Information for families / carers Accessibility tools Help in a crisis East of England Community Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (FCAMHS) Home Our services East of England Community Forensic CAMHS Information for families / carers Information for Families / Carers You may have already had a child in your care referred to FCAMHS or you may know that a referral is planned. Here is some information to help you understand our service and what to expect. We also have a variety of leaflets available to download: Families and Carer's leaflet, Children and Young People's leaflet and an 'easy read' leaflet (designed as a quick guide). Forensic CAMHS (FCAMHS) is a specialist mental health service that is available to children under the age of 18. We accept referrals from professionals when there is: A concern about the child’s mental health; and, High-risk behaviour that is causing concern. Children do not need to have had contact with the police to be seen by our service. We are a service that supports the professionals that are involved with children to help to improve the outcome and try to minimise the risk. We do not take referrals directly from parents or carers. We are a multidisciplinary team, including: A child and adolescent forensic psychiatrist Psychologists A mental health nurse A social worker We also have a peer support worker (a person with lived experience) on the team who supports children and their families. You may also speak with one of our two team administrators or our service manager during your interaction with FCAMHS. What area does FCAMHS cover? What we do How we will talk to you? More information Back to top of page Print this page Email this page Site map Our services East of England Community Forensic CAMHS Meet the Team Information for children and young people Information for families / carers Information for professionals Our partners As a patient, relative or carer using our services, sometimes you may need to turn to someone for help, advice, and support. Patient Advice and Liaison service Contact the Trust For professionals About the Trust Services Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust © 2021 Powered by VerseOne Group Ltd We use cookies to make this website work better: if you are OK with this, please press "Accept". For information on how the Trust uses cookies, please see our Privacy policy.