Referrals to Children and Young People's Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service (CAMHS) in Dorset

Emotional Health and Well Being Services in Dorset 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 who are resident in North and West Dorset should be made to: CAMHS
Address: The Children’s Centre, Damers road, Dorchester, Dorset. DT1 2LB
Telephone: 01305 255705
Hours of work: Monday – Friday 08.30am – 5.00pm
 
Referrals for children & young people who are resident in Weymouth & Portland should be made to: CAMHS & Connections
Address: 48 Lynch Lane, Weymouth, Dorset. DT4 9DN
Telephone: 01305 762810
Hours of work: Monday – Friday 08.30am – 5.00pm
 
Referrals for children & young people who are resident in Christchurch, Ferndown, Verwood & Tricketts Cross should be made to: 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 Wimborne, Wareham, Swanage and all other areas in the purbecks should be made to: Poole Child Development Centre
Address: First Floor Poole Hospital Site, Longleet Road, Poole, Dorset. BH15 2JB.
Telephone: 01202 442029
Hours of work: Monday – Friday 08.30am – 5.00pm

  • Specialist teams will asses or refer the young person onto the Crisis intensive Home treatment Support Service or Pine Cottage
  • For information about the types of problems the service deals with please see the referral criteria attached below in downloads.