About this service
Cygnet Fountains is a high dependency inpatient rehabilitation service for men who have severe and enduring mental illness and who may have been detained under the Mental Health Act.
The individuals we support come to us following multiple placement breakdowns, failed treatment programmes or stepping down from secure settings.
At Cygnet Fountains we have a number of different options to help support individuals to move on. We have 5 self-contained flats within the service to enable service users to build their individual skills before discharge while still having the full support of the multi-disciplinary team. We also provide a service just 2 miles away from Cygnet Fountains called Vincent Court. This five bed community rehabilitation service is for the men who have been able to progress through the hospital pathway who are working towards independent living.
Our service user profile:
Men aged 18+ years
Detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) or informal
Primary diagnosis of mental illness with:
Complex comorbidities
Substance, drug and alcohol abuse
Treatment resistance
Behaviours that may challenge
Aiming for a return to community or community-based care
History of sexual abuse or domestic violence
Typical diagnoses: schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar affective disorder or depression
May have secondary diagnoses of mild learning disability, autism spectrum disorder or personality disorder
May have a forensic history and/or be stepping down from secure services
May have a history of repeated acute admissions.
Cygnet Fountains is a high dependency inpatient rehabilitation service for men who have severe and enduring mental illness and who may have been detained under the Mental Health Act.
The individuals we support come to us following multiple placement breakdowns, failed treatment programmes or stepping down from secure settings.
At Cygnet Fountains we have a number of different options to help support individuals to move on. We have 5 self-contained flats within the service to enable service users to build their individual skills before discharge while still having the full support of the multi-disciplinary team. We also provide a service just 2 miles away from Cygnet Fountains called Vincent Court. This five bed community rehabilitation service is for the men who have been able to progress through the hospital pathway who are working towards independent living.
Our service user profile:
Men aged 18+ years
Detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) or informal
Primary diagnosis of mental illness with:
Complex comorbidities
Substance, drug and alcohol abuse
Treatment resistance
Behaviours that may challenge
Aiming for a return to community or community-based care
History of sexual abuse or domestic violence
Typical diagnoses: schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar affective disorder or depression
May have secondary diagnoses of mild learning disability, autism spectrum disorder or personality disorder
May have a forensic history and/or be stepping down from secure services
May have a history of repeated acute admissions.