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(Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services)

CAMHS are specialist NHS mental health services for children and young people. The people who works for CAMHS have had specialist training in the way young people think and feel and know how to help them feel better.
They offer assessment, diagnosis, treatment and support for young people who are experiencing problems with their emotions, behaviour or mental health.

CAMHS help with:
*Depression
*Anxiety and phobias
*Relationship problems
*Sleep problems
*Eating difficulties and disorders
*Abuse
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CAMHS stands for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

CAMHS is the name for the NHS services that assess and treat young people with emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties.

CAMHS support covers depression, problems with food and eating, self-harm, abuse, violence or anger, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and anxiety, among other difficulties.

There are local NHS CAMHS services around the UK, with teams made up of nurses, therapists, psychologists, child and adolescent psychiatrists (medical doctors specialising in mental health), support workers and social workers, as well as other professionals.

The first step to getting help from CAMHS is usually that you will be referred for a CAMHS assessment. This referral can come from your parents/carers, a teacher, GP, or yourself if you are old enough (depending on where you live).

If you're being supported by social care, a youth offending team, or a service at your school, they might also be able to refer you.

It's important to tell the person referring you as much as you can so you can get the help you need.

Most local CAMHS teams have a website where you can look up how to get access to their service.

After you have been referred, you will be put on a waiting list for an initial appointment (often known as an 'assessment'). This may sound scary, but it's normally just a chat so the CAMHS team can get to know you a bit and see how they can help.

At this appointment, you will normally meet one or two members of the CAMHS team. If you're under 16 years old, your parent(s) or carer(s) will usually be invited to join for part of this meeting.

This appointment will generally take place at a CAMHS clinic. But, in some circumstances, they may meet with you at your school or home. They will discuss with you the best place to meet before your appointment.

When you meet, the team will ask you questions to understand what you are struggling with and to get a better idea of what support you need.

Here are some common questions the CAMHS team may ask in an assessment:

What has brought you to CAMHS?

How long have you experienced the problem that has brought you to CAMHS?

What would you like to change in your life?

What might help tackle the problems you are experiencing?

How have you been feeling recently?

Try to be as open and honest as possible at your first appointment. These people are not mind readers and if you lie, you will not receive the best treatment plan for you to get better.

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At the end of the session, the team will talk to you about what happens next and what support they think you might need. You can also ask any questions you may have.

They may talk about your 'treatment' - this just means what you'll do together to help you get better.

If you would feel more comfortable having a parent or carer in the room with you during your assessment, that's fine. You can also see the team by yourself if you would prefer, though staff may expect a parent to be present for part of the meeting.

Also, if you or your parent/carer is not confident speaking English, CAMHS can provide an interpreter to help. Just let them know if this is the case.

It's important at your CAMHS assessment to try and be as honest as possible, as this will help the team assessing you understand how to support you.

Here are some things that are helpful for you to tell them:

when your problems started

what you'd like to change

if there's a pattern in the problems (keeping a diary or log book before your assessment can be really helpful to show this)

any difficulties in school or with friends

any general health problems, either now or in the past

any big family events or issues like divorce or bereavement

any recent or past trauma, e.g. emotional, sexual or physical abuse

other services you've had help from, like social care, hospital or private treatments

Going to CAMHS is a massive step and you should be so proud of yourself in acknowledging you need support.

Have a look at our medication pages for more information.

I was convinced that moving to adult services was the end of the world. BUT here I am, two years down the line, and I can tell you that I survived and that it was okay.

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CAMHS stands for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. CAMHS is the name for the NHS services that assess and treat young people with emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties. CAMHS support covers depression, problems with food and eating, self-harm, abuse, violence or anger, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and anxiety, among other difficulties.

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Educational Psychologists are employed by local authorities in co-operation with other professional people and families to assist children and young people to get the best out of themselves and achieve their best potential.  

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Educational Psychologists are employed by local authorities in co-operation with other professional people and families to assist children and young people to get the best out of themselves and achieve their best potential.  

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Educational Psychologists are trained in psychology and child development and are able to understand and make assessments on any learning difficulties children may be having.

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PLAY ENGLAND
Play England's ethos is to be a country where each and everyone can fully enjoy their right to play throughout their childhood and teenage years.

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Play England's vision is for England to be a country where everybody can fully enjoy their right to play throughout their childhood and teenage years, as set out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Article 31 and the Charter for Children's Play.

