Children & Young People's Services Resource guide for professionals

Adolescent MentalHealth TeamJohn Scott HealthCentre, Green Lanes,London N4 2NDescription:T: 020 8809 5577F: 020 8802 8678Referrals through Specialist CAMHSand the Coborn Centre for MentalHealthThe service will provide assessment and treatment of mental health problems of an acute andsevere nature for young people. The service will implement appropriate discharge planning,liaison and community outreach in conjunction with the Coborn Adolescent Centre for MentalHealth (In patient unit).The team provides the early intervention in psychosis service to offer quick identification ofthe first onset of a psychotic disorder and appropriate treatment including intensive support,crisis intervention, assertive outreach and home treatment in the early phase. The team willalso provide a service for adolescents with severe mental illness including highly complex eatingdisorders, OCD, ASD, Anxiety and Depression.CAMHS for YoungHackney Team15 Homerton Row,London E9 6EDDescription:T: 020 3222 5600F: 020 3222 5792Referrals through Children andYoung People’s Partnership Paneland Young Hackney UnitsThis team works with adolescents (up to 19 yrs) and their families known to Young Hackneywho have traditionally not engaged with services and need an assertive outreach approach ofintervention. This will include young people who are not in education, employment and training,young offenders, and those with complex eating disorders, anxiety and depression, psychosis,self harming behaviour, OCD, ADS, and conduct disorder. This service will also work with youngpeople with problematic sexualised behaviour, post traumatic stress disorder and will liaise withadult services where an adolescent’s parent/s has a mental health problem and there is a needfor better social support for the family.The service will provide a high level of contact with young people who need additional supportand will provide an assertive, proactive and responsive outreach service accessible where youngpeople feel most comfortable.The service aims to improve the mental health outcomes for young people through the provisionof evidenced based CAMHS interventions; and will develop a timely and effective integratedoutreach mental health service for adolescents and their families.Resource Guide for professionals | Updated January 2013 23