New centre will be a haven for young people
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A new £1.5million specialist centre will soon transform the way children and young people in Lanarkshire receive mental health care.
The outpatient facility in Hamilton, scheduled to open next month, will treat young people aged 18 years old and younger who are experiencing mental health issues.
Based at Udston Hospital, the specially-designed centre will offer services including: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) assessment, neurodevelopmental treatments, talking treatments, psychiatry and medication. The CAMHS, hosted by Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire, assesses and treats young people with emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties.
The centre is a completely new facility specifically for young people and has been designed with input from them and their families.
It will feature a calming atmosphere reflecting the hospital gardens and nearby woods and the service’s dedicated specialist engagement officer will work with the CAMHS Youth Forum to help shape the artwork young people want to see.
Margaret Thomson from Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire, told us: “This new specialist centre will be an important part of the new, modern mental health service for
Lanarkshire’s young people. We’re dedicated to ensuring that we deliver services that make a positive impact on peoples’ lives.
“Our new facility will ensure that we see young people in an environment that puts them at ease and is designed specifically for, and by, them.
“We’re always working hard to improve the service and listen to feedback from the young people we see.
“This centre will help us deliver a more comprehensive service for young people in Lanarkshire who are referred by other health staff, social work and GPs.”
The specialist centre is supported by investment from the Scottish Government Recovery and Renewal Fund for Mental Health.