Mental Health Social Services In Islington, the Community Care Centres that specialise in mental health care and support are: Canonbury Community Care Centre 68 Halliford Street N1 3RH Tel: 020 7527 8200 Fax: 020 7527 8207 Minicom: 020 7527 8205 Email: maggieclarke@islington.gov.uk (Information Of cer) Website: www.islington.gov.uk Opening Times: Monday to Friday 9.00am 4.45pm. Access for people with disabilities: Disability toilet. Parking 50 metres or closer for orange / blue badge holders. Lift to all oors of the building. Elthorne Community Care Centre North Islington 17-23 Beaumont Rise N19 3AA Tel: 020 7527 7300 Fax: 020 7527 7307 Minicom: 020 7527 7327 Web: www.islington.gov.uk Opening Times: Monday to Friday 9.00am - 4.45pm. Access for people with disabilities Disability toilet Parking 50 metres or closer for orange badge holders. Lift to all oors of the building. Calshot Community Care Centre 57 Calshott Street N1 9XH Tel: 020 7527 6400 Fax: 020 7527 6407 Minicom: 020 7527 6475 Opening Times: Monday to Friday 9.00am 4.45pm.
Access for people with disabilities: Disability toilet. Parking 50 metres or closer for orange/blue badge holders. In Emergencies who do I need to contact? Crisis Teams: Calshot Community Care Centre South Islington: Tel: 020 7527 6400 Fax: 020 7837 6407 Elthorne Community Care Centre North Islington: Tel: 020 7527 7300 Fax: 020 7527 8844 Emergency Out of Hours Duty Team/Social Workers: Tel: 020 7226 0992 Home Care: Tel: 020 7527 4453 Home Care (Out of hours): Tel: 020 7527 4119 Islington Based Mental Health Advice Organisations Crisis Line Centre Ashley Road N19 3AG Tel: 020 7272 6936 Helpline: 0845 1232373 This is Crisis Intervention, offering a service for people throughout the borough. They provide an out of hours telephone helpline & counselling service offering people with severe and enduring mental health problems telephone and face-to-face counselling as appropriate. Islington Peoples Rights Mental Health Project Waterlow Unit Whittington Hospital Highgate Hill N19 5NF Tel: 020 7530 2223 Fax: 020 75300 22253 Email: iprradvice@aol.com Islington Peoples Rights provide information and advice on welfare rights & bene ts issues.
Referrals to IPRs Mental Health Project can be made via your Mental Health Social Worker, a Community Psychiatric Nurse, a Psychiatrist or Psychologist. The telephone line is staffed on Tuesdays 10.00am to 12.00pm and Thursday 2.00pm to 4.00pm with details of local contacts available on their answerphone. Islington MIND 8 Manor Gardens N7 6LA Tel: 020 7561 5289 Fax: 020 7272 6797 Website: www.islingtonmind.org.uk Email: admin@islingtonmind.org.uk Islington Mind is a mental health charity which provides information, advice, advocacy and counselling as well as support services on all aspects of mental health. They have an Employment Project and MINDWORKS Computer Training Project. They also run a crisis counselling service every evening from 5.00pm to 10.00pm (except Sunday). Please call 0845 1232373 for more information. Ashley Road 35 Ashley Road N19 3AG Tel: 020 7272 6936 Ashley Road is a drop-in day centre for anyone experiencing mental health problems run by MIND. They run special sessions for lesbians, gay men and women only. Other services include an employment and training project, housing provision, short-term counselling and hospital advocacy services. For more information please telephone the number listed above. Assert Advocacy Project For Mental Health Advocacy Waterlow Unit Whittington Hospital Highgate Hill N19 5NF Tel: 020 7530 2234 Fax: 020 7530 2293 Email: assertadvocacy@hotmail.com Website: www.assertadvocacy.org.uk Assert is an independent and free advocacy service which assists users of mental health services in speaking up for themselves and in making informed choices about their treatment from mental health services and involvement with other agencies. The areas they commonly deal with include: housing, legal rights, welfare rights, bene ts, medications, care on wards and in the community. They accept self referrals as well as referrals from nurses, doctors, social workers or MIND. They run an appointment system and have no waiting lists. The appointments are Monday to Thursday from 10.00am12noon & 2.00pm4.00pm and Friday 10.00am to 12 noon.
Counselling / Therapy Services Crisis Night Centre (Umbrella) The Basement 18 Highbury Grove N5 Tel: 020 7288 1044 and 020 7226-9415 Opening Hours: They are open nightly from 8.00pm to 6.00am. The Night Centre are at The Basement and are an open access service for people in Islington, who are experiencing mental health distress. They run a Crisis Listening Service and have a Tea Room as well as a Womens Room. Mental Health Crisis Project for Women 32 Drayton Park N5 1PB Tel: 020 7607 2777 Fax: 020 7607 3777 Email: ShirleyMcNicholas@candi.nhs.uk The Mental Health Crisis Project provides a residential alternative to hospital admission for people with mental health problems. National Mental Health Advice Organisations MIND (National Organisation) 15 19 Broadway E15 4BQ Mind info line Tel: 08457 660 163 Monday to Friday 9.15am to 5.15pm Minicom: 0845 330 1585 (If you are using BT Textdirect add the pre x 18001) Web: www.mind.org.uk NATIONAL MIND Main Switchboard Tel: 020 8519 2122 Mind Advocacy Legal Project Specialising in Mental Health and Community Care Law. Offering advice and support to mental health advocacy projects. Tel: 020 8215 2288 Alzheimers Society Legal Advisor Provides complex legal support on Mental Health, Community Care and issues affecting Older People.
Legal Of cer Direct Line: 020 7306 0801 Mon-Fri 2.00-4.30 pm or the Alzheimers & other dementias Info & advice line on: 0845 300 0336 Website: www.alzheimers.org.uk RETHINK (Formerly the National Schizophrenia Fellowship) 28 Castle Street Kingston upon Thames KT1 1SS Telephone Advice Line Tel: 020 8974 6814 FRONTDOOR Call Centre: 0845 4560455 Fax: 020 8547 3862 Email: advice@rethink.org Website: www.rethink.org.uk Telephone Advice Service Monday, Wednesday & Friday 10.00am 3.00pm and Tuesday & Friday 10.00am to 1.00pm. They provide information and advice on Community Care, the Mental Health Act and bene ts. They also provide advice & advocacy services, Day care schemes. Saneline Tel: 0845 767 8000 (calls charged at local rates). Open from 12noon until 2am. Saneline is a con dential telephone helpline offering practical information, crisis care and emotional support to anybody affected by mental health issues. NHS Direct Helpline Tel: 0845 4647 A national helpline providing advice and information on health problems. Callers are able to talk to medically trained staff. Islington Carers Forum Unit 1 53 Hargrave Road N19 5SH Tel: 020 7263 9080 Fax: 020 7263 0907 Email: islingtoncarers@btconnect.com Website: www.carers.org/ Islington Carers Forum provides advice, information, factsheets, support groups and newsletter for carers in Islington.