CAMHS West Dorset

CAMHS Gateway

CAMHS stands for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

CAMHS Gateway:

This helps manage assessments and provides some brief lower level intervention for children and young people up to the age of 18 experiencing problems with their mental health.

Interventions will be provided via a number of different routes including: one-to-ones, group work, webinars and computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (C-CBT). If patients need more help or have more moderate/severe symptoms, they will be transferred through from the Gateway to the regular CAMHS Teams.

Self-referral (for young people aged 16-18 years old):

Dorset HealthCare self-referral form. The CAMHS referral criteria will remain the same.

Self-referral (over 18):

Steps2Wellbeing

Urgent mental health support:

Call CAMHS Connection line - 0800 652 0190 (24/7).

How to get help

Medical referral by a health professional, GP, Health Visitor, Social Services, Education Welfare Officer, Educational Psychologist, School Nurse, Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator. Professionals to Contact via telephone.

When

08.30am - 5.00pm, Monday to Friday Children and young people up the age of 18 who are suffering significant mental difficulties

Contact

Phone: 01305 255705
Website: camhsdorset.org
Link: dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/our-services-h
Link: steps2wellbeing.co.uk/

Where

Damers Road
DT1 2LB

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Helps with: Anxiety and panic, Autism, Mental health, SEND (special educational needs)
For: Children, Young people and teenagers
Areas covered: Dorchester, West Dorset
Topics: Disability, neurodiversity and sensory, Mental health and emotional wellbeing

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