Our service is available to young people under the age of 18 living across the region and about whom there are questions regarding a mental health or neuro disability who:
present with a high risk of harm towards others and about whom there is a major family or professional concern
and/or are in contact with the criminal justice system
or are likely to enter secure care due to behaviour/presentation that can’t be managed elsewhere
Examples of presentations that may prompt you to refer to our service include violent behaviours, arson/firesetting, harmful sexual behaviour which occurs in conjunction with other risk related behaviour, animal cruelty or other complex high-risk behaviours which place the young person or others at risk of significant harm.
The service is community-based, and will also become involved with young people and their professional group to support transitions both in to and out of secure care hospital settings, secure welfare environments and custodial settings.
We accept referrals from all professionals working with children and young people who originate from the Yorkshire and Humber region. However, we require that cases are held by a case-holder or care co-ordinator at the point of referral and throughout involvement with Forensic CAMHS.
Children and young people who originate from the Yorkshire and Humber region but currently reside out of area may also be referred to the service.
Call our Single Point of Access (SPA) to refer a young person with forensic presentation into our service.
You will receive a call back by the end of the next working day.
This might be followed up by a formal consultation.
We will support you to find the right agencies to help.
In some cases, we'll become directly involved with the young person.
You don’t need to complete a referral form before contacting us. Our team will make a note of all the relevant details from you over the phone, so that we can process your referral.
Please have the following information to hand:
We’ll ask about your concerns and the reasons for your referral. We would also like to find out what you think the outcome of your referral will be.
We’re always looking for ways to improve.
Click here if you have been indirectly supported by our service and would like to give feedback. This usually means we’ve offered advice or recommendations but we’re not directly involved with the person you’ve referred.
Click here if you’ve been directly supported by our service and would like to give feedback. This usually means we’ve seen the young person via direct assessment or intervention.
If you would like to share a compliment or a complaint, please go to our contact us page.