Contact the Home Treatment Team
East Team
Bodmin Community Hospital, Boundary Road, Bodmin, PL31 2QT. Call 01208 256 235.
West Team
Longreach House, Camborne and Redruth Community Hospital, Barncoose Terrace, Redruth, TR15 3ER. Call 01209 881 818.
Support Matters Cornwall
Support Matters Cornwall is an out-of-hours helpline, open 5pm to 9am on weekdays and 24/7 on weekends and bank holidays. The service is open to all people aged 16 and older who are under the care of the Trust’s mental health services. Call free on 0800 001 4330.
Home Treatment Team
The team provides a high level of support to people over the age of 18 in mental health crisis or relapse in their own home.
The team ;offer an intensive package of support to people on their caseload who are experiencing acute problems with their mental or emotional health. They will assess the person at home and decide if they need a hospital admission or whether they can be treated at home to avoid admission where it is possible and safe to do so.
Intensive support is offered over an agreed period of time. This can include:
- practical support
- help with solving problems
- medication
- relapse prevention
- crisis planning
The team are available 8am and 10.30pm, with night cover from 10.30pm to 8am. The team are available 24/7 to provide Mental Health Act assessments.
The Home Treatment Team provides support based each person’s individual needs. They work closely with community mental health teams and care coordinators. We have 2 teams which support people in the east and west of the county.
Self referrals
We accept self referrals or you may be referred by your community psychiatric nurses, GP, or other health services.
For self referrals in office hours, contact the Integrated Community Mental Health Team. Outside of office hours, contact the Home Treatment Team using the details at the top of this page.