St. Joseph’s Family Centre works in partnership with CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) to provide person centred counselling for children and young people aged 6-18 who reside in the Warrington area and have a Warrington GP.
At differing points in their life, children may need help and support with a number of issues that have an effect on their mental health and wellbeing.
Our small team of qualified and experienced practitioners deliver programmes of personalised 1-2-1 Counselling, using recognised methods and creative activities to support children and young people to understand their feelings, develop positive self-management tools and encourage better mental health and wellbeing.
Referrals for this service come through CAMHS Warrington as the single point of access. Self-referrals can be made by calling CAMHS on (01925) 575 904. Alternatively, referrals can be made to CAMHS through schools, GP’s, Mental Health Support Team (within schools), Social Workers, and other recognised professionals.
Systemic Family Practice
We have recently introduced a Trainee Systemic Family Practitioner into our team. Our Trainee Practitioner works with families, supporting them to explore their relationships in the hope of increasing understanding of each others needs, promoting positive communication and considering new ways of coping with challenges within the family context.
Referrals for our Trainee Systemic Family Practitioner come through either our Counsellors for existing clients or through CAMHS Warrington.
No. Our Counselling for Children and Young People receives funding from the NHS to make the service free to all who use it.
CAMHS Warrington works with families to decide what support children and young people might need to have good mental health and wellbeing. CAMHS aim to help young people get the support they need as early as possible and work with a variety of partner agencies offering different types of support and intervention. For more information, please visit their website or call 01925 575904, between 9am-5pm Monday to Friday. For out of hours support, you can contact the CAMHS Response Team every day until 9pm, on 01744 627 618.
Alternatively, you can contact your GP for advice, guidance and support. For out of hours, you can call 111.
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has a dedicated Mental Health Crisis Line: 0800 051 1508. This is open 24/7 to people of all ages.
You can also find support, useful resources, information and signposting here:
Always contact 999 in the case of an emergency or where you feel there is a significant threat to yours or someone else’s health or wellbeing.
If you wish to discuss a referral with St Joseph’s Family Centre or would like more information on how we might be able to help you, please call or email us
