Self Refer for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
What is CAMHS?
CAMHS stands for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.
CAMHS help children and young people up to 18 who are finding it hard to cope with everyday life because of difficult feelings, behaviour or relationships.
Most of the time when we are sad, angry, stressed or worried these feelings pass within a few days, but if they go on for a while and stop us enjoying and coping with life, then CAMHS can help.
Just as we go to the doctors when we are physically ill, sometimes we need extra help with our mental health.
How can CAMHS help?
CAMHS provide flexible support to suit your needs.
- Initially they will find out more about the difficulties you are having
- They will discuss the sort of treatment and support that is likely to help and agree a plan with you
- Sometimes a few sessions will be enough to get you back on track. Sometimes you may need to meet with for longer.
CAMHS work with you in a range of different ways to suit your needs. These are some of the ways they can work with you:
- Solution Focussed Practice
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
- Family Therapy
- Psychotherapy