Services

The Lambeth CAMHS Youth Justice Service is part of Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We work with young people known to the Lambeth Council Youth Justice Service (YJS) who have mental health difficulties.

The Lambeth CAMHS Youth Justice Service is part of Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We work with young people known to the Lambeth Council Youth Justice Service (YJS) who have mental health difficulties.

Our team is embedded within Lambeth Council’s Youth Justice Service. We offer tier 2 and tier 3 assessment and intervention. We offer a range of therapeutic interventions to young people; this includes one to one sessions, family therapy, and group therapy.

Our team includes a dedicated a clinical specialist who works with professionals, young people and families where there are concerns of sexually harmful behaviour.

We also have a dedicated liaison and diversion mental health professional who offers early assessment and intervention to young people coming into contact with the criminal justice system.

We aim to work flexibly and creatively with our young people in order to help meet their needs. The young people that we work with are often vulnerable with complex and diverse needs, and so we work closely with other services involved in the young person’s care including children’s services, police and schools.

Our team members come from varied backgrounds that include child and adolescent psychiatry, clinical and counselling psychology, community psychiatric nursing and mental health social work.

We are based at the Lambeth Civic Centre, and our appointments often take place in various community sites within the borough. We can also see young people at one of the other community Lambeth CAMHS mental health centres.

The Children Looked After Mental Health Service (CLAMHS) is part of Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We are a team that provides assessment, care and intervention for children and young people, up to the age of 18, who have mental health difficulties. We care for children and young people who are looked after by the London Borough of Lambeth.

We work with a very diverse population that are often the most vulnerable children and young people, who have experienced trauma including sexual, emotional and physical abuse as well as complex mental health needs.

Our aim is to provide stability for the children, and young people that see us, and to support their mental health and wellbeing. We also provide regular consultation and support to foster carers, social workers and other professionals involved when there is a concern, and we also run regular training courses for foster carers.

Our team members come from varied backgrounds that can include child and adolescent psychiatrists, mental health social workers, clinical psychologists, community psychiatric nurses, child psychotherapists, occupational therapists, as well as art, music and drama therapists.

We are based at William Geoffrey House where most of our appointments take place. We can also see children and young people at one of the other community Lambeth CAMHS mental health centres.

Lambeth Community Forensic Team based at Landor House, Lambeth Hopsital, who care for people who have a permanent address in the London Borough of Lambeth and provide community-based assessment, treatment and care for people, aged 18-65.

A forensic community team provide care for people with offending histories who, with appropriate care and treatment, pose a low risk to the public. They may also be subject to Home Office restrictions, Probation Orders or have judicial proceedings outstanding.

The team is made up of psychiatrists, community psychiatric nurses, social workers psychologists and occupational therapists.

Who work closely with the police, the public protection unit and the local Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangement (MAPPA) team to support people in the community

The Lambeth Mental Health and Learning Disabilities (MHLD) service provides community-based psychiatric and psychological assessment, advice and treatment for people, aged over 18, who live in the London Borough of Lambeth. We care for adults with mental health problems and learning disabilities who may have emotional, behavioural, and social, communication or physical difficulties.

We provide care for people with mental health problems and complex needs including behaviours that challenge.

We are a multi professional team including psychologists, behavioural support specialists, nurses and psychiatrists. We work with other health and social care teams as part of the MHLD Neurodevelopment Division.

We provide mental health assessments, therapy and advice on services and treatment options to help people with learning disabilities maintain their health and independence.

An integral part of the Mental Health-Learning Disabilities services provided by the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is the Estia Centre. The Estia Centre is a training, research and development resource that specialises in the mental health needs of adults with learning disabilities. The Estia Centre aims to support the development of a competent workforce, from support staff to experienced managers and from a variety of services. We hope to achieve this by offering a high quality portfolio of training opportunities, including workshops, conferences, training publications, journals and good practice guidance. The Centre is also part of the Institute of Psychiatry, where we aim to improve the care of adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs through our research initiatives that develop evidence-based practice

Contact:

Estia Centre
Clinical Treatment Centre (CTC)
Maudsley Hospital
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 8AS

Tel: 020 3228 9742

Fax: 020 3228 9749

Email: info@estiacentre.org

Web: www.estiacentre.org

The Outpatients Department at Lambeth Hospital, provides assessment, treatment and care for people, aged 18-65, who have mental health problems. We also provide a specialist clinic for people with learning disabilities.

