Mental Health Support

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Mental Health Support in Hambleton and Richmondshire has a history of involvement in providing a range of day support services for people experiencing mental health problems spanning twenty-five years.

This contribution to care and support for this disadvantaged group of people first emerged as a grassroots response by self-taught individuals who recognised the need for support at home or in the community for those leaving the former ‘asylums’ and for others who would not in future spend long periods in hospital.

In the early years the support given was of an informal nature and comprised small day centres, social clubs and befriending, as well as assistance to carers.

In the mid 1980s MHS registered as a charity because the scope and scale of its involvement was increasing. By the mid 90s the skills, experience and reputation gained led to MHS becoming a significant voluntary sector provider of day support services for people aged over eighteen. As such MHS has had continuous contracts since then with the Hambleton and Richmondshire Primary Care Trust and North Yorkshire County Council Social Services to provide such support for over 250 people at any one time.

MHS operates over one thousand square miles in the northern part of North Yorkshire. Its areas of benefit span the Hambleton and Richmondshire Districts which have a population of 130,000 comprising market towns and widely dispersed and sparsely populated upland and rural areas.

 

Mental Health Support in Hambleton & Richmondshire
2 The Link
Northallerton
DL6 1DG
Phone: 01609 780758
Fax: 01609 779382