Community Forensic Mental Health
What we do
Our Community Forensic Service provides mental health assessment and advice to Police custody areas and magistrates courts.
Our team, which includes psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses and social workers provides advice and support about assessing and managing high-risk or complex behaviour
We work with both mental health and learning disability professionals and people who use our services and their carers . This is often in partnership with other agencies including: prisons and the Criminal Justice System; specialist high, medium and low secure hospitals; multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA); and private sector providers.
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Who uses our services?
People using this service are adults who:
- are aged 16 years and over
- live in Surrey or North East Hampshire
- have a diagnosis of mental illness
- have either committed (or are suspected of, or alleged to have committed) a serious offence; or are deemed at risk of doing so.
People detained at police stations in Guildford, Woking, Reigate, Staines or at magistrates courts within these areas may be assessed on request, irrespective of origin or address.
Referring to us
We will consider accepting someone to the service if their offence, or potential offence, is of a serious or violent nature and there is a high risk of serious harm to others.
Referrals may come from a range of sources, including, Community Mental Heath, Inpatient, Early Intervention in Psychosis, Children and Young Peoples or Assertive Outreach Services.
People must meet the criteria for acceptance to secondary healthcare services however - such as a Community Mental Health or Learning Disability Team.
Contact Us
Community Forensic Mental Health Services
Lake House, Guildford Road, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 0QA
Tel: 01932 723188 Fax: 01932 723478 Email: rxx.cfs@nhs.net
Clarendon House, 28 West Street, Dorking, Surrey RH4 1QJ
Tel: 01306 502740 Fax:01306 502717 Email: rxx.cfs@nhs.net
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