CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service)

The Barnsley child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) provides a comprehensive and quality service to children and young people in the Barnsley area. We provide services to children and young people up to their 18th birthday who are experiencing a wide range of behavioural, psychological and emotional problems, difficult relationships, trauma or abuse.

Barnsley CAMHS is made up of four teams:

  • Child and adolescent unit
  • Young people’s outreach team
  • Community early intervention team
  • Learning disabilities and development disorders team

    Support offered

    We offer a range of support and interventions to children, young people, families and carers who use the Barnsley CAMHS service. Examples of support that we offer include:

    • Brief solution focussed therapy (a goal directed therapy that focuses on solutions instead of problems)
    • Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) (a talking therapy that can help you manage your problems by changing the way you think or behave)
    • Evidence based parenting interventions
    • Eye movement desensitisation reprogramming (a treatment used to reduce the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder)
    • Family therapy
    • Group therapies
    • Play therapy
    • Psychiatric assessment and diagnosis
    • Psychologist assessment and interventions

 

Accessing the service

We operate a single point of entry to Barnsley children and adolescent mental health services. A referral form for our service needs to be completed and can be sent via secure email to barnsleycamhs.referrals@nhs.net, posted or faxed to:

Barnsley CAMHS,
Child and Adolescent Unit,
New Street Health Centre,
Upper New Street,
Barnsley,
S70 1LP

 

Referral guidelines

CAMHS are happy to receive GP referrals if the referral form is competed by the GP and NOT the parents, however details of all agencies involved in the family need to be recorded on the referral form. 

Key documents

External Links

  • Clinical support group
    • Brain and mental health
    • Paediatrics
  • Clinical support area
  • Service type
    • Mental health
    • Children's Specialist Services
  • Provider
    South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - Mental Health Services
  • Telephone
    01226 433163
  • Fax number
    01226 433194
  • Email address
    barnsleycamhs.referrals@nhs.net

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