The service focuses on working with young people to understand their mental health and their risks and support their recovery, enabling them to be successfully discharged to a less restrictive environment. Thus reducing the possibility of relapse and likelihood of requiring a secure service in the future. The service is able to provide robust care and support for young people displaying significant levels of challenging behaviour.

Referrals are accepted from all over the UK. We offer a rapid response system and aim to respond to referral requests within an hour of receiving adequate clinical information. Buttercup Ward has full Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) input including a consultant psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, occupational therapist, nurses, healthcare assistant, social workers, family therapist and speech and language therapist.

Service User Profile

• Males and females aged 12-18 years
• Detained under the Mental Health Act
• Diagnosis of:
  • Psychosis
  • Self-harm and/or suicidal ideation
  • Depression or anxiety
  • Emerging personality disorder
  • Substance misuse – providing there is a primary diagnosis of a mental health problem
  • Emotional, social and behavioural difficulties
  • Borderline/mild learning disability as a secondary diagnosis
  • Autism spectrum disorders, with a mental health primary diagnosis
• May have a forensic history

Our Facilities

• En-suite bedrooms
• Spacious communal areas
• Outdoor sports areas
• Training kitchen to support skills development
• On-site Ofsted registered school (Forestwood School)