Southwark MHLD provides a specialist mental health service for adults with learning disabilities in Southwark. The team has Administrators, Behaviour Specialists, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Psychiatrists and Clinical Psychologists.

We offer a specialist community mental health service to adults with a diagnosis of learning disability who have a Southwark GP. We work with people who might experience significant mental health problems, behaviour which challenges and/or high levels of risk to self or others. We also provide input and advice to a person’s family, supporters and professional network.

Southwark MHLD are commissioned to work with people who would receive a diagnosis of learning disability and also have a significant mental health and/or behavioural need.

Wherever possible we encourage people to make use of mainstream community mental services first. Health and other services have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to account for a person’s learning or other disabilities.

MHLD endeavours to offer an appropriately accessible 9-5 week-day service in relation to communication, physical and other needs.  The person with a learning disability or anyone connected to them may make a referral.

Please click here for further information and for referrals.
 

Last updated: 06 February 2023