Crisis team

If your child is in crisis, the crisis team assesses them urgently and supports the family through the worst of it, usually with visits and phone contact at home. The goal is to keep your child safe without a hospital admission where possible. Different areas use different names, including crisis resolution and home treatment team, home treatment team and intensive support team, and children are usually seen by a CAMHS CAMHS NHS teams that support children and young people with mental health difficulties. Referrals usually come from a GP, school or another professional. Read the full definition of CAMHS crisis service rather than the adult team.

If your child is at immediate risk of serious harm, call 999 or go to A&E: that applies everywhere in the UK. For urgent help that is not immediately life-threatening, NHS urgent mental health support is available by phone in each nation, and your GP GP Your family doctor. For many families the GP is the first person to talk to, and the person who refers your child on to a specialist. Read the full definition of GP , or CAMHS if you are already known to them, can also make an urgent referral referral When a professional passes your child on to a specialist team for assessment or treatment. A GP, school or health visitor can usually make one. Read the full definition of referral . Asking for crisis support is not overreacting, and services would rather hear from you early.