Mental Health Services for Children, Young people and families
School Nursing
The School Nursing Service offers support and advice to children, young people and their families or carers to help ensure that they reach their full potential during their school aged years and beyond.
The age range covered is 4 up to 18. Children and young people can access the service whether they attend school or not.
Contact number -01547 521207
Email - PowysSchoolNursingService@wales.nhs.uk
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Powys CAMHS offers assessment and treatment for children and young people, up until their 18th birthday, who have or are thought to have mental health problems or emotional health difficulties.
Any Professional working with Children and Young people can contact CAMHS Duty Mon-Fri - 9-5 for initial discussion and consultation prior to agreeing referral.
Contact number -01874 615662 / 01686 617450
Cyfle Cymru / Adferiad Recovery
Cyfle Cymru is a peer mentoring service that helps people affected by substance misuse and/or mental health conditions to develop confidence and provides support to access training, qualifications and work experience/volunteering.
Cyfle Cymru - Adferiad Recovery Tel. 0300 777 2256 or email: ask@cyflecymru.com
SilverCloud
NHS Wales provides free access to SilverCloud®, a range of guided, online self-help programmes to help manage and improve your mental health and wellbeing.
There's support for mild-to-moderate symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress, OCD, sleep, alcohol, drug use, health anxiety, body image and more.
Anyone aged 16+ can sign up without a GP referral. Choose one programme to complete at your own pace over 12 weeks and access it any time, anywhere on your phone, tablet or desktop. There's no waiting list, and you'll be allocated a trained supporter who will provide fortnightly feedback.
As well as programmes designed specifically for children, young people and parents or carers, young people aged 11+ in Powys can be referred via the following teams:
- Powys Teaching Health Board Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS);
- Powys County Council Education, Youth Service, Youth Intervention Service, Youth Justice, Early Help.
SilverCloud® programmes are available via the NHS in all regions of Wales. The service is managed by Powys Teaching Health Board on behalf of NHS Wales. Please note that this is not a crisis service - you'll be signposted to more appropriate support if SilverCloud does not meet your needs.
Sign up: https://nhswales.silvercloudhealth.com/signup/
Email the team: silver.cloud@wales.nhs.uk
Mid and North Powys MIND
Mid and North Powys Mind support young people between the ages of 11 and 25. We operate throughout North Breconshire, Radnorshire and Montgomeryshire, both on a one-to one support basis and by facilitating peer support groups both in person and online.
We support one to one both in and out of schools, and referrals can be by way of self-referral, school, professionals or parents/carers, but must be with the young person's consent and knowledge. Presently we have staff in Llanidloes and Ysgol Calon Cymru, on both Builth Wells and Llandrindod Wells campuses. We work closely with other agencies where this is appropriate, and can refer in-house for bereavement counselling and Active Monitoring, which is designed to provide early intervention mental health support, using a range or pre-prepared CBT resources, via a facilitated self-help model.
Contact: Lorna Jones
Email: youth@mnpmind.org.uk
Phone: 07947 106804
Brecon and District MIND
Phone: 01874 611529 Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm
Email: info@breconmind.org.uk
Out of hours support (Twilight service) 7pm - 11pm (not Tues or Sat). Call:01874 793118 or 07375 109732
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