Who are the Emerge team?
CAMHS stands for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. The Emerge 16-17 CAMHS team offers support and treatment for young people, aged 16 up to 18 years old, who are experiencing difficulties with their mental health.
We provide our services in a young person-centred / age-appropriate way. This will mean we will work with you directly, so appointments, letters, and plans all belong to you, and you can decide who you want involved in your care. (if we are worried you are at risk we will work with you to develop a safety plan, that will involve other people to ensure you are looked after and are safe)
How can we support you?
- When you come into Emerge, the team will work together with you to listen to your concerns and then create a plan for how best to support you. This plan is different for every person, as everyone we see is so different.
- If we are not the best service for you, we will provide you with information about what services could help you like M Thrive or 42nd Street. If we are the right service for you, we will make sure you get a specialist service from our team.
Our People
- Service Manager
Vicky Gillibrand - Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Dr Sarah Stansfeld - Clinical Psychologist and Psychology Lead
Dr Lynne Allerston - Team/Duty/SPOA Lead
Sam Lewis
Emerge Location
Contact Details:
How to get to us:
By bus: You could take 15, 87, 111, 101 or 103
By car: Parking is free and the car park is on the left of the building
On foot: We are close to Moss Side Park
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Given the importance of consent, it is essential that the referral to our service has been discussed with the young person and that they agree to the referral being made.
The referrer and GP (where the GP is not the referrer) will be informed:
- if the referral is not accepted and why
- if the referred young person does not opt in to an offered appointment or does not attend an appointment and there are no Safeguarding/Risk issues identified and so the referral is closed. (Safeguarding- means making sure you are safe and looked after)
- of the outcome of the assessment and treatment plan
- of updates to the treatment plan when amended or discharged
CAMHS stands for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. We are an NHS service that offers support and treatment to children and young people up to 18 years old who are experiencing complex and severe mental health difficulties that significantly affects daily life. We also support parents, carers, and families of these children and young people.
Waiting Times
It can be difficult waiting for support having been referred to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We are committed to seeing children and young people as soon as possible and strive to keep our waiting times as low as possible, however these can depend on the current demand for services and staffing levels.
Emerge aims to see all young people for their first appointment with us within 4 weeks of accepting their referral. Urgent referrals will be seen within 2 weeks. New referrals are screened daily, and from this information we will determine priority.
Frequently Asked Questions
You could be asked about a range of things including:
- What are the difficulties you are experiencing?
- How things were for you growing up?
- Who do you live with at the moment?
- Do you have friends or supportive people around you?
- What does your daily life looks like?
- What are you most concerned about?
It is up to you what you tell the clinicians, and you can take things at your own pace.
Initial steps:
- Initially you will be seen by an Emerge team worker, who will gather information on your current difficulties, how you are doing at college / work/home/ friends.
- They will do this by asking questions of yourself, and with your consent, asking parent/carers and other people supporting you, such as college, key workers, to help us understand what’s going on for you, and how best to help you.
Support:
- From this initial assessment, you may be offered one or more of the following, Talking Therapy, help with finding an ADHD or Autism assessment; to see one of our Drs (Psychiatrist) or you could be signposted to another service, would be best at meeting your needs.
- If you stay with the Emerge Service, there might be a wait for you to be seen. We will give you information about support whilst you are waiting and how to access urgent help if you are struggling or in crisis.
- When you meet the Emerge clinician who is going to offer your ongoing help, they will work with you to understand your difficulties and offer you the appropriate help. This varies person to person, but they will support you through the options.
Unfortunately, we cannot give you a specific timeline, however, we will get in contact with you when we have a plan for how best to support you.
What you share with your worker stays private unless they’re worried about your safety or someone else’s. If they need to share something, they’ll always talk with you about it first and you can share how you want this to be discussed.
We will ask if there is anything we can do to make the session more comfortable. We can offer fidget toys, bean bags to sit in, pillows and more. Feel free to bring you own items too i.e. fidget toys, to make you feel more comfortable.
The clinicians may ask questions about your life to gain more insight; however, you do not have to recall your whole life story unless you wish to.
You might meet lots of different people at CAMHS — like psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health practitioners, therapists, nurses, and more. Everyone has a different role, but we all work together and are here to support you.
Not unless you want them to. At Emerge, we work directly with you, and you can attend your sessions on your own. We don’t have to tell anyone else that you are coming to the service, unless we are worried you have or may come to harm. If that was the case, we would talk with you about who we need to get involved to keep you safe.
No, clinicians will see you on your own. If you want someone to come into the session with you, we can do that for some of the initial session time.
That’s ok! We understand it can be difficult to talk about yourself and what you are experiencing. It may take a few sessions to feel comfortable with the clinicians, we recognise this and will not pressure you to talk. We can also provide alternative ways to communicate such as using a whiteboard, drawing, using prompts/cards and more.