We offer Wellbeing (IAPT) and Mental Health services, provided by one multi-disciplinary team at HMP Norwich.
The team consists of Registered Mental Health Nurses, Learning Disability Nurses, a Psychiatrist and a Psychologist, who are all experienced in providing secondary mental health care to prisoners, along with Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and a CBT Therapists who are experts in providing a Wellbeing (IAPT) service.
All mental health services are provided in an integrated way, and the team have the capacity to provide a range of interventions relevant to the needs of prisoners, including stepping care up and down as required.
The fundamental aim of this model is to work alongside custody staff to create a safe prison environment for all prisoners with mental health and related problems, and through collaboration to constantly strive to prevent suicides and self-harm and promote recovery from mental ill health.
What conditions do you treat?
• Major mental illness
• Mild and severe depression
• Substance misuse related problems where there is a coexisting mental health difficulty
• Personality disorder
• Anxiety
• Support following self-harm or thoughts / actions relating to suicide
What age range does this service treat?
18 years and over
What geographical area does this service cover?
The population of HMP Norwich.