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Children and young people who are experiencing severe mental health issues will now benefit from a brand new Place of Safety at Plym Bridge House. Plym Bridge House is a 12 bedded regional unit for children and young people aged 12 – 18 years who present with...

Adults with autism, their families, and health and social care services within Plymouth will now have access to a new specialist support service. The Plymouth Autism Spectrum Service (P.A.S.S), run by Livewell Southwest and Plymouth City Council, will offer an...

Four Social Workers at Livewell Southwest are celebrating after successfully passing their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) with Livewell Southwest. The ASYE is a nationally-recognised programme that gives newly qualified social workers extra...

A new mental health support service providing advice and support to those looking for paid employment has launched. Livewell Southwest is the provider of integrated physical and NHS mental health services and adult social care in Plymouth, supporting people to lead...

People across the South West now have access to dedicated 24/7 NHS mental health crisis helplines, to ensure that everyone can get the urgent care they need during the global pandemic. Although part of the existing NHS Long-term Plan, universal coverage has been...

A new health visiting and school nursing text service is being launched by Livewell Southwest to provide help and support to families and young people in Plymouth, and make it easier for them to get advice. With more and more people using hand held mobile devices...

New and expectant mums in Plymouth struggling with their mental health will soon be able to access new support, thanks to an initiative by Livewell Southwest’s Perinatal Mental Health Team. Perinatal mental health (PMH) refers to mental health issues occurring...

People in Devon who are worried or anxious about coping with the newly relaxed lockdown measures are being offered help and support. A further easing of lockdown measures on Saturday, 4 July, has left many people concerned about going back to pre-Covid social...

Over the past few months our teams have been working hard to reduce the impact of Coronavirus and as an organisation, Livewell Southwest has taken additional steps to protect our staff and the people we care for. As part of those measures, we introduced temporary...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people who work in health and care services and the voluntary and community sector across the South West have offered new choices to patients and the public, for example, by making more use of online and telephone appointments. NHS...