Mental Health Services—Children & Young People
If a child or young person has mental health problems he or she may be referred by a GP to a specialist agency. It is also possible for young people or their families to refer themselves.
Brookside Family Consultation Clinic
18d Trumpington Road
Cambridge
CB2 8AH
Tel: 01223 746001
Website: www.cambs.cambsmh.nhs.uk
Brookside Family Consultation Clinic is a specialist child and adolescent mental health service. It is part of the NHS, and is provided by Cambridge and Peterborough Mental Health Partnership Trust. The Clinic is staffed by teams of mental health professionals including psychiatrists, psychotherapists, nurses, psychologists, family therapists, primary mental health workers, play and art therapists, social workers and other mental health workers as well as administration staff. They are a teaching clinic where research and training are integral to their services and part of their efforts to provide high quality services. They also have close links with the local Children’s Disability Team which works with children and adolescents who have significant learning difficulties and with specialist inpatient mental health services at Ida Darwin Hospital at Fulbourn.
Brookside Family Consultation Clinic accepts referrals of children and adolescents from 0 to 16 years from relevant professionals, but we do not accept self-referrals from children and families. If you have any worries about your child you should first talk to your GP, child and family nurse, paediatrician (children’s doctor), teacher or social worker. He or she may be able to help you resolve the problem or may make a referral to our service. Open Monday to Thursday, 9am- 5pm and Friday 9am- 4.30pm.
The Croft
Child and Family Mental Health Unit
Ida Darwin, Fulbourn
Cambridge
CB21 1EE
Tel: 01223 885800
Email: sharon.kenny@cambsmh.nhs.uk
Website: www.thecroftchildandfamilyunit.nhs.uk
The Croft Child and Family Unit is an NHS residential in patient and day patient service for children with mental health problems and their families.
They provide intensive assessment and treatment for children with complex developmental, emotional, behavioural and social difficulties. They also offer intensive work with parents to develop their parenting skills.
The Darwin Centre for Young People
Ida Darwin,
Fulbourn
Cambridge
CB21 5EE
Tel: 012223 885850
The Darwin Centre for Young People is a psychiatric inpatient unit for young people between the ages of 12 and 18 years suffering from severe mental health problems.
Phoenix Centre
Ida Darwin, Fulbourn
Cambridge
CB21 5EE
Tel: 01223 884314
Website: www.phoenixcentre.nhs.uk
The Phoenix Centre is based at the Ida Darwin site. They provide an inpatient, day-patient and out-patient service for adolescents who have eating disorders. They recognise the need to work closely with the young person and with their family and others involved in their care. Local referrals can be made through GPs. Other referrals need to be made through the young person’s child and adolescent psychiatrist.
Local Contacts
Cambridge and Peterborough YMCA
Queen Anne House
Gonville Place
Cambridge
CB1 1ND
Tel: 01223 356998
Email: Justin.hicks@theymca.org.uk (Justin Hicks, Housing Manager)
Email: Joanne.davis@theymca.org.uk (Joanne Davis, Senior Project Manager)
Website: www.theymca.org.uk
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough YMCA (Cambridge site) is a supported accommodation project with 78 bed spaces. This is broken down into 18 bed-sits, 11 flatlets, 9 shared flats and 31 single studio flats. They house people from the ages of 16- 28. Each resident is allocated a key worker when they move in. This is usually the person who interviewed them. Keyworkers’ tasks include addressing primary needs in terms of benefits including CCGs, housing benefit, health care (registering with local dentists, doctors), educational needs and identifying any issues that may need addressing to allow the young person to settle in and move through the building towards independence eg domestic/life skills. This will include looking at the possibility of mediation as going home is a positive move on if appropriate. All housing applications are on a referral only basis from the following agencies: Cambridge City Council, South Cambs District Council, East Cambs District Council, 16+ Service, Connexions, Centre 33, Probation, Youth Offending Service.