We care for people who live in the London Borough of Lambeth (North and South West).

Our team of health and social care professionals provide a range of clinics and therapies to support people's mental health and physical needs.

The Maternity and Perinatal Mental Health Service (St Thomas' Hospital) is a service we run in partnership with Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation NHS Trust.

Our team provides pre-conception advice, as well as specialist assessment, care and treatment for pregnant and postnatal women, who have current or previous severe mental health problems.

We work with and advise a range of services and agencies, including general adult mental health services, child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), social services for children and families, maternity services, health visitors and GPs.

Lambeth Secondary Care Psychological Therapies (SCPT) provides stepped care psychological interventions in secondary care for people aged 18-65 who live in the borough of Lambeth and who have complex needs, including emotional regulation difficulties, complex PTSD, interpersonal difficulties and high levels of need from services.

Our first step options focus on day to day difficulties and how to manage these. Our follow up therapies include Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Mentalisation Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Cognitive Analytical therapy, group and individual psychodynamic therapy, as well as Family Therapy. Referrals are accepted by mental health professionals from IAPT and CMHTs, as well as GP referrals and self-referrals for people who are not with another mental health service. The latter can access SCPT via Lambeth's Single Point of Access.

Waiting times for the service will vary with access to some higher intensity therapies being 12+months.

Download our service leaflet: Lambeth SCPT.pdf

If you would like to talk to us about getting support we recommend emailing us as our phone line is not constantly monitored. You can reach us at the email address below.

The Early Intervention Unit is part of the Early Onset Service, which includes the crisis assessment and community teams.

We provide inpatient assessment, treatment and care for people, aged 16-35, who are experiencing psychosis for the first time. Psychotic disorders involve distorted perceptions of reality Ð thinking, feeling, hearing, seeing Ð often with symptoms of hallucinations and delusions. We care for people who live in the London Boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.

We treat people who need 24-hour hospital care. We help to reduce the risk of harm to self and others.

We work with other early onset services to provide the best help and advice in crises, recovery, or hospital. Our service ensures that when a person leaves hospital, they receive the support they need and their health is maintained.

The Lewisham Adolescent Resources and Therapy Service (ARTS)is part of Lewisham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We provide assessment, treatment and care for young people, up to the age of 18, who are already in the criminal justice system. The service is available to children and young people who have a Lewisham GP.

Forensic community teams provide mental health treatment and care for people who have a history of offending and who may pose a risk to the public.

We care for young people who live in the London Borough of Lewisham and are known to a Youth Offending Service (YOS). We also work with children and young people who exhibit sexually inappropriate behaviour.

We provide one to one and group treatment and care, and work with the police, the public protection unit, social services and our local Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangement (MAPPA) team to support people in the community.

Our team
Our team is made up of a number of people from different backgrounds. This may include child and adolescent psychiatrists, social workers, clinical psychologists, community psychiatric nurses, child psychotherapists, occupational therapists, as well as art, music and drama therapists.

The Lewisham CAMHS Child Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) Team is part of Lewisham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We provide a low-intensity mental health service to young people who may not meet the threshold for mainstream CAMHS teams.

We provides short-term, low intensity, evidence-based, guided self-help interventions for children, young people and their parents. We offer treatment for mild to moderate anxiety, low mood, or mild behavioural difficulties.

Children, young people and their parents or carers will be offered up to eight sessions of guided self-help which will involve of a mixture of face to face and phone, or online video appointments. Sometimes we may ask parents or carers to attend on their own depending on the age of the young person.

