Deaf Children, Young People & Family Service

Please select the links below for information about Deaf Mental Health services available in the North of England.

Please note that Deaf CAMHS is a national service with teams based across England within different NHS trusts.

Service is provided by Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation trust for the Northern arm of Deaf CAMHS which has teams based in Manchester, Newcastle and York.

What conditions do we treat?

We offer multidisciplinary assessments and treatment/a range of therapeutic interventions. The treatment is tailored to meet the needs of the young people and their families.

This is a Nationally Commissioned service and therefore the referral does not incur costs.

Our team

Claire Crompton – Clinical Team Manager

Dr Steven Hughes – Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

Dr Rosie Noyce – Clinical Psychologist

Dr Leanne Race – Clinical Psychologist

Daniel Holdsworth – Specialist Deaf Outreach Worker

Leah Witton – Community Mental Health Nurse

Jayne Langdale – Mental Health Practitioner/Occupational Therapist

Lizzie Kimber – Trainee Clinical Psychologist

Samantha Vanterpool – Clinical BSL/English Interpreter

Sara Bishop – Clinical BSL/English Interpreter

Lisa Brown – Medical Team Secretary

Julie Foster-Goodman – Operational Manager/Northern Arm

Rachael Hayes – Deaf Service Consultant/Northern Arm

Dr Hannah George – Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Lead/Northern Arm