How our service can help you
The Lewisham Child and Adolescent Crisis Serviceis part of Lewisham
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We work with
children and young people, up to the age of 18, who present at Lewisham
University Hospital in crisis. We also offer follow up appointments in
the communityafter discharge from hospital.
Our team is primarily based within the Accident and Emergency (A&E)
department at Lewisham University Hospital. When children and young
people come to see us we will assess them in A&E.
If it is appropriate for the young person to be discharged from the
hospital, we will arrange for them to be followed up in the community.
We can provide up to four additional appointments. If longer term
treatment is needed, we will refer them to another CAMHS team.
Our team also manages duty calls for urgent referrals. We can offer
help for someone that is already being seen by a CAMHS service,
depending on their needs. In some cases we can offer an appointment on
the same day so that the child or young person does not need to attend A&E.
Our team members
Our service is made up of a number of professionals from different
backgrounds who work together to provide multi-disciplinary care. This
may include psychiatrists, nurses, assistant psychologists, trainees and administrators
- Service Type: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Local) Service Borough Covers: Lewisham Treatment type: Community
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Contact the service
Site Location: Kaleidoscope, Lewisham Fax Number: 020 7138 1250 or 020 7138 1230 -
Disabled Access:
- Wheelchair accessible building
- Therapy rooms accessible by lift
- Accessible toilets
- Blue badge parking at the rear of the building
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Address:
Kaleidoscope
32 Rushey Green
Catford,London, SE6 4JF - Business Hours/Visiting Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm
- Conditions: Anxiety, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Autism, Bipolar disorder, Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), Dementia, Depression, Dissociative disorders, Eating disorders, Learning disabilities, Neuropsychiatry, Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), Perinatal disorders, Persistent physical symptoms, Personality disorders, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Psychosexual, Psychosis, Self-harm