Services
CAMHS Disability
What we do:
Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) for children with disabilities and emotional/behavioural and mental health concerns. We work with children and young people with permanent Intellectual Disabilities, neurodevelopment and/or Autism.
We also accept referrals where there are other types of permanent disability and life limiting conditions. Our work includes assessment, diagnosis, psycho-pharmacological intervention, therapeutic/behavioural support and intervention, group work (parenting groups, siblings groups, Autism support and treatments), and family interventions.
Who is eligible?
Children 0-18 years old with a GP in Hackney or the City of London
For the Getting More Help service, dual difficulties: mental health/emotional needs and permanent Intellectual Disability (ID)
Disability assessed as moderate to profound defined by attendance at Special School or functional assessment and paediatric assessment, and where the disability requires specialist support
Disability is permanent and enduring, requiring a multi disciplinary/multi agency approach to treatment, under the medical/therapy teams at Hackney Ark for MDT care planning.
Joint neurodevelopmental assessments for under 5’s with Community Paediatrics; Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ADHD and ID assessment and treatment pathways; Enhanced support; Disability pathways for other genetic and neurodevelopmental presentations
For ASD Assessment pathway (SCAC) age 5-18: All CYP can be referred without an ID
For Getting Help ASD interventions: ASD Getting Help short term interventions available for all CYP with ASD with or without co-existing ID.
Contact information:
Hackney Ark, Downs Park Road, London E8 2FP
020 7014 7071- Daily Duty number
9am – 5pm Monday to Friday
How to refer to our service:
Parents already known to the Ark can self refer. Consent from parents/carers must always be given. Professionals supporting families such as GP, school staff or Family Support Practitioners can refer using the SPA Referral Form.
Once completed, email the referral form to huh-tr.camhs-spa@nhs.net You can also call 020 7014 7079 to contact SPA team by phone (9am-5pm) Once referrals have been triaged and accepted for CAMHS Disability Service from SPA, they are then allocated according to need into pre-diagnostic and post-diagnostic groups/drop ins or therapy based intervention following NICE guidelines and evidence based practice.
