Southern Trust CAMHS Step 3

Our mission statement:

To provide a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service that promotes the mental health and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and their families living in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust. We provide person centred, compassionate and inclusive care to empower young people to overcome mental health challenges and bring hope to the future.

Our team is made up of a range of different professionals including;

CAMHS Manager(s)
CAMHS Nurse Consultant
Consultant Psychiatrists
Specialty Doctors
Trainee Doctors
Consultant Psychologists
Psychologists
Trainee Psychologist
Nurses
Social Workers
Family Therapists
Occupational Therapists
Dieticians
Senior Mental Health Practitioners
Mental Health Practitioners
Primary Mental Health Workers
Students / Trainees
Support Workers
Administration staff
Outreach workers

Who do we work with?

Children and young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties that have a profound impact on their social, emotional and mental wellbeing. We work with children and young people up to the age of 18 years old. We support young people that present with the following difficulties –

Mood Disorders
Self-harm
Suicidal Thoughts
Anxiety Disorders
Psychotic Disorders
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
Eating Disorders
Phobias
Obsessional Compulsive Disorders (OCD)
Tourette’s/Tic Disorders
Attention and Activity Disorders (ADD/ADHD)
Social and Communication difficulties (ASD)
Complex Trauma/loss
Substance Use
Gender Identity

What do we offer?

CAMHS Bio-psychosocial assessment to include risk assessment and management.
Psycho education
Person Centred Interventions
Family Therapy
Multi Systemic Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Creative therapies
Pharmacotherapy
Substance Use
Cognitive assessment
Social and Communication Assessment
Group Therapy
Nutritional Therapy

How do I get a referral to CAMHS?

Contact your GP surgery or Community Paediatrician (if you have a Community Paediatrician).

In the event of an emergency, please get support from the following –

In Hours (9am to 5pm) contact your GP surgery. If you require urgent medical intervention then please attend your local emergency department.
Out of hours (5pm to 9am) please contact the out of hours GP. If you urgent require medical intervention then please attend your local emergency department.

Please see below for additional contacts: