The selection criteria for the Community Mental Health Team are applicable to:

• All adults between the age of 18 and 65 irrespective of gender, ethnicity, sexuality, culture or physical abilities.
• People who have substantial and complex mental health needs which cannot be met by primary care or the Sheffield Talking Therapies service.

Who will benefit the most from the Community Mental Health Team?

• Those experiencing severe and persistent mental disorder which has a profound effect on their lives and requires a multi-disciplinary approach.
• Those experiencing persistent disorders of lesser severity, but may need support with engaging with treatment and interventions and requiring proactive follow-up.
• Those experiencing disorders where there is a significant risk of harm to themselves or others where the level of support and treatment exceeds that which other agencies can provide.
• Those experiencing severe disorders of personality within a trauma informed framework which can be shown to benefit individuals by reducing trauma, suffering and distress.
• Those who are willing and able to engage proactively with care and treatment.

The above list is not exhaustive. There will be situations which fall outside the scope of this specification which will require clinical judgement.

For young people aged 16-17, the Mental Health Recovery Service will work with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and other children’s services, as per the local transitional years protocols.

• Referrals are made via the Single Point of Access (SPA) for Adult Mental Health Services.

• The registered populations of NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group.
• People without settled accommodation who are resident in Sheffield.

• Care and treatment for adults between the age of 18 and 65.
• Treatment and care for those requiring time limited interventions who will benefit from the specialist care provided by the community mental health team and require a multi-disciplinary approach.
• Treatment and care for those experiencing complex and enduring mental health problems requiring interventions from a multi-disciplinary team.
• Interventions that require skilled, specialist or intensive treatments.
• Interventions based on the Recovery Model aimed at building individual resilience and promoting independence.

• Those experiencing severe and persistent mental disorder which has a profound effect on their lives and requires a multi-disciplinary approach.
• Those experiencing persistent disorders of lesser severity, but may need support with engaging with treatment and interventions and requiring proactive follow-up.
• Those experiencing disorders where there is a significant risk of harm to themselves or others where the level of support and treatment exceeds that which other agencies can provide.
• Those experiencing severe disorders of personality within a trauma informed framework which can be shown to benefit individuals by reducing trauma, suffering and distress.
• Those who are willing and able to engage proactively with care and treatment.