Wakefield District has 5 Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) support people with severe mental health problems who live in the community, they are: 

• Wakefield North CMHT
  8 Peterson Road, Wakefield, WF1 4EB
  Phone: 01924 327114
• Wakefield South CMHT
  Horbury Health Centre, 2A Westfield Road, Horbury WF4 6LL
  Phone: 01924 327720 
• Pontefract CMHT
  Baghill House, Walkergate, Pontefract
  Phone: 01977 465486
• South Kirkby CMHT
  Barnsley Road, South Kirkby, WF9 3BH
  Phone: 01977 465355 
• Airedale CMHT
  Airedale Health Centre, The Square, Airedale, CastlefordWF10 3JJ
  Phone: 01977 465702

Our opening hours are 9am - 4.30pm Monday to Friday.

If no one is in the office there is an answer-phone.  Don't worry about leaving messages as they are confidential to the team and can't be overheard by anyone else.  Your call will be returned as soon as possible.

If you or someone you know needs help then you can contact Social Care Direct, which is the first point of contact for Social Services and is available 24 hours seven days a week (see 'Related Links').  

Remember to let us know if you have any communication needs.  We can arrange a translator or signing service if needed.     

If you experience problems and need to contact someone urgently out of hours, contact your own doctor or NHS Direct on 0845 4647 (see their website in 'Related Links) or contact Social Care Direct (see 'Related Links') Tel: 0845 8 503 503.

How we can help

The teams include staff from different professional backgrounds who have experience of working with people with mental health problems.

We offer services to people in the district with severe mental health problems referred by their doctor or other mental health professional.  We offer an assessment:

• of the person's health and social care needs
• of the needs for anyone who is caring for the person if necessary. 

Following this assessment, a care plan is developed with you which aims to provide the support and help you need.