Mental Health Social Work Team

What we do

The team provide social care assessment for people with mental health difficulties, as well as:

  • Early help
  • Signposting to other agencies
  • Short term input and goal setting
  • Referral to an advocate
  • Carers assessment
  • Linking you to partner agencies
  • Carrying out urgent Mental Health Act assessments
  • Assessing eligibility for services

Our aim is to enable you to make changes and develop life skills, not to tell you what to do.

How can you access the service?

  • You can be referred by your GP or another professional
  • You can give permission to someone else to contact us on your behalf
  • You can contact us directly on:

Tel: 01743 255895

Email: mentalhealthsocialwork@shropshire.gov.uk