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What is the front door group? The front door group is a pilot psychoeducational group for young people at the start of their CAMHS journey. You and your family will be introduced to new ways of thinking about your emotions and distress. We will introduce some key tools for managing emotional...

A series of posters created by Abed Ahmed, Mr ST @stammer_teacher, on what stammering is and what you can do to support young people who stammer. Abed is a teacher with a stammer who helps young people who stammer. Abed has given us permission to share these posters on the Sheffield...

What is dialectical behaviour therapy? Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based intervention for addressing self harm and suicidal behaviours in young people. It was developed from cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and focusses on helping young people and their families learn skills...

What is early intervention? Early intervention is key for treating disordered eating or eating disorders. You do not need a diagnosis of an eating disorder to get help. In fact, getting help early often prevents an eating disorder really taking hold. It is based on a model of 6 to 10 sessions and...

Name:    Age:   Today’s date: Are you the:  Patient    Parent or carer of the patient   Hospital number or date of birth (if known): Please answer the questions below Yes No Not sure My healthcare team said we need to make a decision My healthcare team said I should be involved in...

What is meal support? Meal support means helping your child or young person emotionally during and around mealtimes. The specific aim of this support is to help your child or young person eat the food on their meal plan, whilst helping to redirect any thoughts or behaviours that might impact eating...

Self Injury Support offers support for women and girls who are having difficulties with self-injury or self-harm. Self-Harm offer free self-harm support for those aged 11 to 19 years old. Calm Harm app is a free app that helps you manage or resist the urge to self-harm. Life Signs is a user-led...

As you are getting older, you will be thinking more about your future. You may have heard people talking about ‘transition’. What is transition? In health care, we use the term ‘transition’ to describe the process of planning, preparing and moving from children’s health...

When will I leave the children’s therapy team? This is a joint decision between you and your therapist. Usually the best time to transition to adult services is when you leave school. Why can I not stay with the children’s therapy team until I am 18? You can choose to stay with us however,...

Remember ‘Please’ Emotional regulation is a skill, and a way to remember it is with ‘please’. This reduces emotional vulnerability and helps you take care of your mind by taking care of your body. Please stands for: PL: treat physical illness E: eating A: avoid mood-altering...

What are Speech, Language and Communication Needs? Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) is a broad umbrella category and label which applies to people with any type of communication difficulty or communication vulnerability. What is a language disorder? A language disorder is a diagnosis...

Resources for children and young people with DLD and their families. DLD summary RADLD  Raising Awareness of of Developmental Language Disorder Speech and Language UK has lots of information for parents who have concerns about their child’s speech, language and communication skills. DLD and Me is...

FEAST the importance of nutrition for understanding and treating eating disorders

Community mental health and wellbeing resources Sheffield Futures provides support with community participation, health, wellbeing, life skills and progression, alongside youth group activities and so on. Project 6 – the SPOT Youth Centre for Children and young people aged between 10 and 25 years...

Evelina London Children’s Hospital Complex Feeding Team ARFID resource pack

Evelina London Children’s Hospital Complex Feeding Team ARFID information

Eva Musby eating disorder treatment helpsheets about the set-up for success, refeeding tips, extinguishing fears with exposure, and steps to independence.

Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a general term for a group of rare inherited disorders that cause weakness and stiffness in the leg muscles. Estimates range from 1 in 11,000 people to 1 in 77,000 people. Symptoms will vary from person to person. What does HSP look like? Symptoms usually...

What is psychoanalytic psychotherapy for? Sometimes people can feel overwhelmed by their emotions and this can cause problems with things like relationships and staying healthy. Psychoanalytic psychotherapy can help young people when this happens to them. Why have I been referred for a...