Forensics and Substance Misuse
We offer care and treatment to patients who have committed a criminal offence, or may be at risk of doing so, and whose needs cannot be met within a general psychiatric service. To ensure appropriate care can be given in a low secure environment, patients' are thoroughly assessed before admission by a multi-disciplinary team of professionals. A key purpose of the service is to rehabilitate patients into the community.
Moorlands View
A 36 bedded low secure unit for individuals agd 18-65 referred by other NHS units or the Criminal Justice System. Facilities include specific treatment areas for different client groups, separate accommodation for female clients, occupational therapy, gym and sports areas and a comprehensive therapeutic activites programme with community links.
Haworth Ward
4 bedded purpose-built female ward with a programme of therapeutic care tailored specifically to meet the needs of women.
Thornton Ward
8 bedded ward providing assessment and treatment.
Ilkley Ward
12 bedded open environment providing rehabilitation for men and women in preparation for discharge into the community. Ilkley ward also provides a service for individuals who a require a mental health assessment to assist the courts.
Community Team
The community team works to support clients moving from the low secure environments to the community. They also carry out risk assessment and advice to staff in regards to high risk clients, as well as providing a criminal justice liaison service.
Substance Misuse
We meet the needs of drug, alcohol and substance misusers with severe and enduring mental health problems. Assessment, care planning and treatment are delivered in a variety of settings and include in-patient and community detox services.
Both the teams work closely with other agencies and joint work with other workers. They provide support, supervision and some training to BDCT staff on issues relating to substance misuse.
The teams provide detoxification for clients either at home or in hospital. BCDAT have access to 5 beds (not ring fenced) on the acute wards at LMH, ACDAT access beds as required on the Airedale mental health wards.
Airedale Community Drug and Alcohol Team
This team is based at the Ingrow Centre in Keighley, and offers advice, information, supervised prescribing and treatment. They co-ordinate with other agencies to provide an ante- and post-natal service. Links are being developed with Roshni Gar Keighley Centre for Asian women with mental health problems.
Bradford Community Drug and Alcohol Team
The Bradford team is based at Horton Park and offers i nformation, support and counselling. Alcohol detoxification is carried out both in the community and hospital.