• Hertsmere Community Learning Disability Team Apsley 1, Brindley Way, Hemel Hempstead HP3 9BF Telephone: 01442 454242 Fax: 01442 454244 Email: hertsmere.ld@hertscc.gov.uk • North Herts and Stevenage Community Learning Disability Team Post point SFAR005, Ground Floor, Farnham House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage SG1 2FQ Tel: 01438 843222 Fax: 01438 843234 Email: ld.nh&stevenage@hertscc.gov.uk • St. Albans Community Learning Disability Team Apsley 1, Brindley Way, Hemel Hempstead HP3 9BF Tel: 01442 454300 Fax: 01442 454333 Email: stalbans.ld@hertscc.gov.uk • Watford and Three Rivers Community Learning Disability Team Apsley 1, Brindley Way, Hemel Hempstead HP3 9BF Tel: 01442 454343 Fax: 01442 454377 Email: watfordthreerivers.ld@hertscc.gov.uk • Welwyn Hatfield Community Learning Disability Team Post point SFAR006, Ground Floor, Farnham House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage SG1 2FQ Tel: 01438 843600 Fax: 01438 843601 Email: welwynhatfield.ld@hertscc.gov.uk Non-council support Guideposts Trust Listens to and supports adults with learning difficulties to access their own community activities and lead fuller, more independent lives.
Mental health Your local Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) should be your first point of contact if you have mental health issues. The Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) are a community based assessment and treatment service for people suffering mental health problems aged between 18 to 65 years. You can ask your GP to refer you or ask someone who knows you to contact the CMHT on your behalf. There is increased demand for home care for people with mental health issues arising from greater use of Supported Living instead of care home placements. Like other specialist care services, this can be paid for (if you have been assessed as eligible) with a Personal Budget, discussed on page 6. For contact details of our local team, please visit: www.hpft.nhs.uk/our-services/area-directoryand-contacts Out-of-hours mental health helpline For out-of-hours advice and telephone support from a mental health professional, please call the Helpline on 01438 843322. This service operates through the night from 5pm until 9am on weekdays, and around the clock at weekends and on Bank Holidays. The service is available to service users and carers within the Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for advice and support outside office hours.
• Guideposts Trust (Hertfordshire) Eastern Regional Office, 82a High Street, Ware SG12 9AT Tel: 01920 484946 Email: guideposts.ware@guidepoststrust.org.uk Web: www.guidepoststrust.org.uk
Scope Offers free, impartial and expert information, advice and support to disabled people and their families, 9am - 5pm weekdays. Freephone: 0808 800 3333 Email: response@scope.org.uk
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This Directory’s helpline 0800 389 2077 – information on choosing and paying for care