Community CAMHS

We provide support for children and young people aged 0-18, their families and carers across:

The children and young people we work with may be experiencing severe or complex mental health problems and neuro-developmental disorders. These have a significant impact on the child's development and can cause distress to them and their carers.

We offer a range of support and treatment options. Professionals in CAMHS work together with children, young people and their families to try to overcome their difficulties using evidence-based treatments.

Together, we create goals and keep track of how the child or young person is doing to make sure the support is helping. We hold regular reviews to think about treatment options. Children and young people may need different types of treatment depending on their age and developmental stage.

We also offer information and support evenings for parents and carers of young people who self-harm, and non-violent resistance sessions for parents and carers to allow them to confidently de-escalate conflict at home.

We have bases at Pebble Bridge in Nottingham, Lindsay Close in Mansfield, Balderton Primary Care Centre, Lowfield Lane, Newark, and the Langold Clinic in Worksop. However, most of our work takes place in the community.

Our staff

The Community CAMHS teams are made up of:

  • Community psychiatric nurses
  • Therapists, family support workers
  • Specialist practitioners
  • Peer support workers
  • Psychologists
  • Non-medical prescribers
  • Psychiatrists

The patient journey

The first appointment will be an assessment to see what support is needed. A worker will be allocated to the child or young person and further appointments will be arranged if they are needed.

If we aren’t the right people to help, we will direct the child or young person to the right service.

The child or young person will be involved in the planning of their care as well as decisions about discharging them from the service. If the young person stays in the service until they are 17 years and 6 months, they will be supported in the transition to adult mental health services.

Tour of our buildings

Below you will find tours of our Community CAMHS bases and where you might be seen by our teams. 

Pebble Bridge, Hopewood

Lindsay Close, Mansfield

Langold Clinic, Worksop

Balderton Primary Care Centre, Balderton

Forensic Community CAMHS

East Midlands FCAMHS is a multidisciplinary service providing advice, consultation or support to services and teams which work with young people who exhibit risky behaviours, or who are in the youth justice system and have mental health difficulties.

East Midlands Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (FCAMHS) supports the professional network around a young person, helping practitioners to work collaboratively to better understand, manage and reduce risk and vulnerability, while promoting wellbeing. 

FCAMHS adopts a team-around-the-professional approach, providing consultation and specialist input to those working with young people who present with significant mental health needs, high levels of risk and vulnerability, and complex circumstances. 

Our service is delivered through a partnership between Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and St Andrew’s Healthcare, bringing together expertise from both NHS and independent sector provision. 

What We Do

We provide specialist consultation, advice, and guidance to professionals working with children and young people who present with high-risk behaviours, are involved in the youth justice system, or who are experiencing emerging or established mental health difficulties. Young people referred to the service may be in the community, in hospital, or within the secure estate. 

Our aim is to enhance the confidence and capacity of the professional network to support these young people safely and effectively within their current settings. 

Through consultation, we draw on our multi-disciplinary expertise and extensive clinical experience across criminal justice services, secure mental health hospitals, community mental health services, social care, learning disability services, and education. This integrated approach strengthens professional collaboration, promotes coordinated risk management, and supports sustainable, community-based care around the young person

  • Risk formulation
  • Targeted support to the system
  • Advice and guidance on risk and complexity
  • Bespoke training
  • Specialist advice and consultation to professional networks
  • Specialist assessment (where clinically indicated following consultation) 

East Midlands Community Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (FCAMHS) is a specialist multi-disciplinary consultation service.

Our Team includes 

  • Consultant Forensic Psychologist
  • Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
  • Clinical Nurse Specialists - Mental Health
  • Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist
  • Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist
  • Assistant Speech and Language Therapist
  • Assistant Psychologist
  • Admin Team 

How we can help 

We can offer: 

  • Specialist consultation to professional networks 
  • Advice and guidance on forensic risk and complexity 
  • Forensic risk formulation and management planning 
  • Specialist assessment (where clinically indicated) 

Training for professionals 

The areas we cover: 

  • Nottinghamshire (excluding Bassetlaw) 
  • Derbyshire 
  • Leicestershire and Rutland 
  • Lincolnshire (excluding North and Northeast Lincolnshire) 
  • Northamptonshire 
  • Milton Keynes

We do not case hold 

Referrals are accepted for young people who are currently open to and actively supported by CAMHS, Social Care, or another professional service that can hold the case. 

FCAMHS provides consultation to the wider professional network. The referring service retains clinical responsibility and care coordination. 

The first stage of FCAMHS involvement is a consultation with the professional network. During this consultation, we consider forensic risk, the young person’s needs, and whether additional support from FCAMHS is required.

To refer 

Any professional can call us to discuss a young person. Together we will decide the best course of action for the young person. 

We also provide a signposting service to enable professionals to identify the most appropriate service to meet their needs, including access to nationwide FCAMHS teams. 

To make a referral or to discuss a young person with us: 0115 952 9487

Or complete the attached referral form:

East Midlands Forensic CAMHS Request for Consultation Form

Please complete as fully as possible and send to: FCAMHSEastMidlands@nottshc.nhs.uk

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Travelling to Hopewood

Find your way here

Use Google Maps to find the best route to Hopewood.

Bus

You can get to the site using Nottingham City Transport (NCT), Stagecoach and Trent Barton bus routes:

Tram

The Basford Tram Stop is a 9 minute walk from the site.

Bike

Bike racks are available onsite.

You can plan your journey online by visiting the CycleStreets website.

Cycling to our sites is not only carbon emission free but is also excellent for physical and mental wellbeing.

Parking

Limited free onsite parking is available for visitors and service users.

Spaces can be limited after 9am. Do allow a little extra time to find a parking space, especially during busy periods.

Travelling to Mansfield Community Hospital

Find your way here

Use Google Maps to find the best route to Mansfield Community Hospital.

Bus

You can get to the site using various Stagecoach and Trent Barton bus routes:

Bike

There is no designated cycling storage available on site.

You can plan your journey online by visiting the CycleStreets website.

Cycling to our sites is not only carbon emission free but is also excellent for physical and mental wellbeing.

Train

The nearest train station is Mansfield Town (0.3 miles).

For help planning your journey please visit: Plan Your Journey | Traveline

Parking

There are designated pay and display car parks for public parking run by Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

Travelling to Langold Clinic

Find your way here

Use Google Maps to find the best route to Langold Clinic.

Bus

You can get to the site using Centrebus, Nottingham City Transport and Kinchbus bus routes:

Bike

There is no designated cycling storage available on site.

You can plan your journey online by visiting the CycleStreets website.

Cycling to our sites is not only carbon emission free but is also excellent for physical and mental wellbeing.

Train

The nearest train station is Worksop Railway Station (4.6 miles).

For help planning your journey please visit: Plan Your Journey | Traveline

Parking

There is limited free visitor and service user parking onsite.

 

 

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