Croydon Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
We provide a service to children, young people and families that live in the London borough of Croydon. Our services are primarily based at our main building, Christopher Wren House.
If your child is waiting for an assessment, please take a look at our guide as to who to contact whilst you wait:
Our teams in Croydon
Croydon CAMHS Child Wellbeing Practitioner Team
Short-term, low intensity, guided self-help interventions for treatment of mild to moderate mental health conditions.
Croydon CAMHS Crisis Care Service
Crisis care for young people that present at Croydon University Hospital.
Croydon CAMHS Getting Advice Team
Assessments for children and young people with moderate to severe mental health disorders.
Croydon CAMHS Getting Help Team
Follow up treatment for children and young people with moderate to severe mental health disorders.
Croydon CAMHS Getting More Help Team
Treatment for children and young people with complex mental health disorders.
Croydon CAMHS Learning Disabilities Team
Help for children and young people with a significant intellectual disability, and/or complex neurodevelopmental disorder.
Croydon CAMHS Mental Health Support Team
Help in schools and colleges for young people with mild to moderate mental health issues.
Croydon CAMHS Crisis Service
Address:
Christopher Wren House,
113 High Street,
Croydon CR0 1QG
Opening Hours:
Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm
Treatment offered in crisis:
We have been trained in the “Therapeutic Assessment” and attempt to use this either at the point of A&E presentation, or at their follow-up appointment. Cases who we see for follow-ups would have tailored therapeutic support. However, this is not specific therapy, but more based upon a support role. We often will provide DBT based skills to assist with coping in a crisis.
Current crisis management procedures:
Our crisis team covers 9am – 5pm during the week. On these days, there is a clinician on-call from the crisis team and also a consultant psychiatrist who covers between 9am – 5pm.
Croydon University Hospital
Address:
530 London Road
CR7 7YE
