Berkshire Mental Health Service
We can help support and treat you for severe and complex mental health difficulties, referring you onto other services where appropriate.
If you feel you’re at risk of harming yourself or others, please call 999 straight away.
This service was formerly known as the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT).
Talking Therapies
If you need mental health support please contact our Talking Therapies service.
Call Talking Therapies 0300 365 2000
Visit the Talking Therapies website (opens new browser tab)
You will be able to speak with a mental health practitioner who will be able to direct you to the right service, including support from our Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT).
The Gateway
The Gateway provides a new single referral pathway for adult mental health referrals across Berkshire.
Call 0300 365 2000 (Call charged at your local rate)
Email gateway@berkshire.nhs.uk
Alternatively, you can call NHS 111 for free.
Call 111 (free)
Depending on your needs, the treatments we may offer could include:
- Psychological interventions, such as cognitive behaviour therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy and cognitive analytical therapy
- A range of pharmaceutical interventions, such as anti-psychotic and anti-depressant medication
- Social interventions, such as addressing leisure, employment, housing and finance issues
- Referrals through to other services where appropriate
We may offer to use phone calls or online consultations (such as One Consultation or Microsoft Teams) for your appointment, but we will discuss this option with you.
Our treatments are provided by an expert team of psychiatrists, nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, psychotherapists and social workers.
As part of your treatment, a care coordinator will help you draw up a care plan to assess the challenges you’re facing and agree goals you’d like to achieve.
We can also work with your family and carers and support them through education therapy to learn about your condition.
Wellbeing and Mental Health Support
We work closely with other community and social care organisations who provide individual wellbeing and mental health support. This includes voluntary and community organisations, who work in close partnership with Berkshire Healthcare to provide mental health, social and wellbeing support and signposting to other services.
This means that in order to provide better support for you and your carers with your health and social care needs some of your information may be shared with staff from other organisations, and a Community Connector or Mental Health support worker may contact you to offer mental health support while you wait for, or receive care from, our mental health services.
This may include the following:
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Browns |
Provides support and advice to socially excluded, disadvantaged and vulnerable adults and families. |
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Mind in Berkshire |
Provides Community Connectors within our Community Mental Health teams |
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Buckinghamshire MIND |
Provides Community Connectors within our Community Mental Health teams; Safety Outreach workers within Psychological Medicine Services; Physical Health Promotion |
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CAB/CAEB |
Citizens Advice – specialist support for complex mental health issues. |
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Elmore Community Services |
Provides a ‘Floating Support’ service |
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Sport in Mind |
Physical Activity support service |
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Together UK |
Delivers the Managing Emotions Programme |
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Let’s Connect Community Wellbeing Network |
A social network facilitated by Berkshire Healthcare, with regular meetings and connections across Berkshire |
More information on how we use your information and our privacy notice can be found here. (opens in new tab)
Transition from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Depending on your needs you might transition from CAMHS into Secondary care. These are adult mental health services.
Or you may be transitioning from CAMHS into Primary care. These are community-based services like your GP.
If you know which locality you wish to contact please use the numbers here.
Bracknell
Church Hill House
51-52 Turing Drive
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG12 7FR
Call 0118 904 6800
Newbury
Hillcroft House
Rookes Way
Thatcham
RG18 3HR
Call 0118 904 3200
Reading
Prospect Park House
Prospect Park Hospital
Honey End Lane
Reading
Berkshire
RG30 4EJ
Call 0118 960 5612
Slough
New Horizons
Pursers Court
Slough
Berkshire
SL2 5BX
Call 01753 690 950
West Berkshire
Hillcroft House
Rookes Way
Thatcham
Berkshire
RG18 3HR
Call 0118 904 3200
Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead
Nicholson House
Nicholson Walk
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 1LD
Call 0118 904 7300
Wokingham
Resource House
20 Denmark Street
Wokingham
R40 2BB
Call 0118 904 4800
Our Neurodiversity Passport can help you communicate your needs to our staff. It covers sensory processing, your communication preferences, and topics that might make you feel anxious and overwhelmed, so that we can support you.
