Mental and Emotional Health

Mental health and emotional well-being issues remain significant to many children and young people in Newcastle with consistent referrals into Children and Adult Mental Health Service. Social workers, working with clinical colleagues, are achieving a response to all referred service users within the 13 week required timescale.

Which groups of children are at high risk of developing mental health problems?

• Children who are living in poverty
• Children who exhibit behavioural difficulties
• Children who are experiencing parental separation and divorce
• Children within families experiencing bereavement

Key documents

CAMHS Strategy 2008/11
Children and young people with high care needs presentation (pdf, 89.4kb)
High care needs assessment form (Pdf version) or (Word version)

Related information

Child Adolescent Mental Health Strategy (CAMHS)
Children's Be Healthy Partnership  
Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) is a shared online information resource for everyone who commissions, provides or uses health, social and children's services in the city.
Newcastle Bridges - hospital school (external link)
Family Services Directory for a list of local family support servcies and organisations (external link)
Educational Psychology Service: What we do (pdf, 40.1kb)
Targeted Mental Health in Schools Project

Lead contact

Andy Roberts
Joint Health Commissioning Manager
Email: andy.roberts@newcastle.gov.uk
Phone: 0191 277 7480