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Haringey Mental Health Service

One in four of us will experience some form of mental illness during our lives.

If you are experiencing depression, anxiety or other forms of mental distress it is important to get help as soon as possible. Options to consider include talking to a friend, professional counsellor or joining self-help groups.

Who to contact

Most people who use our services have been referred by their family doctor - if you feel you or someone you care about could benefit from our help it is important that you act now and make an appointment to see your doctor. The sooner help is given, the sooner recovery can begin.

Urgent help

If you have an urgent mental health need you can get immediate help at the Emergency Reception Centre (ERC) at:

St Ann's Hospital
Tel 020 8442 6706

NHS Direct 0845 4647 provides medical advice 24-hours a day, seven days a week including how to register with a doctor and access health services. NHS Direct provides a free interpreter service.

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About the Mental Health Service

Haringey Mental Health Service is provided through partnership between Haringey Council, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust and NHS Haringey. Most services are provided by the Mental Health Trust and include community mental health services (via our joint community mental health teams), as well as acute hospital inpatient services. For more information about how the Mental Health Trust organises its services go to the attached files section to view their ‘Introduction to Service Lines’. You can also learn more about services offered by Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust from their website

The Council also provides services for people with mental health issues, including:

  • The Clarendon Centre
  • The Haynes Centre (for people with dementia)
  • The Grange (for people with dementia)

For more information about Council services, please use the links to the left of this page.

Use these pages and visit other key websites using the links from this page to find out about the full range of services available.

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Equilibrium magazine cover

Have you seen Equilibrium?

Magazine written and produced by Haringey residents recovering from mental illness.

Latest edition now available.

See the Equilibrium page for more details.

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Mental Health Strategy

We have a Joint Adult Mental Health Strategy in Haringey. The strategy contains details outlining the modernisation of mental health services through the remodelling of services across the whole client/patient pathway which will have resource implications, including investment in community based care services across health and social care through disinvestment in institutional based care (hospital and residential care home) as appropriate to need.

We have also produced a Joint Older People’s Mental Health and Dementia Commissioning Framework (supported by the Lewis and Mary Haynes Trust). Our Framework reviewed how ready Haringey is to deliver quality services and work to improve the mental health and well-being of people in Haringey. Where we identified gaps, recommendations for action to make improvements have made, and we are working on how we can address these gaps.

In Haringey, the strategic direction is steered by:

  • Our Shadow Health & Well-being Board – one of our three key priorities is improving mental health in the borough.
  • Mental Health Partnership Board
  • Older People’s Partnership Board
  • Older People’s Mental Health Steering Group

For more information on our strategic work in mental health services, please see the links to the left of this page.

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Page Last Updated: 23 January 2012

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