CAMHS Low Secure

Our low secure CAMHS services positively support young people who may need a longer stay in an inpatient setting within a low secure environment.

They provide a care and treatment pathway for people who may have complex mental health issues and whose needs and risks are such they need to be supported in this environment.

Our low secure CAMHS services provide a safe and robust environment where the young person and their needs can be fully assessed by a full multi-disciplinary team as well as helping them access treatment and interventions. The aim is to help the young person achieve discharge to the least restrictive environment possible.

The service focusses on working with young people to understand their mental health and their risks and support their recovery, enabling them to be successfully discharged to a less restrictive environment and to reduce the possibility of relapse and likelihood of requiring a secure service in the future.

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.

Our 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

CAMHS Low Secure services available at