What happens during your stay?

Your first few days on Poplar can be quite difficult as this may be your first time away from home, and often young people come to us after a crisis. Therefore, the nursing team will ensure your first few days are spent getting to know you and making sure you have all the information you need.

After around five days, there will be a meeting called a CPA (Care Programme Approach). This is an opportunity for you, your family and professionals involved in your care, to meet and discuss why you have come in to hospital, and plan what treatment and care will be offered during your stay.

After this meeting, you could be discharged, or most likely a plan for treatment is made for you to stay in hospital for a short time. You will then be allocated a psychologist who will meet with you and discuss your therapy, assessments, and group programme. Not every young person will need the same treatment, and everyone’s care is individual.