What is it?
- Supports young people & families with eating difficulties.
- Assesses & treats issues with food, weight & body image.
- Therapy, physical monitoring, meal planning & referrals.
Here's more detail
Description
The Eating Difficulties service is a specialist service that supports children, young people and families experiencing a range of eating difficulties and other presentations. The team also supports children, young people and families who are diagnosed with Avoidant and Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).
The team supports the emotional health and wellbeing of children, young people and their families. The team will assess and treat a wide range of emotional and behavioural problems including:
- Food avoidance based on smell, taste, texture, sight or caused by other mental illnesses
- Restrictive and compensatory behaviours
- Body image concerns
- Weight loss
- Nutritional deficiencies
- Weight and shape concerns
- What to expect
The Eating Difficulties and ARFID Service provides child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) to children up to the age of 18 and their families.
We provide a range of treatments such as:
- Psychological Therapy
- Family Intervention
- Physical Monitoring (weight and blood pressure)
- Meal Planning (alongside dietetic services)
- Liaising with external agencies (GPs, Schools and other services)
- If applicable, referring to alternative related services
You will be seen within eight weeks of us receiving the referral from your GP, school or social worker. During the initial consultation we will assess your needs, find out more about what’s brought you to us and think of ways we or our partner agencies can support you. At the end of our assessment, we will agree a treatment plan with you, which is regularly reviewed. Once you are allocated to a specific clinician on our team, you will agree and review some goals you wish to achieve and that help us focus our work with you. There night be some waiting time involved, but we will do our best to support you in the meantime.
- Who you'll meet
The team includes:
Psychotherapists Psychologists CBT therapists Paediatric clinical nurse specialists Systemic practitioners
- Referral information
We accept referrals from GPs in the boroughs we operate in as well as from CAMHS teams and schools.
Contact info
Contact information
Please contact the Eating Difficulties and ARFID service on:
Telephone: 0208 938 2276
Email: edifficulties@tavi-port.nhs.uk
The support from the service can be offered within local CAMHS services in North Central London, The Tavistock Centre or by video appointments.
Recommended by NCL Eating Difficulties Service
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