**Access and Assessment Service for Community Mental Health – Barking and Dagenham**
**Overview:**
Our Access and Assessment Service caters to adults aged 18 and over who require community mental health services in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. We provide an initial mental health assessment and can facilitate further support based on individual needs.
**Services Offered:**
- Initial mental health assessments
- Referrals and signposting to other mental health services and organizations
- Brief interventions for up to six months
- Full assessments of mental health and social care needs
- Access to a psychiatrist
- Talking therapies and psychological support
- Crisis intervention services
- Psychiatric medication reviews
- Self-guided support resources
- Assistance with social problems
- Recovery and wellbeing approaches
**Contact Information:**
- **Service Location:**
Barking Community Hospital
Upney Lane, Barking, IG11 9LX
- **Phone:** 0300 300 1570 (Option 3)
- **Email:** bdaa@nelft.nhs.uk
- **Operating Hours:** Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
**Referral Process:**
Referrals can be made by:
- GPs or other health professionals
- Self-referrals from individuals
- Referrals from family, carers, or friends
- Walk-in centers
**Call to Action:**
If you or someone you know needs mental health support, please contact us at the provided phone number or email. You can visit us during operating hours for assistance or to start the referral process. Your mental health matters – reach out today.
Service access criteria:
People whose primary presentation is drug or alcohol dependence, learning disability or any organic dysfunction. People who are currently being seen in secondary care services or who are on CPA People with no recourse to public funds will usually not be accepted unless there are other factors which indicate that they should be accepted.
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