Our NHS partners
Get self-harm patients off your waitlist and into treatment
Speek offers affordable, specialised care for young people who self-harm and their families.
Support the GIRFT programme
We support the Getting It Right the First Time (GIRFT) programme, helping you improve patient flow and allocation and your overall NHS resources.
Reduce waitlists through rapid access
Long waitlists mean young people deteriorate while waiting. Speek provides immediate access to specialist self-harm support, helping you meet the 4-week referral-to-treatment target.
Community-based, family-inclusive care
Our model brings specialist care directly into homes and community settings, providing wraparound support for young people and equipping parents with tools that improve long-term outcomes.
“So I do wish I’d had more of the Speek community around me. And even, like I think I’ve mentioned to you before, just the fact that speek exists. I wish I’d known about something like this two years ago, because, you know, I did feel like I was drowning in all of this. But you’re here now. I know it’s very exhausting. We’ve been talking a lot about things, but I’m glad someone’s listening.”
– Sarah, Mum of a 14 year old boy
Improve your NHS Trust economics
Speek uses Dialectical Behavioural Therapy for adolescents (DBT-A) informed interventions. In clinical studies, this form of therapy for self-harm led to:
Less A&E and hospital visits
Cases moved from clinical to subclinical
1 Refer a family
Just fill out a simple referral form or send families to Speek directly via single point of access teams or A&E.
2 MHSDS Integration
This will reduce your admin time, freeing you up for patient care.
3 Weekly MDT
We partner with your team to host weekly MDTs for any risks or concerns.
Cost-effective, safeguarded, and compliant
Speek is available across England, Wales and Scotland to connect young people and their parents with the treatment they need, and help the health system save money along the way.
Cut costs and use better tech
Speek’s programmes cost 50% less than current NHS Tier 4 treatments. We make this possible by digitising our services. The outcome: continued cost reductions and more personalised, accessible care.
Keep your patients in safe hands
Speek is governed by clinical and safeguarding excellence. We work with a team of experts who specialise in adolescent self-harm and safeguarding.
Compliance is our priority
Together, we can end the cycle of self-harm in children
“We’ve worked alongside over 600 families, children, and healthcare professionals to build the digital DBT informed intervention for self-harm recovery.”
Dr. Olivia Collier, Chief Clinical Officer, Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (PhD)