Who we are:

Community Support Team (CST) is an intensive mental health support service using an assertive outreach approach to work with service users who have complex mental health needs.

CST uses a strengths-based recovery approach with a focus on the individual and their strengths and interests.

Each service user has a named key worker who will support them one to one. However, they may also be supported by other members of the team, for example, at weekends and when attending groups or service user review meetings. The aim is to ensure continuity of service.

Following assertive outreach principles, the one-to-one service will be offered in venues that suit the service user. For example, in their own homes, in local community settings or at Touchstone premises. The service user can choose.

The aim of CST support is to enable service users to manage their own well-being and recovery and move towards greater social integration.

Partnership pathways and additional options to core CST support:

• Weekend service – one day each weekend.
• Outlook Group – structured time-limited closed group jointly run with an Occupational Therapist from the Assertive Outreach Team (AOT)
• Social Group – staff supported group, offering casual social activities co-facilitated with the AOT.
• Gym Group – supported by CST Tuesdays and Fridays, in partnership with BHR (Burmantofts, Harehills and Richmond Hill) Primary Care Network.
• Service User Review Days – Regular meetings will take place for service users to feedback and inform how the service runs.

Referrals information:

New Referrals Information update:

Our referrals process has changed:

We are now only accepting referrals via Care Director and/or discussions through the Transformed hub MDT meetings.

If you would like to present a referral via one of the enhanced hub MDT meetings, please get in touch so we can attend to discuss.

Please follow these instructions for completing a referral on Care Director:

Referral to Touchstone CST

Service Referral Criteria

1. Over 18 lives in Leeds

2. High levels of complexity and risk for example violence and aggression or forensic history, regular contact with crisis services, behaviour that compromises safety such as self harm

3. Struggles to engage with other services and/or are excluded/banned/declined from mainstream services

4. Severe and enduring MH

Exclusions:

• First episode psychosis

• Mild to moderate conditions

• Low/no risk associated

• People whose needs could be met by mainstream services

LYPFT Services

We require an in date RAMP and GATE with details of presenting need, which meets the above criteria to be on Care Director, at the point of referral.

PCMH Services

Please provide referral and risk information as appropriate on Care Director, which meets the above criteria.

If you unable to refer via Care Director, please call us to discuss.

• Anna Simpson (07392 319591) CST Co-ordinator
• Donna Marek (07760 173494) CST Co-ordinator