Life St Mark's Clinic is a 70-bed facility in Southernwood in East London. It's a short-term admission psychiatric clinic, treating in-patients as well as day patients. The principle forms of therapy used at the clinic are crisis counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy and life skills training. A high-care facility is available for seriously ill patients and therapeutic programmes are conducted in small groups. Specialised treatment is provided for specific illnesses such as anxiety disorders, depression and substance dependence. There is a dedicated team of health professionals, including seven psychiatrists that embraces the caring principles of empathy, ethics, excellence, energy and empowerment. In addition, the hospital employees at all levels actively participate in community initiatives to improve the quality of life in surrounding areas.