Islington Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) provides a mental health assessment and treatment service for children and young people aged 0-18 in Islington. It also provides assessment of neurodevelopmental conditions for children and young people aged 5-18.

The service offers specialist assessments and interventions for young people with moderate-to-severe and enduring mental health needs, alongside community-based teams offering a range of targeted services for children across the age range and with a variety of presentations in schools, children’s centres and within partner agencies.

An NCL pathway for mental health crisis in young people is in use for young people presenting in mental health crisis (with or without physical health needs) across Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington, including the acute trusts within NCL.

Two crisis hubs have been set up at the Northern Health Centre and Edgware Community Hospital. Young people presenting at hospital emergency departments who don’t require additional urgent medical attention will be diverted to these hubs.

If you think a child or young person is in crisis and needs same-day CAMHS input, call the NCL CAMHS senior on-call advice line on 020 3758 2056. This is staffed from 9am-midnight, seven days a week (access for professionals only). 

This may avoid an unnecessary long wait in A&E as some cases can be seen in a CAMHS crisis hub or managed remotely by their crisis team. 

There is also a patient access CAMHS crisis line: 0800 151 0023

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusions

• aged 0-18 and registered with an Islington GP
• children and young people attending an Islington school or children’s centre can access the CAMHS clinician based within their school and/or children’s centre.

How to Refer

Locations

Islington CAMHS