The Acute Therapy Service supports people in mental health crisis through a psychologically led, skills based programme based on the principles of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).The service offers a safe, containing and therapeutic environment for people who present with low mood, emotional and behavioural dysregulation and who are deemed a risk of suicide or self-harm. The service is accessible to anyone aged 16 years and above and will support between six and eight people at a time. The duration or involvement with the service is individually assessed however is often around six consecutive days although extensions may be offered depending upon the clinical need of the person.