Northern CAMHS - Northern
Northern CAMHS - Northern Region
CAMHS Northern Region provides a range of therapeutic counselling services
for children and adolescents from birth to 18 years of age and their
families. Northern CAMHS services include:
The team provides mental health services for children, young people and their families in the local government areas
of
- Salisbury
- Playford (formerly Elizabeth and Munno Para)
- Gawler
Clinical services are provided by
- Psychiatrists
- Community Mental Health Nurses
- Clinical Psychologists
- Social Workers
- Speech Pathologists
The Northern Region collaborates with other services to
help meet the needs of its community. Examples include:
- The ongoing provision of a Reflective Narrative Family Therapy team, involving community CAMHS and Child Protection Service (WCH) workers to provide a complimentary family focussed approach to mainstream counselling services
- The involvement in an number of early intervention School retention projects ; including the Turn around project (TAP) and the Families empowered to Act Together (FEAT)
- CAMHS Northern Region have had staff actively co running AMIGOS groups both with The Second Story and with Paralowie Youth Service
- Collaborative work between CAMHS, the Northern Division of GP's, DETE, Relationships Australia and Shopfront has resulted in the development of very successful parent information evenings. More are planned for later in 2004
- Joint Speech and Occupational therapy groups are run are run in conjunction with the Lyell McEwin health service
- School Support services work in conjunction with programs such as Health Promoting Schools and Mind Matters, to provide a broad and comprehensive range of training workshops for teachers
- CAMHS Northern Region staff have worked closely with Domestic Violence services to provide group programs for women and children how have been exposed to and traumatised by Domestic Violence
- CAMHS Northern Region is part of a Regional Reconciliation Working Party
- The Child and Adolescent mental Health Worker Employed through Gawler Health Service receives referrals and training and development opportunities through the CAMHS Northern Region Office
How to Access Our Service
Parents and guardians may telephone or visit the CAMHS service closest to
them. Adolescents over 16 years of age may contact
CAMHS without parent or guardian consent or knowledge. School Counsellors,
General Practitioners and others may also contact CAMHS however contact from the
parent/guardian or young person (if over 16 years of age) is usually required to
formalise the referral.
The majority of the clinical services are provided at the Elizabeth office.
Services are also offered in Salisbury and Gawler
Information for Families
Metropolitan
Community Services (Download size 125 Kb)
Resources
CAMHS
Northern Community Team Strategic Directions 2003-05
(Size 15 Kb)
CAMHS
Northern Community Team Strategic Directions 2003-04 with detailed performance
measures (Business Plan) (Size 18 Kb)

Hours
Monday to Friday 9.00-5.00 pm. After hours appointments by arrangement
Contact Information

Ms Kathy Crossing, Manager
Location
Suite 11, Sidney Chambers
Elizabeth City Centre
Elizabeth
Mailing Address
CAMHS Northern Region
Suite 11, Sidney Chambers
Elizabeth City Centre
Elizabeth
South Australia 5112
Phone/fax/email
Phone (08) 8252 0133
Fax (08) 8287 0308
Email Crossing.Kathy@saugov.sa.gov.au
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