Mental Health
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
CAMHS delivers a range of teams for children and young people and covers the spectrum of ages 0 to 18 years old.
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Some children’s health services are organised into Integrated Care Areas (ICAs).
Practitioners needing to make referrals for CAMHS for children please contact the relevant ICA as follows
CAMHS have said that “high numbers of young people continue to come forward for support. This means young people and families wait longer than we would like. While on our waiting list families receive welfare calls, advice, support and guidance. We carefully consider each referral and will offer young people access to a service which best meets their need. This may be another commissioned or voluntary sector service. All the services we signpost to offer evidence-based treatments provided by trained professionals. We appreciate your support in assuring our families about the quality and range of services available.”
Further reading
- Please see our seven minute briefing page for more learning around children, young people and mental health
- and this page for children and young people provides suggestions for other sources of support
- Anna Freud, a mental health charity, also provide useful resources for children, young people, families and practitioners - available here