St Martins provides accommodation and specialist care and support services to a range of different client groups including vulnerable young people, ex-offenders and,  especially, people with enduring mental health problems.  Very often, the people with whom we work have very complex needs and come to us from the forensic mental health, criminal justice and psychiatric systems.

We welcome and work with people who can pose  a high level of risk and who sometimes exhibit challenging behaviour.  Our key task is to help service users make a successful transition from a medium secure or other institutional environment into the community.  Ideally, people are able to move into less intensively supported accommodation within three years.

All service users are encouraged and supported to access education, training and employment as part of the programme of rehabilitation and integration back into the community.

Our services, which are spread across London, include Registered Care Homes, staffed supported accommodation projects, and floating support services.

St Martins is committed to using a Recovery Approach in all its services.  The Recovery approach can be defined as a personal approach of tackling the adverse impacts of experiencing mental health problems.  It involves personal development and change, including acceptance there are problems, a sense of involvement and control over one’s life.  You can read more about our use of the Recovery Approach here.