CAMHS stands for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and treats young people with emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties.
CAMHS support covers depression, problems with food, self-harm, abuse, violence or anger, bipolar, schizophrenia and anxiety, to name a few.
In North West London CAMHS services are provided by the Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust and the West London NHS Trust.
If you need mental health help or advice for a child or young person in an emergency and their GP surgery is closed, you should call your local Single Point of Access (SPA):
- If you live in Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Kensington & Chelsea or Westminster call 0800 023 4650
- If you live in Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham or Hounslow call 0800 328 444 and choose option 2.
Trained mental health advisors and clinicians are avialble to provide help and advice in a crisis 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Kooth
Kooth is an online mental wellbeing community offering free, safe and anonymous support for younger people aged 11-25, living in Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
If you're feeling sad, anxious, or finding life hard, Kooth is available to support you kooth.com.
Children & Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Local Transformation Plan 2019–2024
NHS North West London is currently working with stakeholders to refresh our Children & Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Local Transformation Plan. A final version will be published in spring 2023.