Wakefield Community Rehabilitation Team

The Community Rehabilitation Team helps people build confidence and regain everyday living skills that may have been affected by their mental health. The aim is to support people to live as independently as possible and reduce the need for hospital care.

Opening times

  • Monday - Friday : 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Age range

• Adults aged 18–65 who are receiving support from secondary mental health services.

Key support offer

  • Build confidence and independence.
  • Develop daily living skills.
  • Support with routines and self-care.
  • Help with budgeting and managing your home.
  • Support to access community activities and leisure opportunities.

What we don't offer

• General support services.
• Transport.
• Medication management.

Category Notes Yes / No
Self Help including guided self-help e.g. recovery college. yes
Community Based GP practices, primary care team, live well social prescribing, Voluntary and community sector support. yes
Professional Referral further info about local clinical teams, accessed by professional referral (SPA, info on CORE AND ENHANCED, IHBT MH Teams). yes

Website & Links

  • https://www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk/services
Website / Social Media Links

Accessibility information for service

The team will make reasonable adjustments to help people access the service.

Waiting times & timescales

Most people are seen within two weeks of referral.

How to access - self or professional referral

How to access - self or professional referral

Professional referral only through your Care Coordinator or Lead Healthcare Professional.

Accessment process

Standard assessment process lasts about 2 weeks and involves regular face to face visits from your allocated Occupational Therapist. The frequency of contact within this two weeks can be agreed with you, but generally we would see people daily or every other day during this time.

Key partners

The team works alongside Core Teams, Enhanced Teams, Insight Teams, Turning Point and the Recovery College.

Signposting to services that can offer support if this service can't

Your Care Coordinator will discuss other services and ongoing support that may better meet your needs

My Mental Health Wakefield

Need Urgent Help?

  • If you are in immediate danger, risk to life please call 999 (Ambulance) or go straight to A&E
  • If you are not in immediate danger and need to talk to someone phone 111 (option 2 for the mental health line)
  • Call Samaritans (24/7 support) 116 123
  • Text BRIGHT to 85258 (24/7 text support)