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CNWL CAMHS provides mental and emotional health specialist services for children and young people, and their families.
We help them and their families with emotional, relationship and behavioural difficulties when they are finding it hard to cope with family life, school or the wider world
CNWL CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) provides mental and emotional health specialist services for children and young people, and their families.
We provide specialist NHS services and support to children, young people, families and carers who are experiencing difficulties with their emotional, psychological and mental health. We have teams based across our five London boroughs (Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Brent, Harrow and Hillingdon) and in the community who can help you and your family to get the support that you need.
You can find out more about how CAMHS can support thoughts, feelings and behaviours you may be experiencing or difficulties you might be having, and where you can get some more support and information in the below links:
- Thoughts and feelings
- Behaviours and experiences
- Identity and relationships
- Mental health conditions and interventions (including medications)
We provide the following services:
- Have you taken a look at the resources page? Our health topics provide information and advice for different emotional and mental health and wellbeing topics that might be useful.
- We have a library of apps, websites and information that you can visit for information and self help options.
- If you feel you need more help and would benefit from speaking to someone in CAMHS, you can speak to your GP who can make a referral to CAMHS for you.
The following is a list of some people you may meet in your CAMHS journey:
- Arts therapists and art psychotherapist
- Child psychotherapist
- Family therapists (family and systemtic psychotherapists)
- Nurses
- Primary mental health workers
- Psychiatrists
- Psychologists and clinical psychologists
Latest news
Westminster CAMHS Neurodevelopmental and Learning Disability Team Celebrate Learning Disability Week in “style”
Posted on 24 June 2022
“I love working with young people, they keep me on my toes” – Mica Evans, ADHD Nurse Specialist speaks to Nursing Times
Posted on 9 May 2022
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One of our parents shared this wise advice about resisting the urge to “Fix It” that she learned from Mindfulness: “Thoughts are like busses. You don’t have to get on the first one that comes along. You can wait until the bus comes that takes you where you want to go”.
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This is #CarersWeek, and in our CAMHS parents & carers group session yesterday we focused on self-care as vital not just for being able to care for others, but because we deserve it as individuals of value.
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As I am every week, blown away by the insight and thoughtfulness of our Parents & Carers during today's session on practicing Self-Compassion. My favourite excerise was turning self-criticism into compassionate motivation.
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Westminster CAMHS Young People Participation group is back in full swing and we can’t wait to hear all of their feedback. We are so grateful for the time given by our young people!
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It is feedback week at Westminster CAMHS! All young people and families should have received links from their lead clinicians on how to get involved.
