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National Deaf Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (London)

  • The service provides highly specialist mental health interventions and care to Deaf children and young people (aged up to 18 years) and their families and to hearing children of deaf adults (CODA) in the community. The service also provides advice and consultation to local services that work with Deaf children.

  • Service Type: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
  • Service Contact: ndcamhs@swlstg.nhs.uk
  • Service Category: Community
  • Disabled access: yes
  • Address: Trinity Building (CAMHS entrance),  Springfield University Hospital,  15 Springfield Drive, London, SW17 0YF
  • Reception hours: Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm
  • Reception phone number: 0203 513 6925

About our care

All patients will first recieve an initial assessment of their mental health needs, a communication profile and a plan for the care and support they will receive. This may include direct work with our service or signposting to other agencies for support.

Treatment may take place in the clinic, at home, in school or in another community location. The service will work closely with families and all other professionals involved in the young person's life, as appropriate. The service includes both Deaf and hearing staff who have all recieved training in Deaf awareness and study British Sign Language (BSL). BSL interpreters are always available where required.

Interventions include:

  • Psychosocial interventions
  • Family therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectic Behavioral Therapy
  • Theraplay
  • Mentalisation Based Therapy
  • Non-Violent Resistance (NVR)
  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy
  1. Services

    Mental health conditions are very common, affecting many people at any one time
  2. GP / Professionals

    There are lots of options available to support your patients with their emotional and mental health wellbeing.
  3. About Us

    We are proud to be the leading provider of mental health services across South West London. We are a beacon of excellence for many of our national mental health services

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