Health
Primary function: to address health issues with our clients, whether it be physical or mental health issues.
Services
- Primary health care
- Mental health
- Substance misuse
- Complementary therapies
- Opticians
Numbers seen by the health team last year
Mental health
- 2,171 Total interventions
- 610 Individual clients seen
- 377 New clients
- 106Referrals to statutory Mental Health Services
Substance misuse
- 623Total interventions
- 129Individual clients seen
Ongoing clients
45 New clients
44 Complex Needs interventions
239 Referrals to drug and alcohol services
Homeless
people do not prioritise their own health because of low self esteem
and self worth. Life on the street, or in insecure housing, can make
them prone to infections which, in turn, go untreated due to a lack of
accessible health care. This can be exacerbated by poor mental health,
drug and alcohol use, poor nutrition and general self-care.
The
Health team is made up of a manager and deputy, three full-time mental
health workers and two full-time substance misuse workers.