Suitable for:

People (men and women) with borderline personality disorder and complex needs. Those with a primary addiction to class A drugs or severe antisocial personality disorder with criminal convictions are assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Offer:

Therapeutic Community 3 days a week – offers community groups, art therapy, group therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy based problem solving groups, creative groups and project groups for service users to develop own projects. The service is informed by mentalization based therapy – service users are given information and an introductory group for this. There is a group for ASPD and BPD. Outreach support varies – it can be via outpatients, 1:1 support (variable time frame), weekly drop-in groups and introductory group. The service also links with MIND for service users to get help with claiming benefits and with the Moving On project for employment/education opportunities.