Linn Dara Community CAMHS

Our Mental Health

Many people experience distress in their lives. Stress can be related to school, family life or other relationships. Sometimes mental health difficulties arise without any noticeable triggers at all. When difficulties impact on daily life, this may be a sign of a mental health problem. Most people with mental health problems can be supported by their GP or community-based services.

What is CAMHS?

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services or CAMHS is a specialist mental health service that provides assessment and treatment for young people up to 18 years of age, and their families.

Young people who attend CAMHS experience moderate to severe mental health difficulties, such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, psychosis or ADHD.

If a young person is experiencing a mental health difficulty they should seek support from a GP. The doctor may make a referral to CAMHS. A GP will be made aware of a referral if it is made by another professional.

What happens next

If the referral is appropriate for CAMHS, an assessment appointment is offered. This is to talk to the young person and their parent(s)/carer(s) about what’s going on. If a young person has a mental health difficultly, an individual care plan is made with them and their family/carer, they are given a ‘key worker’ to support them during their care and further appointments are planned to help work on mental health difficulties.

How CAMHS works with young people and families or carers

CAMHS teams use evidence-based approaches to help young people and their families or carers.

These can include:

talking therapies
speech and language therapy
occupational therapy
medications.

Some young people may need a greater level of specialist treatment. In Linn Dara, we have additional specialist services when these are needed. All our teams work closely to provide continuous and supportive care.

To find out more about how Linn Dara CAMHS work together with young people and their families, and some of the different pathways, please take a look at our information leaflets below.

You will also find our contact information in these leaflets too.

Contact Details

Team/Service	Address	Phone Number	Email
Lucan CAMHS Linn Dara	Clover Suite, 1^st Floor, Community CAMHS Building, Cherry Orchard Hospital Campus, Ballyfermot, D10K033	017956380	lucan.camhs@hse.ie
Ballyfermot CAMHS Linn Dara	Clover Suite, 1^st Floor, Community CAMHS Building, Cherry Orchard Hospital Campus, Ballyfermot, D10K033	017956385	ballyfermot.linndaracamhs@hse.ie
Clondalkin CAMHS Linn Dara	Clover Suite, 1^st Floor, Community CAMHS Building, Cherry Orchard Hospital Campus, Ballyfermot, D10K033	017956350	clondalkin.camhs@hse.ie
Linn Dara Community Eating Disorder Service	Buttercup Suite, Ground Floor, Community CAMHS Building, Cherry Orchard Hospital Campus, Ballyfermot, D10K033	017956422	ceds.linndaracamhs@hse.ie
CAMHS-ID, Dublin South	Buttercup Suite, Ground Floor, Community CAMHS Building, Cherry Orchard Hospital Campus, Ballyfermot, D10K03	017956323	mhidcamhs.dublinsouth@hse.ie
ADMiRE (ADHD Pathway)	Lily Suite, Ground Floor, Community CAMHS Building, Cherry Orchard Hospital Campus, Ballyfermot, D10K033	017956420	admire.pathway@hse.ie
Linn Dara Schools in the Community	Lily Suite, Ground Floor, Community CAMHS Building, Cherry Orchard Hospital Campus, Ballyfermot, D10K033	017956525	info@linndaraschools.ie
North Kildare CAMHS Linn Dara	1^st Floor Primary Care Centre, Maynooth Road, Celbridge, County Kildare, W23YK24	019214002	NIL
South Kildare CAMHS Linn Dara	1^st Floor Primary Care Centre, Dublin Road, Kildare Town, County Kildare, R51RX51	045908580	southkildare.linndaracamhs@hse.ie
East Kildare CAMHS Linn Dara	9 Sycamore House, Millennium Park, Naas County Kildare, W91DC7P	045873880	NIL
West Kildare CAMHS Linn Dara	2^nd Floor Primary Care Centre, Abbeylands Clane, County Kildare, W91HK22	045986301	westKildare.Linndaracamhs@hse.ie
South Kildare, West Wicklow CAMHS Linn Dara	Athy Primary Care Centre, Dublin Road, Athy, Co Kildare, R14DX94	0598643850	skww.linndaracamhs@hse.ie
CAMHS-ID, Kildare West Wicklow	1st Floor Primary Care Centre, Dublin Road, Kildare Town, County Kildare, R51RX51	045908585	NIL