National Deaf Services

We offer assessment and treatment for Deaf children and Deaf young people under the age of 18 with emotional, behavioural and mental health problems, working with their families.

The team sees children with a wide range of problems from fears and worries to difficult and challenging behaviour. The team uses a wide range of therapeutic interventions including family work, counselling, psychotherapy, behavioural and medical treatments.

The team consists of:

• Child and adolescent psychiatrists
• Mental health nurses and clinical nurse specialist
• Occupational therapists
• Speech and language therapist
• Social workers
• Family therapists
• Deaf family support workers
• Clinical and counselling psychologists
• Community teams in London, Kent and Cambridge
• Specialist Mental Health Practitioner
• School teachers and support staff
• Admin and secretarial staff

Working closely with families, schools and local children and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS provides:

• 6-bed inpatient unit in London
• Psychological therapies and assessment
• Family therapy
• Outreach service in London, Kent and Cambridge

Please note that due to the large area we cover we are unable to respond to emergencies. If your child needs urgent or emergency mental health care, please either contact your GP or take them to your local A&E. Once there, a Doctor can request an urgent mental health risk assessment from the local CAMHS Service. If you need a qualified BSL/English interpreter please make them aware when you register.

National Deaf CAMHS - Inpatient Service (Corner House) Corner House is a six-bed national specialist assessment and treatment unit for deaf children and adolescents aged between 8 and 18, with severe complex emotional and psychological problems.

Referrals can be made by a range of services including CAMHS, paediatricians, audiologists, social services, schools, GP's and national deaf outreach service.

We encourage telephone contact to discuss potential referrals. Following this a referral form is completed and sent via post / fax or secure e-mail to the unit.

The unit is commissioned by NHS England and referrals are accepted from within the UK. For referrals outside England funding will need to be agreed with the local team prior to admission.

National Deaf CAMHS - Community and outpatient service (London) Children can be referred by anyone who has contact with the child, such as a teacher, social worker, GP or the parents themselves.

However, a referral can only be made if the parent or guardian is fully aware of the referral and has given their consent.

We encourage telephone contact to discuss potential referrals.

Following this a referral form is completed and sent to the address at the top of the form

National Deaf CAMHS - Community and outpatient service (Cambridge/East of England) Children can be referred by anyone who has contact with the child, such as a teacher, social worker, GP or the parents themselves.

However, a referral can only be made if the parent or guardian is fully aware of the referral and has given their consent.

We encourage telephone contact to discuss potential referrals. Following this a referral form is completed and sent to the address at the top of the form

National Deaf CAMHS - Community and outpatient service (Kent) Children can be referred by anyone who has contact with the child, such as a teacher, social worker or GP. However, a referral can only be made if the parent or guardian is fully aware of the referral and has given their consent. We encourage telephone contact to discuss potential referrals. Following this a referral form is completed and sent to the address at the top of the form

Referrals forms can be found at the bottom of the page

Corner House National Deaf CAMHS

National Deaf CAMHS - London

National Deaf CAMHS - Cambridge/East of England

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