CAMHS PLUS

CAMHS Plus support children and young people experiencing a mental health crisis, which may include seeing you at home with your family. We also undertake ward assessments for those admitted to the paediatric ward for self-harm and suicidal ideation (wanting or thinking about taking your own life). We offer 7 day follow-up clinics and emergency assessments.

 

Contact Information

Service hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1800

Location:  Countywide

Team Lead: Maureen Forde/Nyarai Majuru

 

About us

 CAMHS Plus is a small team, which are committed to working with young people and their families to improve understanding and accommodate their needs. We have experienced, knowledgeable, skilled and adaptable staff that always keep the young person and their family at the centre of all our care and interventions.

We do assessments on paediatric wards, within peoples home's and in the community for example schools and colleges. We offer 7 day follow up clinics and emergency assessments.

We work with partners and multi-agency groups such as paediatric wards, schools, children services, mental health liaison in acute hospitals, adult mental health teams and inpatient mental health hospitals. We also offer advice to other staff members, as well as offering service shadowing as learning opportunity to have better awareness of what the service does.