Referrals to Children and Young People's Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service (CAMHS) in Bournemouth & Poole
Emotional Health and Well Being Services in Bournemouth & Poole provide assessment and treatment to children and young people aged up to 18 years (and their families) who are experiencing mild or emerging problems or who are suffering significant impairment due to mental illness, or emotional and behavioural difficulties which have not responded to interventions in primary care.
- To make a referral please complete a referral form (see downloads below) and send it to the appropriate team below.
- Where there is uncertainty about the appropriateness of a referral, team members are happy to offer telephone consultation and advice to referrers.
Referrals for Children & Young People’s Emotional Health Service (Tier 2) Bournemouth & Poole (excluding North Bournemouth) should be made to:
Team: Children & Young People’s Emotional Health Service
Address: Poole Community Clinic, Shaftesbury Road, Poole. BH15 2NT.
Telephone: 01202 308069
Hours of work: Monday – Friday 8.30am – 5.00pm
Specialist CAMHS
Referrals for children & young people who are resident in Bournemouth should be made to:
Team: Shelley Clinic
Address: 22 Tower Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth. BH1 4LB
Telephone: 01202 646300
Hours of work: Monday – Friday 08.30am – 5.00pm
Referrals for children & young people who are resident in Poole should be made to:
Team: Poole Child Development Centre
Address: First Floor Poole Hospital Site, Longfleet Road, Poole, Dorset. BH15 2JB.
Telephone: 01202 442029
Hours of work: Monday – Friday 08.30am – 5.00pm
- Specialist Teams will assess or refer the young person onto Crisis Intensive Home treatment Support Services or Pine Cottage
- For information about the types of problems the service deals with please see the referral criteria attached below in downloads.
