We support children and young people aged 0 – 18 with a wide range of mental health difficulties in Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton.

Mental health is something we all have and, just like physical health, at some times in our lives we struggle with it. Sometimes we develop mental health problems, such as feeling very sad or worrying a lot. When this happens, these difficulties can stop us living our life in the way we want to.

Our team of trained Children’s mental health professionals work, every day towards recovery, with young people who are experiencing mental health difficulties such as psychosis, eating disorders and anxiety/depression. The focus is on helping the young person understand their mental health issues, build coping skills and find change through a range of therapeutic interventions.

We want to help the young person to recover from the mental health issues sufficiently to reach their potential. To achieve this all of the adults around a child play a part in building their confidence and supporting the young person and their families/carers.

 

Black Country CAMHS offers help to young people with complex, severe or enduring emotional and mental health problems. We support young people who are aged between 0-18 years of age and who are registered with a Black Country GP.

At present, young people are referred into our service by a professional who knows what CAMHS offers, and knows the young person.

We accept referrals from these types of professionals:

  • GPs
  • Social Workers
  • Health Visitors
  • School Professionals / Teaching Staff
  • Paediatricians / Hospital Doctors
  • Paediatric Occupational Therapists
  • Specialist Nurses
  • School Nurses

 If you are a referrer, wishing to refer a Child in Care, both Referral Forms (SPA and Additional Information) must be completed. 

Referral Forms

You can access and download copies of our Black Country CAMHS Referral Forms here:

Black-Country-SPA-Referral-Form-v4.docx

CAMHS-CYPiC-Additional-Information-Form-Black-Country-v2.docx

We have worked with i360uk.com to create virtual tours of our children and adolescent mental health community services. This is so we can help young people prepare before they attend their appointments with an opportunity to familiarise themselves with a venue before they visit.

See a virtual tour of:

  • Canalside (Walsall CAMHS)
  • The Gem Centre, (Wolverhampton CAMHS)
  • Ladies Walk Health Centre, Dudley
  • Lodge Road, (Sandwell CAMHS)
  • Pinfold Health Centre, Walsall
  • The Elms Health Centre, (Dudley CAMHS)

Did you know?
If you’re aged 11–25 and live in the Black Country, you can get the Wysa app for free – thanks to Black Country NHS Foundation Trust.

What is Wysa?
Wysa is a mental health and wellbeing app that gives you a safe, private space to talk about whatever’s on your mind – anytime, day or night. It’s there for you when things feel tough, especially outside school hours when it’s harder to get support.

  • Free, Unlimited support
  • Anonymous & secure
  • Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

How to get Wysa:

  • Look out for posters in your school or college with a QR code – just scan to download.

  • Or ask your school/college wellbeing team for the QR code leaflet.

  • You can also get details from your local Black Country CAMHS team.

One of the ways we think about children and their mental health needs is something called the iThrive Model.

This way of thinking describes that children have all sorts of useful and important support in their lives. That this support, be it teachers or family or significant community members, is a vital part of helping children to thrive and helping children when there is something that gets in the way of their Thriving. Those same people can offer excellent advice and guidance based on their own experience and understanding when there are challenges.

There is also the opportunity to ‘Get Help’ which is usually a brief tailored intervention to help a young person resolve the challenges they face and when this might not be sufficient we might think about ‘Getting More Help’ which could be intervention from specialists like in Specialist CAMHS. When safety is at risk we add in Risk Support.

The help that a young person should be offered is based around what is most likely to be useful for them rather than ‘how serious’ the difficulty seems. We believe it is important to ensure that children and family achieve the success with the right amount of help.