This service provides accommodation and support, both in registered care homes and in supported housing schemes for men (and women in supported housing) aged 18 to 70 years who have mental health needs and may also have learning disabilities, substance-use disorders and offending backgrounds. People using the service are typically returning to the community after being in psychiatric hospital, in prison, or homeless. Domiciliary care and floating support is also available.
This service provides accommodation and support, both in registered care homes and in supported housing schemes for men (and women in supported housing) aged 18 to 70 years who have mental health needs and may also have learning disabilities, substance-use disorders and offending backgrounds. People using the service are typically returning to the community after being in psychiatric hospital, in prison, or homeless. Domiciliary care and floating support is also available.
The service provides various interventions and recovery techniques to inform the person’s care, which are delivered through professional assessment (by qualified mental health practitioners), professional support to achieve effective support planning (by a psychologist and recovery specialist), 24-hour staffed projects with structured occupational support, and highly trained and professionally supported staff.
The service offers a regular programme of activities such as vocational training, educational classes and active classes for health and fitness to maintain and develop daily living skills. The service also works in collaboration with a number of specialist services such drug and alcohol services, employment, NHS mental health services, and educational facilities.
St Martin of Tours is managed by senior staff from a range of professional backgrounds such as social work, psychology, housing, and finance and has board members from various backgrounds (psychiatry, business, lived experience of mental health and social work). The service provides staff with core training in a range of areas such as mental capacity, safeguarding, data protection, communication skills, de-escalation and conflict resolution, lone working, human rights, learning disabilities, mental health and welfare benefits
People’s views are assessed using a service user feedback questionnaire and through the regular housing meetings. The service has received positive feedback, which is reported in their annual reports.
