Deaf Children, Young People and Family Service

The team consists of:

• Child and adolescent psychiatrists
• Mental health nurses and clinical nurse specialist
• Occupational therapists
• Speech and language therapist
• Social workers
• Family therapists
• Deaf family support workers
• Clinical and counselling psychologists
• Outreach support workers
• School teachers and support staff
• Admin and secretarial staff

Working closely with families, schools and local children and adolescent mental health services, our Deaf Children, Young People and Family Service provides:

• 6-bed inpatient unit in London
• Psychological therapies and assessment
• Family therapy
• Outreach service in London, Kent and Cambridge
• Outpatient clinic in London

We offer assessment and treatment for Deaf children and Deaf young people under the age of 18 with emotional, behavioural and mental health problems, working with their families. 

The team sees children with a wide range of problems from fears and worries to difficult and challenging behaviour. The team uses a wide range of therapeutic interventions including family work, counselling, psychotherapy, behavioural and medical treatments.