North and South Camden community CAMHS, OpenMinded

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What we do

CAMHS stands for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. We provide help and treatment for children and young people (0-18 years) with emotional health and wellbeing needs.

We do this by offering a variety of interventions which we work with young people and families to agree.

We work with other teams and services in Camden to support and help young people and their families.

What to expect

We listen to your main concerns and what you and your family’s wishes as well as hearing other information that has been shared (e.g. from the GP or school). We know that you may be resilient and have a lot of strengths in coping with challenges around emotional wellbeing. We are keen to understand what might work and help at the same time as understanding any areas that may need additional support.

We work other people from the NHS, local authorities and the voluntary sector . Lots of these people are very experienced in supporting children and young people’s emotional wellbeing. We always try to include these people – from your referral, during assessment and therapy until the end of your time with us.

We use the i-THRIVE framework, which is an integrated, person-centred and needs-led approach.  This means that children, young people and families work with professionals to define mental health needs.