What the service does
How to access the service
Location of service
Opening hours
Useful links
What the service does
Primary mental health treatment teams help adults aged between 18 and 65 who have mental illnesses that seriously affect their ability to function independently.
We promote and support mental wellbeing through brief interventions such as:
- anxiety management
- psychoeducation – providing information to patients in mental health services
- behavioural activation – encouraging people with depression to do things they enjoy
- medication concordance / monitoring / education – consultation between the healthcare professional and the patient
- cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) interventions
- mood monitoring
- symptom stabilisation
- mental health promotion
How to access the service
Most referrals to primary mental health treatment teams come from GPs. As part of the referral, we require detailed information about the mental illness involved.
Location of service and contact details
| North Belfast team Old See House Tel: 028 9504 5069 |
South Belfast team Agape Centre 236–266 Lisburn Rd Belfast BT9 6GF Tel: 028 9504 2900 |
| East Belfast team Woodstock Lodge Tel: 028 9504 4906 |
West Belfast team Maureen Sheehan Centre Tel: 028 9504 5600 (option 2) |
Opening hours
Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.
Useful links
Minding Your Head
Lifeline
Public Health Agency
Rethink Mental Illness
Mental health conditions, treatments and medications (Health and Social Care Board website)
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Patient and Client Council
CAUSE
Praxis Care