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CAMHS Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service

Tower Hamlets Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (known as CAMHS) offers assessment, help and support to children, young people, and their families who are experiencing emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties. Whether this is impacting the young person at home, at school, or in their relationships, we will listen to find out what has been happening, how it is affecting the young person and those around them, and help find a way forward.  

 

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We provide services from two locations:

  • 18 Greatorex Street, Whitechapel, London, E1 5NF

    T: 0207 426 2375/2400

We can offer after-hours sessions by arrangement.

Both centres are open: 9 am-5pm, Monday to Friday

  • The Emmanuel Miller Centre, 11 Gill Street, Isle of Dogs, London, E14 8HQ

    T: 0208 215 5230

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What conditions can CAMHS help with?
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What to expect from CAMHS
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Local Resources and Useful Websites
THCHS I'm a GP Podcast Episode 10

How to refer - Professional

How to Make a Referral - Information Professionals
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How to refer - Self referral

How to Make a Self-Referral - Information for Young People and Families
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People Participation

Lots of opportunities to have your say and think about how things could be improved and to make a difference.

There are a number of different teams within Specialist CAMHS which work in slightly different ways.  The teams are:

 

Emotional & Behavioural Team
Behaviour Support & Outreach Team
Wellbeing and Mental Health in Schools Team
Mental Health Support Team in schools THEWS
Adolescent Mental Health Team
Paediatric Liaison Team

 

Tower Hamlets Education Well being Service

The THEWS team work with school staff to develop whole school approaches for mentally healthy schools.

Tower Hamlets Education Well being Service

Local organisations that may be of interest

Local

Local Offer Tower Hamlets

The local offer website also has lots of information about local voluntary and third sector organisations that can help in Tower Hamlets and you can search by postcode.
Lumi

Lumi Nova App

A new digital therapy enabling children ages 7-12 years learn to self manage their worries and build resilience

A really cool game to help children to manage feelings of anxiety when they are worried - to help them feel stronger and cope better

 
Kooth

Kooth

Kooth provides free online counselling support for young people. In addition to this, it offers a range of self-help materials.
 
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Spotlight

Spotlight offer a number of youth centres around the borough, which offer free activities for children and young people
Step

Step Forward

Step Forward offers free counselling and mental health support for children and young people aged between 11 and 25. In addition to this, Step Forward offers a range of group programmes for young people, which cover topics from confidence building to mindfulness.

Reading Well

The list of Reading Well books have books for you and your child about mental health
 

Young People's Preconceptions About CAMHS

It can be daunting for young people and adults when they come to their first appointment. The below film (3 mins) has been made by young people and shares the actual fears and perceptions they had prior to attending the service. Thanks to Copperwheat Films for their work in producing: Fears about Mental Health Support

Giving feedback or making a complaint

We welcome your feedback and want to be as responsive as we can to your experiences, good and bad.  There are three effective ways of talking to us about your views and experience.

1. Participation - We have a dedicated Participation Worker who has lived experience of using CAMHS.  They will listen to any feedback or experience of CAMHS and there are monthly youth and parent/carer forums where people using the service can have their say and work alongside staff to improve the service. Go here for participation

2. Care Opinion

3. Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) - PALS can help you make an official complaint if the service has not responded to your feedback

PALS - here to help
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Care Opinion

We welcome your feedback via the healthcare review site Care Opinion - link

Co-Production of Page

This webpage has been created in collaboration with children, young people, parents and carers. If you have suggestions for improving these webpages, please contact elft.ppgchcamhs@nhs.net