Core CAMHS

Core CAMHS is a team of trained Mental Health Practitioners and Assistant Practitioners from various clinical backgrounds. These include:

  • Mental Health Nurses
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Psychiatrists.

This is the team you would usually see on your first visit to CAMHS, unless you accessed our service at a period of crisis. This team works with:

  • children
  • young people
  • parents & carers

to assess the mental health of children and adolescents who have been identified as potentially having moderate to severe mental health needs.

Please visit our CAMHS webpage to find out more.