Life Brackenview
Overview
Life Brackenview is a dedicated mental healthcare facility specialising in the treatment of psychiatric disorders and other conditions that are associated with these disorders. The modern hospital has 80 beds and accepts both voluntary admissions and assisted admissions, which is divided into 15 assisted / neuropsychiatric beds, 10 adolescent beds, 5 involuntary beds and 50 voluntary beds. The modern 80-bed Life Brackenview has been specifically designed and decorated to foster a sense of peace and tranquillity to assist users in their recovery. Treatment programmes, facilitated by a first class interdisciplinary team, has been developed to achieve optimal outcomes through the short-term treatment of mental healthcare users in a tranquil and therapeutic environment conducive to their recovery. In addition, the hospital employees at all levels actively participate in community initiatives to improve the quality of life in surrounding areas.
Adolescent programme
Life Brackenview has a dedicated Adolescent programme that caters for the mental health needs of all adolescents between 12 and 17 years of age. Our treatment programme, facilitated by an interdisciplinary team, provides specialised in-patient psychiatric assessment and rehabilitation by clinical and counselling psychologist, occupational therapists, professional nurses and a social worker with special interest and expertise in treating adolescents presenting with psychiatric conditions. The approach to treatment is holistic in a structured environment. Our treatment goals broadly entail:
- Containing the immediate crisis that led to the admission
- Remediation of acute psychiatric symptoms and interrupt addictive and self-destructive behaviours such as self-injury, mental health conditions associated with substance use disorders and eating disorders, etc.
- Creating a treatment plan based on a coherent diagnostic formulation
- Assisting the adolescent and their families in developing and practising effective coping, communication and emotion regulation skills and strategies
- Creating a wellness plan that maps the road to recovery and helps the adolescent and their families to stay on track post discharge.
Some of the core diagnosis we treat comprised, but not limited to:
- Major depression
- Mental health conditions associated with substance use disorders
- General anxiety disorder
- Borderline personality disorder
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- ADHD disorder
- Eating disorder
- Emergency
- 010 009 6179
- Telephone
- 010 009 6200
- info.brackenview@lifehealthcare.co.za; ashni.Padiachey@lifehealthcare.co.za
- Physical address
- 22 De Waal Street, Brackendowns, Alberton
- GPS
- -26.320208 : 28.086591
- Visiting hours
Weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and public holidays
- 14:00-16:00
WHAT TO BRING
At Life Brackenview both indoor and outdoor spaces are available for your use. Therefore, bring casual, comfortable and appropriate clothing items and shoes for the length of your stay. Please bring your own toiletries and towels as well as appropriate sleepwear as you will be sharing a room.
Current and chronic medication (including any food and vitamin supplements) in original containers/blister packs must be brought with you. Medication must be handed to the mental healthcare nursing practitioner in charge, upon admission.
Bring a notepad and pen to make notes during your group sessions.
Personal laundry services are not provided. Please make arrangements for clean clothes and towels with your family.
WHAT NOT TO BRING
We recommend that you do not bring valuables such as jewellery and large sums of money with you. There are small safes available in the wards for the safekeeping of items.
Doctors
| Clinical psychologist | |
|---|---|
| Claudette Marais | 010 009 6200 |
| Dietician | |
| Alpheus Rasekhala | 010 009 6153 |
| General practitioner | |
| Ajay Morar | 010 009 6200 |
| Occupational Therapist(s) | |
| Nicole Strachen | 010 009 6200 |
| Monica Tshabalala | 010 009 6200 |
| Lauren Jackson | 010 009 6200 |
| Mpho Ramano | 010 009 6200 |
| Physiotherapist | |
| Leone Labuschagne | 010 009 6200 |
| Neshree Naidoo | 011 432 1419 |
| Psychiatrist(s) | |
| Dr Reinhold Marnewick | 010 009 6200 |
| Dr Liemo Leloka | 010 009 6200 |
| Dr Lebogang Zako | 011 422 2395 |
| Dr Laura Miller | 010 009 6200 |
| Dr Willem Emmenis | 010 009 6200 |
| Dr Maria Mokwatsi | 010 009 6200 |
| Dr Manesh Mohanlal | 011 682 4406 |
| Dr Bongi Khanyile | 011 869 4613 |
| Dr Rebone Immaculate Sebothoma | 010 009 6200 |
| Dr Kabo Letseli | 010 009 6200 |
| Dr Nokuthula Mavie-Shibanda | 011 794 3818 |
| Psychologist(s) | |
| Carolyn Brady | 010 009 6200 |
| Monica Austin | 010 009 6200 |
| Marlien Barnard | 010 009 6200 |
| Dr Sune Naude | 010 009 6200 |
| Tony De Gouveia | 010 009 6200 |
| Jabu Masitha | 010 009 6200 |
| Hannelie Steyn | 010 009 6200 |
| Melisa Cilliers | 010 009 6200 |
| S’mangele Mayisela | 010 009 6200 |
| Dr Haroon Essa | 010 009 6200 |
| Nonhlanhla Nkosi | 010 009 6200 |
| Tshepo Tlali | 010 009 6200 |
| Tseko Motshegoa | 010 009 6200 |
| Social Worker(s) | |
| Cheryl Ramaema | 010 009 6200 |
| Thandi Ntombela | 010 009 6200 |
| Mampho Madzivhandila | 010 009 6200 |
| Hesma Swart | 010 009 6200 |
| Jabu Zulu | 010 009 6200 |
| Sicelo Mthembu | 010 009 6200 |
Contact us
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Physical address |
22 De Waal Street |
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Emergency number |
010 009 6179 |
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Telephone |
010 009 6200 |
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Fax |
010 009 6200 |
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info.brackenview@lifehealthcare.co.za |
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