Our team also run workshops to promote the emotional wellbeing of children and young people, for example, ÔExam Stress' or ÔSleep'.

Our team members
Our service is staffed by a mixture of fully trained, and trainee child wellbeing practitioners, who are supervised by a senior CAMHS clinician

The Lewisham CAMHS Mental Health Support Team(MHST) offers early intervention support to children and young people who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues.

We can help with issues such as exam stress, behavioural difficulties, low mood, anxiety, and friendship problems. We can also help those with more severe needs to access the right support.

Our team of Education Wellbeing Practitioners offer guided self-help over several sessions for anxiety, low-mood, or challenging behaviour. This can be face to face, telephone or online.

The Lewisham Child and Adolescent ADHD team is a part of Lewisham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).We provide treatment and care for children and young people with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), up to the age of 18, who live in the London Borough of Lewisham, and who have a Lewisham GP.

We also provide guidance and consultation to professionals to discuss potential referrals and consultation to professionals who work with the young people in other settings such as Schools.

Our team members
Our service is made up of a number of professionals from different backgrounds who work together to provide multi-disciplinary care. The ADHD Team includes child and adolescent psychiatrists, a nurse and a pharmacist.

The Lewisham Child and Adolescent Crisis Serviceis part of Lewisham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We work with children and young people, up to the age of 18, who present at Lewisham University Hospital in crisis. We also offer follow up appointments in the communityafter discharge from hospital.

Our team is primarily based within the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department at Lewisham University Hospital. When children and young people come to see us we will assess them in A&E.

If it is appropriate for the young person to be discharged from the hospital, we will arrange for them to be followed up in the community. We can provide up to four additional appointments. If longer term treatment is needed, we will refer them to another CAMHS team.

Our team also manages duty calls for urgent referrals. We can offer help for someone that is already being seen by a CAMHS service, depending on their needs. In some cases we can offer an appointment on the same day so that the child or young person does not need to attend A&E.

Our team members
Our service is made up of a number of professionals from different backgrounds who work together to provide multi-disciplinary care. This may include psychiatrists, nurses, assistant psychologists, trainees and administrators

The Lewisham Child and Adolescent Generic Team (Horizon) is part of Lewisham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We offer a service to children, young people and families who live in the London Borough of Lewisham and who have a Lewisham GP.

We provide assessment, treatment and care for children and young people, up to the age of 18, who have significant emotional or mental health difficulties.

Once a young person is referred and accepted to our team, they will get an assessment of their mental health needs and a plan of the care and support they will receive. They will also have one named person who co-ordinates their care and support. This person will be their care co-ordinator. They will be the main point of contact and can be communicated with about how the treatment and support are going.

We also provide guidance and consultation to professionals to discuss prospective referrals and other mental health matters.

Our team members
Our team is made up of people from different backgrounds working together to provide multi-disciplinary care. This is likely to include child and adolescent psychiatrists, social workers, clinical psychologists, nurses, child psychotherapists, occupational therapists, as well as art, music and drama therapists.

The Lewisham Child and Adolescent Neuro-developmental Service is a tier 3 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) for children and young people who live in the London Borough of Lewisham. This service is for children and young people who have had severe and complex problems for some time.

We provide assessment, treatment and care co-ordination for children and young people, up to the age of 18, with a significant learning disability and/or complex neurodevelopmental disorders.

We support children, young people, and their families, who may be experiencing anxieties around their health. We can provide advice on treatment options and help them to maintain their health.

The NDT provide care for children and young people whose mental health problems may include

• Extreme and challenging behaviour
• Self-harm
• Anxiety problems
• Low mood
• Low self-esteem
• Hyperactivity and poor concentration,
• Anger and significant difficulties with developmental tasks, such as soiling, bedwetting, sleep and eating problems.

Our team is made up of people from different backgrounds, that work together to provide multi-disciplinary care. This is likely to include child and adolescent psychiatrists, social workers, clinical psychologists, community psychiatric nurses, child psychotherapists, occupational therapists, as well as art, music and drama therapists.