Health and SEND

Mental health support is available in Buckinghamshire for children and young people with SEND. Including services from CAMHS, Mental Health Support Teams, and NHS resources.

The Bucks Mental Health Support Team (MHST) supports young people who have emotional wellbeing difficulties, including anxiety and low mood, confidence and self-esteem issues. They provide evidence-based therapeutic support both individually and in groups to young people and parents.

You can find help and advice for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and mental health issues on the CAMHS website and in the Kooth app. CAMHS also provides link workers to local schools to help support children with mental health issues.

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) is an NHS service that assesses and treats children and young people with mental health issues.

The CAMHS Intellectual Disabilities team can help with:

• challenging behaviour
• problems with anxiety
• trauma and grief reactions
• depression
• complex sleep disorders

You can make a referral to CAMHS by:

• completing their online referral form
• phone: 01865 901 951 - option 1
• asking your child's school or health professional to refer them to the service

You can read about other mental health support from the NHS.

The NHS website can help you to understand common mental health issues, including:

• anxiety
• sleep problems
• stress
• low mood

The NHS also has general mental health wellbeing tips.

Your GP has experience in helping children and young people with mental health problems. They can refer you to specialist services. You can find a GP near you.