Cambridge Contraception and Sexual Screening Clinic
The Laurels
20 Newmarket Road
Cambridge
CB5 8DT
Tel: 08456 50 51 52
There is a drop-in service for people aged 20 and under only on Saturdays from 12.30pm- 1.30pm. The Family Planning Service is open to all ages at other times by appointment only. The opening hours for this are: Monday- Thursday 10.30am- 1.30pm/ 4.30pm- 7.30pm, Friday 10.30am- 1.30pm and Saturday 10.30am- 12.30pm.
Castle Project (Housing)
Offices C & D Dales Brewery
Gwydir Street
Cambridge
CB1 2LJ
Tel: 01223 566737
Email: castle.project@richmondfellowship.org.uk
They provide supported accommodation and floating support for young people (16-25) moving towards independence. Each person has a key worker who offers practical and emotional support. Access to a daily drop-in and activity programme, which can include an arts project and annual holiday are also part of the package. Places are funded mainly by Supporting People.
Centre 33
33 Clarendon Street
Cambridge
CB1 1JX
Tel: 01223 314763 (office)
Tel: 01223 316488 (helpline)
Tel: 01223 307488 (young carers)
Email: youngcarers@centre33.org.uk
Email: help@centre33.org.uk
Website: http://www.centre33.org.uk/
Centre 33 provides free and confidential information, pregnancy testing, condoms, internet use and counselling for young people aged 25 and under. They also run a young carers’ project for people aged 18 and under, and a housing advocacy and support project for people aged 25 and under. Opening hours are Monday to Wednesday 10.00am- 8.15pm, Friday and Saturday 10.00am- 1.30pm.
Drinksense - Young People’s Service
Dashwood House
185 East Road
Cambridge
CB1 1BG
Tel: 01223 350599
Email: cambridge@drinksense.org
Website: http://www.drinksense.org/
This service covers Cambridge City, South and East Cambridgeshire. Drinksense Young people service works with young people up to 19 years and provides education and support. The service aims to reduce alcohol misuse and risk- taking behaviour.
The service offers: alcohol education and prevention, advice and information in a range of young people’s settings including schools, youth clubs, hostels etc. Tailored workshops/campaigns are provided with key messages around alcohol and risk- taking behaviour including ‘STAY with your Mate’. Through assembly presentations, health fairs and PSHE sessions etc.
Individual support is offered for young people who may be concerned about their own alcohol use or are affected by someone else’s. With links/referrals to a range of agencies and transitional work to adult services.
Call Monday- Friday, 9.00-5.00pm (24hr answer phone).
Ormiston Travellers’ Initiative Cambridgeshire
Travellers Advocacy & Information Service
7e High Street
Fenstanton
Huntingdon
PE28 9LQ
Tel: 01480 496577
Email: advocacy@ormiston.org
Website: www.ormiston.org/home.html
Ormiston Children and Families Trust works to promote the well being of children and young people, especially those disadvantaged by their life experiences or circumstances. This is achieved through direct service provision and by raising awareness of related issues through research, publications, conferences and events. Travellers represent the largest minority ethnic group in the county of Cambridgeshire. Project services include:
- A range of activities aimed at supporting children and young people within Travelling communities
- An outreach team who work to ensure that Travelling communities are involved in relevant consultation with service providers, enabling service delivery to be shaped to meet this community’s needs
- An advocacy and information team which works with individual Travellers ensuring that they are able to find out about and access the services they need, the team includes a specialist advocacy worker for those Travellers needing to improve their emotional wellbeing.
Romsey Mill Trust Ltd
Hemingford Road
Cambridge
CB1 3BZ
Tel: 01223 213162
Email: admin@romseymill.org
Website: www.romseymill.org
Romsey Mill creates opportunities with marginalised young people and families, with an emphasis on participation and on building long-term relationships. The charity helps to reduce isolation, improve well-being, increase self-esteem and confidence, develop skills and raise aspirations of those who access its services. This is achieved through a variety of different programmes (www.romseymill.org).
