an individual programme that includes working in groups that are relevant to them as well as individual work with psychology, psychiatry, clinical nurse specialist, occupational therapist, nurses and social worker trained in the PSI approach.
Other therapeutic approaches are used on the unit including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness both of which have a strong evidence base for working with people with difficult to manage behaviour/complex needs. The multidisciplinary team also includes individuals trained in a variety of other therapeutic disciplines, including Dialectic Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Visual Imagery/Hypnotherapy, Psychodynamic approaches as well as engaging patients in practical recovery focussed work in education, voluntary work and developing life skills.
A range of accommodation is provided offering the individual an opportunity to recover in an open supportive environment which matches their needs. Accommodation includes 11 ensuite bedrooms, a bedsit and two independent living flats (staff supported).
Treatment Philosophy
Key features of the programme include:
- A therapeutic environment focused on the recovery and wellbeing model promoting a sense of hope and optimism.
- Initial treatment aims to focus on the reduction of disturbed behaviour and distress, risk to self and others, moving through to the development of appropriate coping skills and self-management.
- Individual and group therapy based on Cognitive Behavioural and Mindfulness.
- An experienced team helping to bridge the gap between inpatient care and the patient’s home area, family and Community Mental Health Team. Regular case review meetings (CPA) and discharge planning ensure a smooth transition into the community.
Who will benefit from our service?
- Men or women aged 18-65 with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, can often have a long illness history, with repeated or extended periods of inpatient care.
- Typical diagnosis: treatment-resistant psychosis - some of whom will also have additional problems with substance abuse (dual diagnosis) - schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorder, self harm and mood disorders - anxiety, depression, bipolar affective disorder (manic depression) and complex PTSD.
- Adults who have found it difficult to engage with and work collaboratively with mental health services in the community.
- Adults stepping down from secure facilities or NHS acute hospitals.
- Adults who need an extended period of assessment and rehabilitation.
- Adults who are informal or detained under the Mental Health Act for treatment, with or without restrictions.
For information about accessing treatment, please click here.
Further information/contact us
For more detailed information on this service and/or to arrange a visit or make a referral please contact:
Maggie Scott
Clinical Service Manager
01904 420915
or
Debbie Swift
Medical PA
01904 412551 ext 2310
dswift@theretreatyork.org.uk
You may find the following websites useful:
Royal College of Psychiatrists
