Community Prevention and Engagement Team

The Community Prevention and Engagement Team (CPET) is the social inclusion service within Adult Mental Health Services providing support to ages 18 +.

This is a social inclusion service that supports people with mental health difficulties to connect with their local community, and to improve their social networks and opportunities. This may be in the form of sports and leisure activities, social groups, arts and crafts, returning to education, and exploring other barriers to being socially included.

Support in these areas can help people to build resilience and confidence, and support their mental health recovery. Interventions are negotiated and agreed with the designated support worker in the form of a goal plan. These interventions can be supported for up to six months in the hope that individuals feel more confident and able to manage issues that are impacted upon by their mental health difficulties.

How to access the service 

The service can be accessed via an electronic referral from the service user's GP and/or mental health services. This is not a self-referral service.

For service users accepted into the service, a phone call with you and one of our team will occur, to introduce ourselves and find out a little more information about you and your needs and goals.

Community Asset Development Team (CAD)

(Central Lancashire only)

The CAD team covers Central Lancashire (Preston, Chorley and South Ribble) with an aim to develop, establish and sustain local groups and projects both face to face and online based on local needs and support these developments to become self-sustaining community assets to improve mental health, wellbeing and tackle social isolation.

This will involve the development of peer support groups/workers and promoting the use of community champions.

Have an idea for development or would like to get involved?

Please contact the Preston and Chorley Community Prevention and Engagement Team 01772 520 857 or email us at CAD@lscft.nhs.uk

Alternatively, if you would like to know more about what is happening in your local areas or you want support for development please join our Connect My Community NHS Facebook group.