C - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service is based around
three locality teams, consisting of specialist clinicians who can
offer assessment and a range of interventions.
Interventions can vary from short term treatments for those with
mild to moderate mental health problems; to more complex treatments
for children and young people experiencing more severe and complex
problems. Assessment and treatment can be offered to children
from birth to age 16 (18 if in full time secondary education and/or
who are Looked After and Accommodated).
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services teams (CAMHS)
can be contacted as follows:
• CAMHS North Ayrshire - Pavilion 4, Ayrshire Central
Hospital, Irvine 01294 323425
• CAMHS East Ayrshire - North West Area Centre, Kilmarnock
01563 578540
• CAMHS South Ayrshire - House 1, Arrol Park, Ayr 01292
615931
• CAMHS Central Base: 01563 826164
All above services can be contacted Monday - Friday 9am to
5pm.
Referrals to CAMHs: should be made through individual's
General Practitioner (GP), Social Work, or Education Services.
Out-of-hours access to Mental Health Services is available through
NHS24 on 08454 24 24 24 in the first instance. Other access
routes may be used in other specific emergency situations.
Inpatient services
Inpatient services for children and young people are only by
special arrangement, and depending on individual circumstances at
the time, including:
- Skye House, Glasgow, Stobhill Hospital 0141 277
7475
Visiting hours: Local arrangement
- Paediatrics, University Hospital Crosshouse, Kilmarnock
01563 827811
Visiting hours: Local arrangement
- Kyle Ailsa Hospital, Ailsa 01292 513118
Visiting hours: Monday-Friday 4pm-5pm and 6pm-9pm. Weekends 1pm-5pm
and 6pm-9pm.
- Park, Ailsa Hospital, Ayr 01292 513129
Visiting hours: Monday-Friday 4pm-5pm and 6pm-9pm. Weekends 1pm-5pm
and 6pm-9pm.
- Ward 1D, University Hospital Crosshouse, Kilmarnock 01563
577791
Visiting hours: Monday - Friday 6pm-8pm. Weekends 2pm-4pm and
6pm-8pm.
- Ward 1E, University Hospital Crosshouse, Kilmarnock 01563
577794
Visiting hours: Monday - Friday 6pm-8pm. Weekends 2pm-4pm and
6pm-8pm.
Island communities
Out-of-hours access will be through the on-call GP in the first
instance.
More information
• Skye House
http://www.nhsggc.org.uk/content//default.asp?page=home_Skye%20House
• Hands on Scotland http://www.handsonscotland.co.uk
• Young Minds http://www.youngminds.org.uk