CAMHS Crisis Care: Urgent Help for Under-18s

What is CAMHS Crisis Care?

Two NHS services help children and young people in Croydon who are in a mental health crisis. Both are run by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM).

The SLP CAMHS Crisis Line is an urgent mental health helpline for children and young people across South London. It is open 9am to 11pm, Monday to Sunday, 365 days a year.

The Croydon CAMHS Crisis Care Service supports young people who come to Croydon University Hospital in crisis. The team is based at Christopher Wren House, 113 High Street, and covers 9am to 5pm on weekdays.

Who Can Use CAMHS Crisis Care?

The crisis line is for anyone under 18 who is registered with a GP in South London. Parents, carers and professionals who are worried about a young person can call too.

How Do I Access CAMHS Crisis Care?

Call the SLP CAMHS Crisis Line on 020 3228 5980, 9am to 11pm every day. A crisis practitioner will talk with you and advise whether emergency services are needed.

Outside those hours, the line plays a recorded message asking you to choose your local 24-hour mental health support line. In Croydon, that is NHS 111: call 111 and press 2.

If there is an immediate risk to life, call 999.