Our CAMHS PICU services support young people aged up to 18 who are experiencing a variety of acute and complex mental health problems, in a welcoming and nurturing environment.
Referrals are accepted from all over the UK. For our emergency admissions, we offer a rapid response system to referral requests within an hour of receiving adequate clinical information.
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Young people stay with us for, on average, eight to twelve weeks in our PICU services and are supported by a full and diverse Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), including a specialist consultant psychiatrist, clinical psychologists, BACP registered therapists, nurses, healthcare assistants, social workers and others.
All of our CAMHS services have access to a diverse educational programme teaching a range of subjects available at an on-site Ofsted registered school.
Service User Profile
- Age 12-18
- Detained under the Mental Health Act
- Diagnosis of:
- Psychosis
- Self-harm and/or suicidal ideation
- Depression or anxiety
- Emerging personality disorder
- Substance misuse – providing there is a primary diagnosis of a mental health problem
- Emotional, social and behavioural difficulties
- Borderline/mild learning disability as a secondary diagnosis
- Autism spectrum disorders, with a mental health primary diagnosis
- May have a forensic history
