Mental Health
Children and Young People's mental health is a high priority for us, and we have useful information for practitioners in several areas of this website.
- Please read the learning from suicide related reviews in July 2020, October 2021 and August 2024 here
- We have Seven Minute briefings available here in relation to learning from those reviews and one about the use of language around mental health
- And a link to a free suicide prevention training course is available here
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
CAMHS delivers a range of interventions based on the level of mental health need that children and young people present with and covers ages 0 to 18 years old, these services are organised into Integrated Care Areas (ICAs).
Read more about making a referral to CAMHS
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.”
Click here for more information about services from CAMHS.
Further reading
- Suggestions for other sources of support for for children and young people - available here
- Anna Freud, a mental health charity, also provide useful resources for children, young people, families and practitioners - available here