CNWL  has a multi-agency pathway, called the Young Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing Partnership (the YAP).

The YAP aims to support professionals working with young adults presenting with a complex range of needs and/or where staff are unsure of the appropriate service to approach.

There is a Young Adult Lead in each borough who can provide support to professionals working with young adults aged 16-25 in getting the right care for them.


The YAP is available in the following CNWL boroughs:

  • Kensington & Chelsea
  • Westminster
  • Brent
  • Harrow
  • Hillingdon

We will facilitate mental health and wellbeing support to young adults (16-25) presenting with a complex range of needs and/or where staff are unsure of the appropriate service to approach. We will also review open cases in different services where there is concern about disengagement.

We provide consultation by email, over the phone or within a multi-agency YAP forum. 

At the YAP forum, you will give some background to the young adult and then the Young Adult Pathway Leads will help you develop a management plan. The meetings are open to any professionals working with young adults. 

YAP forum are held in all the boroughs on a fortnightly basis and are led by the Young Adult Pathway Leads in conjunction with the Young Adult Consultant Psychiatrists.

To find out more about how we can help support young adults, please contact the Young Adult Pathway Lead that is linked to the borough where the young person resides. 

Westminster Young Adult Pathway Lead

Alexander Finnegan

Referrals to the Westminster YAP to be e-mailed to:  cnwl.westminsterYAP@nhs.net

For a telephone consultation: 07522620477


Kensington & Chelsea Young Adult Pathway Lead

Dipti Patel

Referrals to the Kensington & Chelsea YAP to be e-mailed to: cnwl.kandcYAP@nhs.net

For a telephone consultation: 07732 824 669


Brent Young Adult Pathway Lead

Varsha Chauhan

Referrals to the Brent YAP to be e-mailed to: cnwl.brentYAP@nhs.net

For a telephone consultation:  07511 046 567


Harrow Young Adult Pathway Lead

Kingston Oboh

Referrals to the Harrow YAP to be e-mailed to: cnwl.harrowYAP@nhs.net

For a telephone consultation: 07522 621 024


Hillingdon Young Adult Pathway Lead

Edit Batonon

Referrals to the Hillingdon YAP to be e-mailed to: cnwl.hillingdonYAP@nhs.net

For a telephone consultation: 07762 981 657