Islington CAMHS Services

The service is for children and young people aged from 0 to 25 years and their families. This may include children and young people with a wide range of mental health problems, disorders and illnesses, who require the help of a multi-disciplinary mental health service.

The types of problems we help with include:

• Emotional difficulties such as anxiety, depression, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder and school refusal.
• Behavioural difficulties, such as inattention, impulsivity, defiance or challenging, aggressive behaviour.
• Severe psychiatric illness such as psychosis.
• Self-harm or risk of self-harm (please note that all those who have taken overdoses should be taken to the local A&E department)
• Trauma including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and trauma following abuse.

We accept referrals from health professionals in primary care (e.g., GPs, school nurses, health visitors), Social Services and professionals in education (e.g., Head Teachers, Heads of Year, SENCos). Some teams also accept self-referrals.

If you wish to discuss a referral, please contact the duty clinician between 9am and 5pm (Monday-Friday) on 0207 527 3355.

If you are unsure about anything, please do not hesitate to call us on0207 527 3355, and we will be happy to talk to you.

If it is out of hours and you have a serious concern about the psychological well being of your child in relation to their safety or the safety of others, please see our Urgent Help page for more information about your options for help or support.