CAMHS in the Community

Northamptonshire Drop-Ins for young people

If you are struggling with your mental health or find yourself in a crisis then we are here to listen and support you.

Our drop-in sessions have professional mental health workers who can offer you a safe space to talk and be listened to. There will also be wellbeing activities, telephone support available, one-to-one support and peer support.

There is no need to call or book an appointment, please drop in to one of the locations and timings that suits you. You can find all locations and timings on our Northamptonshire Drop-Ins web page.

The conversations that take place will be led by you and our staff will provide a listening ear. You can come along by yourself, with a friend, carer or family member if you wish to - the idea is to create a safe space for you to feel comfortable in sharing how you feel.

Please note these crisis cafes are for anyone between the ages of 8 to 25 years, living in Northamptonshire and we accept walk ins.

Find out more

CAMHS Connect

CAMHS Connect is part of the wider Core CAMHS in Northamptonshire. We offer a Consultation Line, a telephone service and CAMHS Live (an online chat service which offers advice and guidance for professionals and parents who have concerns about a young person’s emotional wellbeing or mental health).

Access CAMHS Live online chat here.

 

To view our full offer for CAMHS connect please review the information below.

You can also see the full offer for CAMHS connect by downloading:  CAMHS connect poster - professionals [pdf] 785KB

Professional training dates

CAMHS Connect is developed core training sessions exploring issues relating to mental health.

To book onto a CAMHS Connect Professionals Training please email: CAMHSConnectTrainingandConsultation@nhft.nhs.uk 

Child development and mental health 

Rethinking challenging behaviour

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Young People and Their Family or Carers

The Personality Disorder Hub is now providing Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT-A) for young people and adolescents with emotional regulation difficulties and their families or carers.

Referrals for this service are made via our CAMHS service and begin with an initial consultation to assess individual needs and establish whether DBT-A is a suitable intervention.

If DBT-A is the right course of treatment, the young person will begin therapy which following assessment and pre-commitment phase, comprises of weekly individual sessions, weekly DBT skills training group and access to telephone skills coaching (young person and supporting adult).

DBT is a model based on balancing the dialectic of acceptance and change, teaching skills in relation to managing distress, learning to regulate emotions, and navigating relationships and effective communication. Mindfulness weaves through the entire programme under the premise that we cannot change that which we can't first observe. Our overall aim being to help clients to 'build a life worth living.'

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy For Adolescents (DBT-A) and their family/carers [pdf] 355KB

You can also watch the video below which is an introduction to DBT-A (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Adolescents, Young People and Families):

For more information call 03000 271012.

Answer to your questions

To find out more about the Children and Young People's Mental Health service you can visit our Frequently Asked Questions page, where the is a host of information on first appointment, how you can help and transitions from child to adult services.

Access the CYPMHS Frequently Asked Question page here.

 

Access the CYPMHS Northamptonshire home page here.

 

For other help use the CAMHS Live online chat.