This information was last checked on 14-Nov-2023.

What is this service?

Lewisham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) provide a comprehensive and diverse range of specialist outpatient services for children, young people and their families.

Criteria

• CYP until they are 17.5 years old (at aged 17 years 6 months or above, refer to Adult IAPT)
• Registered with a Lewisham GP
• For SLAM individual teams, referral information and criteria can be found on the individual services listing in the Lewisham CAMHS service finder.

How to refer

📧 Email → lewishamCAMHSadmin@slam.nhs.uk

Rejections, DNAs & other Quirks

• A Social Communication Supporting Information Questionnaire (SIQ) must be completed by the patient’s school, otherwise the referral will be rejected.
• Ensure that the young person and family are aware of the referral and consent to it before sending anything.
• Use the ‘Duty Worker’ number below during normal working hours for any queries regarding referral, including whether cases should be considered as emergencies.
• They pay particular attention to the information provided/gained in Section D ‘Presenting Difficulty Referral Information’. A lack of detailed information in this section is likely to lead to rejection. See ‘Prompts for Referrers’ box below for more info.

Contact info

Lewisham CAMHS

🌐 Information for professionals who want to refer a child or young person to our services (slam.nhs.uk)

☎️ 020 3228 1000 (General Number)

📞 020 7138 1250 (Duty Worker)

🕘 Opening Times: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

🏡 Kaleidoscope, 32 Rushey Green, Catford, SE6 4JF

National and Specialist CAMHS

☎️ 020 3228 3381