Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service

• One to One Support
• Phone support
• Group Support
• Online support
• Other (Family support)

a) GPs are usually the first point of contact for families who seek help for various problems hence they are ideally placed to recognise risk factors for mental health disorders and to refer to more appropriate community care personnel or specialist services such as CAMHS where this is indicated.

b) paediatricians (informing the child’s GP).

c) consultant liaison psychiatrist (informing the child’s GP).

d) general adult psychiatrists (informing the child’s GP).

e) national educational psychologists - senior (in collaboration with GP*).

f) community based clinicians (at senior/team leader level or above, in collaboration with GP*).

g) Tusla – Child and Family Agency (Team leader level or above in collaboration with the GP*).

h) assessment officers (as defined under the Disability Act, 2005).
i) Jigsaw – senior clinician (in collaboration with GP).

* In collaboration with the GP means the referring agent must contact the GP and discuss and agree the potential referral so that it is a truly collaborative referral.
(CAMHS Standard Operating Guidelines, 2019; HSE)

Yes, you do need parental consent before accessing our service.

There is no cost to our service.