All about CYPMHS
We are here to support you
ALL ABOUT CYPMHS
Our mental health services for children and young people are here to support you.
Parents and carers
Here to support the carers
Parents and carers
Here at NHFT we deliver a range of both mental and physical healthcare services for adults. From mental health services to sexual health, community nursing and therapy teams we are here to make a difference.
Professionals
Make a referral
Professionals
Professionals including medical professionals, social workers and teachers can make a referral to our service through our Referral Management Centre. You can also recieve traning through CYPMHS connect and recieve advice through our consultation line.
Young people services blog
Ensuring home educated pupils access support
The school nursing service in Northamptonshire has established a new dedicated pathway to ensure home educated children do not fall through the gaps and have access to the support they need....
Parent’s Blog: Emotion Coaching and Children’s Behaviour
Sometimes my child kicks off spectacularly and it can leave me unsure what to do. Find out how emotion coaching helped this parent through......
Young person's blog: 19 years old, female, queer, recovering...managing?
Trigger warning: Mental health One of our young people talks through their story of reaching out to get help, you will find additional mental health support if you need it in this blog....
Parent’s Blog: Me, my partner and my personality disorder
Trigger warning: This article is a personal account of an experience with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) from our co-production children, young people, carers and families group. ...
Top tips for writing a blog
You are an expert in your own experiences and can use that to reach out to others who might be going through something similar. ...
Welcome to the NHFT Children and Young People's Participation Blogs
Welcome to the NHFT Blogs! The participation team have been working with children, young people and parents/carers to hear what they want from the Children’s Services Website. You said you wa...
A parent’s survival guide to colic
As a first time mum, I had never even heard of the term colic before I had my little girl in 2019. I didn’t really know what it was or the impact it could have... Continue reading this blog p...
When Families Fight
When I was younger I used to lay in bed at night and listen to my parents arguing. It would always end the same with banging and clattering and shouting, and I would pull my covers over my head to try...
Contact us
If you are in Northamptonshire, you can contact our services via:
- Live chat - Talk to us on CAMHS live 9am-7pm Monday - Friday
- Text a school nurse - for friendly, helpful advice. This service is designed for 11-19 year olds: 07507 329 600 Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm
- Phone - the consultation line for parents, carers, young people and professionals is available 9am to 7pm, Monday to Friday on call 0800 170 7055.
If you are in a crisis, at risk of self-harm or suicide – the CYPMHS crisis team is open 24/7 and can be accessed by calling 0800 170 7055.
Or:
- Text Shout to 85258 at any time day or night. You can find out more by accessing the Give a Shout website here.
- If your life is at imminent risk, call 999 for emergency help.