FCAMHS is a Specialist Forensic Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service for young people and their families working with professionals in South London.

They provide advice, consultation, assessment and some limited short-term interventions. The service can also provide training for local professionals.

FCAMHS are a multi-disciplinary service including Consultant Adolescent Forensic Psychiatrists and Psychologists.

They accept referrals from:
– CAMHS Tier 3 and Tier 2 services
– Local Authorities (Children’s Social Care)
– YJS
– CAMHS Inpatient Facilities
– Education

Their interventions may include:
– Assessments involving structured diagnostic interviews, psychometry, risk assessment, risk formulation and treatment recommendations
– Support and partnership work with community child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and other agencies, to help manage risk and complex behavioural difficulties
– Medico-legal assessments and reports for criminal or care proceedings
– Offence related interventions for anger management, violence reduction, sexual offending and dangerous fire setting behaviour
– Trauma-related interventions
– Consultation and care planning for forensic cases in outlying secure facilities

Who for? 0-18 who present high risk

Who can refer? Professionals from statutory & mental health services

How to refer? Via email