SexYouality – 2BYouth
Office B
Dales Brewery
Gwydir Street
Cambridge
CB1 2LJ
Tel: 01223 369508
Email: info@2byouth.co.uk
Website: www.2byouth.co.uk/
Support and friendship is offered for young LGB people in Cambridgeshire discovering their sexuality. They run a number of different services for young people including a weekly drop-in group for 16- 24 year olds. For more information call or e mail using the details above.
Young Adults’s Service (YAS)
18a Trumpington Road
Cambridge
CB2 8AH
Tel: 01223 726145
The YAS is a psychotherapy treatment service for young adults aged between 17-25 with moderate to severe mental health needs. Referrals must have backing from a GP or another relevant professional. A first consultation will be arranged to establish what the service may offer; individual, group or family therapy for example, or to advise some other approach and help. If it is agreed that treatment will follow then there will be a wait until the appropriate therapy can be provided. Please telephone on the above number with all enquiries.
National Contacts
The Beaumont Society
27 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3XX
Information Line: 01582 412220
Website: www.beaumontsociety.org.uk
This organisation is run for, and by, people who like to wear the clothes of the opposite gender and people who may be Transsexual. There are members throughout the country, with local groups in most areas.
Childline
Freepost NATN 1111
London E1 6BR
Tel: 0800 1111 (freephone)
This telephone helpline is for children in trouble or danger. It is open 24 hours a day. Keep trying if it is engaged!
Beating Eating Disorders (BEAT)
103 Prince of Wales Road
Norwich
NR1 1DW
Tel: 0870 770 3256
Email: help@b-eat.co.uk
Website: www.b-eat.co.uk
Helpline: 0845 6341414 8.30am-8.30pm Monday-Friday
Youthline: 0845 6347650 4.00-6.30pm Monday-Friday
A national charity offering information, help and support for people affected by eating disorders and, in particular, anorexia and bulimia nervosa. It aims to campaign to improve standards of treatment and care and to raise awareness of eating disorders and related issues
Services include:
- General helpline open from 8.30am-8.30pm Monday to Friday
- UK wide network of self-help and support groups, postal and telephone contacts
- Membership which includes a regular newsletter
- A range of information leaflets, posters and books
- Youthline helpline and support service for young people aged 18 years and under open 4.00pm-6.30pm every day.
Trust for the Study of Adolescence
23 New Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 1WZ
Tel: 01273 693311
Email: info@tsa.uk.com
Website: www.tsa.uk.com
An independent research organisation based in Brighton which aims to inform and advise parents and professionals who work with young people.
Young Minds
48-50 St. John Street
London ECIM 4DG
Tel: 0207 336 8445 (general office)
Email: enquiries@youngminds.org.uk
Email: magazine@youngminds.org.uk
Website: www.youngminds.org.uk
This is a national, confidential service for parents and carers who are concerned about the mental health or emotional well-being of a child or young person. Young Minds Parents Information Service provides information and details of local and national advice and helping services, and printed information on a range of mental health issues. Tel 0800 018 2138 (calls charged at local rate).
Youth2Youth
Tel: 00208 896 3674
Website: www.Youth2youth.co.uk
This service is run by Mind in Ealing – a youth counselling and information service for people under 23 years. This service enables those to talk to a team of trained young volunteers confidentially. Times open are Monday and Thursday evenings 6.30 – 9.30pm. A call back service is available Monday and Thursday from 6.30 – 7.30pm.
Youth access
1-2 Taylors Yard
67 Alderbrook Road
London SW12 8AD
Tel: 020 8772 9900
Email: admin@youthaccess.org.uk
Website: www.youthaccess.org.uk
Holds information on support services for children across UK and Eire. Office hours are 9.00-1.00pm and 2.00-5.00pm Monday to Friday.
