Kent Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service (CYPMHS) and Eating Disorder Services Kent and Medway
4 September 2017
Change of provider.
On 1 September 2017 all Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services previously provided by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust transferred across to North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) as the new provider. The service is now known as Kent Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services (CYPMHS).
Eating disorder services previously provided by Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust also transferred to NELFT.
Contacting Kent CYPMHS
There is a single point of access to the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services. Its purpose is to provide support, advice, and guidance to individual children and young people, their parents or carers, and health and social care professionals including those who wish to refer to a service and those seeking guidance or information.
Anyone who contacts the single point of access and is not eligible for a commissioned service will be signposted to alternative support.
Contact details for Kent CYPMHS single point of access
Telephone: 0300 123 4496
Email: nem-tr.kentcypmhs.referrals@nhs.net
For more information about the service, please visit the CYPMHS website
Operating Times
Monday to Friday: 8am to 8pm
Saturday: 8am to midday
Our NELFT Mental Health Direct (MHD) team will provide additional support out of hours and weekends via telephone advice and triage to Crisis teams. The telephone number is 0300 555 1000.
Referrals to Eating Disorder Service
From 1 September there is a single telephone number for all referrals to this service, which is for children and adults. The minimum age for referrals to this service is eight.
- Eating Disorder Service referral form (DOCX, 88.5 KB)
- Eating Disorder Service leaflet (PDF, 892.7 KB)
Eating Disorder Service Contact Details
You can contact the Eating Disorder Service for Kent and Medway via telephone or email.
Telephone: 0300 300 1980
Email: nem-tr.eds.kentandmedway.referrals@nhs.net
For more information about the service, please visit the Eating Disorder Service website
Referrals by letter, with the appropriate information, will still be accepted by both services.
These services will work very closely with the School Health Team and with Headstart. Support to improve pupils’ mental health and emotional resilience is delivered by the School Health Team from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, with drop-ins at schools for advice and information, and also in youth clubs and other community venues: Visit the NHS School Health website
HeadStart aims to improve the mental well-being of at-risk 10 to 16 year-olds in Kent and specifically those who have been impacted by domestic abuse.