Sunderland Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment Team

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The Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team is a team of experienced mental health staff, which includes nurses, social workers, psychiatrists and pharmacy staff. We offer assessment and home treatment for people over 16 experiencing a mental health crisis, as an alternative to hospital admission.

The telephone number for the team is freephone 0800 652 2867

There is a text number for people who are Deaf and/or have communication difficulties: 07889 036 280

The team operates 24 hours a day 7 days a week.  However, the crisis team does not provide an ’emergency’ service such as a 999 response.