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You do not need a diagnosis to access CAMHS support for your young person. You can self-refer if you require additional support or referrals. If you have any questions or are worried about your child’s mental health, please contact our SEMH duty line on 020 7527 335 from 9.00am – 5.00pm Monday – Friday.
If your young person is in crisis and you need support - you can contact:
1. SEMH - 9am – 5pm Monday – Friday: 020 7527 3355 for advice and guidance
2. CAMHS Out of Office Hours Crisis Line – via NHS 111 option 2 (Mental Health)
We recommend reaching out and joining a support group to a find a community of people who understand what you are going through. Your child/ young person does not need to have a diagnosis for you to attend any of these parent support groups.
For the most up to date information on the dates of all these groups, please check the live calendar by clicking link here: Parent/Carer Corner. Make sure to scroll to the bottom of this page to access the calendar.
Click on the titles below to find out more:
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SEND Friends at Parent House
Parent/carer's weekly coffee mornings on Tuesdays, 10:00am to 12:00pm at Calshot Street, London, N1 9AS
ADHD Islington Parent Support Group
Coffee Mornings run every 1st Thursday of the month 9:30am-11:30am at The Rose Bowl Youth Centre, N1 2PT
SENDIASS Coffee Mornings
Join the SENDIASS team and other parents/carers for coffee mornings once a month. Please see their website for latest information around dates.
Family Action, Lough Road Centre, 61-71 Lough Road, N7 8RH.
St Luke’s Coffee Mornings
Join the coffee morning run by the Parent Carer Forum, for all SEND needs. Mondays monthly from 9:30am to 11:00am.
Centre 404 Coffee Mornings
Monthly meetings in N7 0SJ. For more information visit their Instagram: @centre404
Islington Parent Carer Forum
A parent-led organisation who work with Islington council to improve SEN service. Parent support coffee mornings monthly at 61-71 Lough Road, N7 8FF. 9:30am-11:00am. Last Friday of the month.
SEN Family Saturdays
Saturday drop-in session for children with SEN, aged 0-7, and their families. There is currently a waiting list for this service but you can find out more here.
Growing Hope Organisation
Growing Hope King’s Cross is a charity offering free therapy for children and young people (0-18) with additional needs. They also provide support for parents, carers and siblings through our groups and courses. The clinic is open to everyone in the Camden and Islington area.
Sunflower Parent Carer Support
Parent led support group meeting bi-monthly, held at North Library. They run every other Tuesday from 10:00am-12:00pm. The group also offer family fund days and meet ups with teens!
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CAMHS Waiting List Workshops
Check the live calendar for information on the dates for our next two part in person workshop to support parents and carers who are waiting for their young person to be assessed by the neurodevelopmental team. These workshops will be offered once a month so don't worry if you are unable to book on for this series!
You will be invited to all the waiting list workshops if you are on our waiting list and we have your email, you will be sent an Eventbrite link to sign up to these events. Please register if you wish to attend. There is a maximum capacity of 30 tickets per session, so please make sure you sign up promptly.
The next ones are:
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Tuesday 12th and Tuesday 19th May these take place from 10:00am - 12:30pm at the Whittington Education Centre (near the Whittington hospital). These sessions are for parents/carers of Primary Aged children.
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Tuesday 9th and Tuesday 16th June these take place from 10:00am – 12:30pm at the Whittington Education Centre (near the Whittington hospital). These sessions are for parents/carers of Secondary Aged young people only
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Monday 13th and Monday 20th July these take place from 10:00am - 12:30pm at the Whittington Education Centre (near the Whittington hospital). These sessions are for parents/carers of Primary Aged children.
You will be sent links to this closer to the time - make sure to check your emails! If we do not have your email, you will not be invited!
Please contact our team on 0203 316 1824 if you have not been receiving emails from us.
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Islington CAMHS NDT - Workshops | Waiting Room
Instead of our previous webinar offer, we have now recorded all of these sessions for you to access at any time. Please click the link above to access these recordings. Feel free to share with anyone who you think might find videos about Neurodivergence helpful!
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Our Child Wellbeing Team have recorded a series of workshops you might find helpful. You can access these workshops any time by clicking on the links below:
The workshops below are aimed to support parents across a range of topics including positive parenting, emotion regulation in adolescents, and building confidence in your child.
Videos for Children and Young People to watch:
Below, you can watch our recent workshop about Exam Stress aimed at adolescents. These videos covering , , and are helpful resources to accompany the workshop.
Islington Child Wellbeing Team - Workshops | Waiting Room
Videos for Parents and Carers to watch:
The workshops below are aimed to support parents across a range of topics including positive parenting, emotion regulation in adolescents, and building confidence in your child.
Islington Child Wellbeing Team - Workshops | Waiting Room
We wanted to share some helpful resources to support parenting while you wait for an assessment.
Children's Mental Health Support Pack
Witherslack have produce a resource pack to support parenting Neurodivergent children and young people's anxiety about school.
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Creating a Sensory Profile
We highly recommend exploring your young person's sensory profile, as this can reduce meltdowns and upsets at home and school if you know more about what their triggers are, use the above and below link to find out more.
Autistic Sensory Experiences
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Videos to Promote Understanding and Acceptance of Neurodivergence
Click on the link above to watch some really lovely and young person friendly videos about Neurodivergence.
Transitioning back to school after the holiday:
Lots of young people with Neurodivergence struggle to attend school and this can be especially hard after a holiday. This new website has lots of information and practical tools to support young people and parents who are struggling with this. Find out more by clicking here: Welcome to Barriers to Education
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Islington Neurodivergent Families: CAMHS have created a new website for Neurodivergent families. You don’t need a diagnosis to use it. Whether you’re just starting the neurodevelopmental assessment journey or already on your way, support is here.
You’ll find clear information and links to local services for health, education, and social care - from childhood to early adulthood. You can come back anytime for guidance.
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Autism Webinars: Autism Central provide free webinars around various different topics relating to parenting neurodivergence - check out their April timetable here. They also provide 1:1 support sessions for parents with peer educators.
Free Parent Resource Pack: Witherslack have created a resource pack to give support around various areas of daily life that may be challenging for your neurodivergent young person.
Free Sensory Drop-Ins: St George's provides sensory drop-in sessions for families with children with additional needs. This includes children with autism, ADHD, sensory processing disorder, dyspraxia, Tourettes, SEMH, adoption, trauma, school avoidance, and any other needs, no diagnosis is needed, just come as you are.
 Please click here to access Parent's/Carer's Corner . This is a webpage for all parents and carers in Islington who are supporting a child or young person with mental health needs, and/or Neurodivergence. It is designed to increase your confidence in parenting these needs and help you access additional support.
- Find support, resources and services to support your wellbeing as a parent or carer.
- Access a calendar of live events, workshops and groups for parents and carers in Islington to get involved in.
- Information includes:
- what you can do at home
- what services need a referral
- what you support can access right now.
Occupational Therapy Drop-In
'We run monthly drop in sessions to provide parents and carers the opportunity speak to an occupational therapist (OT) about concerns they may have regarding their child’s development, sensory needs, or self help skills. Sessions are generally 20 minutes long and offered on a first come first serve basis with no referral needed. Please contact us for dates. If your child requires further assessment a referral will be needed.'
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