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Child and Adolescent
Mental Health Service

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)

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  • Elsewhere

    Live out of area? We provide mental health services across: Oxfordshire Buckinghamshire Swindon Wiltshire Bath and North East Somerset. If you live outside these areas, please contact your GP or your local CAMHS service. Find your local CAMHS Service This button will redirect you to the nationwide NHS website.

  • Mental health helpline

    Call the Mental Health Helpline if you need help with an urgent mental health problem. Bath and North East Somerset and Wiltshire Call the urgent mental health helpline on 0800 023 2133. Open 5.00pm to 11.00pm on weekdays, 9.00am to 11.00pm Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Call 111 for the 24/7 Mental Health […]

  • Make a referral

    Online referrals Getting help where you are Other ways to get help What happens next If we think we can help you, we will review how quickly you need to be seen for your assessments, which are either standard, emergency or urgent. If we feel that we are not the right source of help for […]

  • It’s a crisis

    Need help fast If it’s not a 999 emergency but you do need help fast you can: Call the children and young people’s mental health helpline The person you speak to will ask you some questions about how you are feeling before deciding what to do next. Click here for your local contact number.  Contact […]

  • Other sources of help

    Other local support services you can contact. Addaction Tel: 01296 331933 We provide advice and guidance to young people/families in all aspects of drug and or alcohol use. Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) To report anything concerning which may have happened while you, or someone you know, were surfing online, or for more […]

  • Five ways to wellbeing

    It’s important we look after ourselves. That’s why the New Economics Foundation has suggested these useful steps to help with your wellbeing. Connect Feeling close to and appreciated by other people is important for us and our wellbeing. It also helps us with everyday life. Communication with people you know or don’t know can be really tricky […]

  • Relaxation techniques

    Below are some ideas to help with relaxation suggested by the Buckinghamshire SEND Youth Forum  

  • Boost your self esteem

    Self-esteem is the way we see ourselves, it is how positively you feel and think about yourself and life in general. What can I do? There are many ways to work towards increasing your self confidence: Low self-esteem is normal It’s normal to sometimes struggle with your feelings and everyone worries from time to time […]

  • ADHD

    ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and is often picked up when children are young and are struggling to: pay attention stay focused or concentrate sit still without fidgeting or becoming restless (hyperactivity) think before they do things Many of us go through phases where we are fidgety or find it hard to pay […]

  • Anxiety

    What is anxiety? Feeling worried and anxious is a completely normal part of life and very common. But if anxiety starts to get on top of you, then it can affect your mental health. You’d expect to get nervous or anxious before an exam or if you’re moving school or if something a bit out […]