To achieve this vision, we aim to ensure that:

All children and young people have the freedom - time, space, permission and opportunity - to play throughout their childhood and teenage years;

All residential neighbourhoods are child-friendly places where children and young people can regularly play outside; and

Everyone is aware of the importance of play - outdoors and indoors - as part of children and young people's daily lives.

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Play England's vision is for England to be a country where everybody can fully enjoy their right to play throughout their childhood and teenage years, as set out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Article 31 and the Charter for Children's Play.

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- is someone who helps people cope more effectively with the death of persons that they loves.

A Bereavement Counsellor  can offer an understanding of mourning process, but not only, they can help resolve areas of conflicts still remaining.

So, people is going to miss the person they lost, but they will grief and with the right support a new life can be lumped together.

https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/bereavement.html
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This is the panel made up of members of police, education authorities, social services, housing officers. YOT work with young people that get into trouble with the law.This authorities assist young offenders across all levels of their lives.  Young person will be assessed to see whether or not they would qualify and benefit from crime prevention programme

http://www.lawandparents.co.uk/role-youth-offending-team.html

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The youth sports trust is a british charitable trust which aims to support the education and develop the children education.
They made the sports programme for the all young children age from 18 months to 18 years and they also consider disabled children physical development. They provide child friendly equipment and quality training for the teachers.

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Occupational therapist are professional who can help you if your having difficulties to do your everyday tasks and help you improve your abilities.
You can get the help of the Occupational therapist from your GP through referral.
people who can benefit from them are:
_ physically disabled people
_After having an operation
_mental health
_learning disability

Occupational therapist work with people of different ages, in schools, work or home.

Their aims is to simplify the activity and look for another way to do it
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/occupational-therapy/

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A Play Therapist children to express their feelings about a difficult experience through play. this is because playing is a child's natural way of communicating.
https://www.myworldofwork.co.uk/my-career-options/job-profiles/play-therapist

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speech and language and therapist can help people with difficulties:
-speech and language delay
-disorder
-language impairment
-oral/verbal dyspraxia
-learning disabilities
-syndrome
-autistic
A speech and language therapist provide life-changing treatment, support and care for children and adults who have communication difficulties.
The therapist works close with the parents, carers, teachers, nurses, and doctors to give them skills they need to inform the parents that the right things to do is children's language and communication development, so all the people who are related with the children have the right skills. To help the children to be able to communicate the therapist use a relaxed, friendly place for children to feel comfortable.
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C&D Independent Speech & Language Therapy

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Home - C&D Independent Speech & Language Therapy

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Private speech & language therapy in Essex and the South West (Bristol/Bath) supporting children between 2 - 19 in clinics, schools and homes.

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Speech and language therapy is the care, support and treatment for children and adults who have communication difficulties with eating, drinking and swallowing

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Sometimes a child will start to develop patterns of behaviour that may be causing disruption to their lives and to the lives of those around them. Parents, carers and teachers may recognise signs such as excessive anger, fear or worry that may be affecting a child's development and their ability to get along with their family and friends at school.
When adults experience the same difficulties they find help by  talking to a therapist.
Children find it very difficult to express themselves.Talking therapy makes them feel like they are being interrogated by an adult.As a result a play therapist is used to help them.
A play therapist helps children to express their feeling about these difficulties through play. This is because playing is the child's natural way to communicate.The therapist uses the child's imagination and the symbolic meaning during his play to communicate with him.
Some of the common types of problems play therapists deal with include:

Children who have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD).

Children who are dealing with parental separation, divorce or conflict.

Children who have witnessed domestic violence.

Children who are in hospital.

Traumatised children who have experienced sexual, emotional or physical abuse.

Children in care - adoption and fostering.

Children dealing with stressful life experiences such as loss, illness or death of a loved one.

Children who have experienced a serious accident or disaster.

Some of the techniques used in play therapy are:

creative visualisation

therapeutic storytelling

sculpturing

role play

dance and movement

drawing.

Some of the specific benefits children can gain from play therapy include:

Reduced anxiety about traumatic events.

Improved confidence and a sense of competence.

Better able to form healthy bonds in relationships.

Improved ability to trust themselves and others.

Enhanced creativity and playfulness.

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Information on play therapy, including what is play therapy and the role of a play therapist in helping children to overcome difficulties.