How we can help

Children and adolescents may experience a range of difficulties in growing up. Sometimes these are related to family relationship issues and sometimes to school or peer pressures. Concerns may include:

• Depression
• Challenging behaviour
• Bullying and peer group difficulties
• Eating, sleeping and toileting problems
• Mild anxiety and obsessional behaviour
• School refusal or non-attendance
• Bereavement
• Extreme anger
• Family relationship issues
  

Professionals and agencies seek help from us when these problems are not so severe that these young people require highly specialized attention from CAMHS. This help enables families to receive prompt counselling support with a qualified therapist for up to six sessions. DCFCT commissions and meets the cost of the sessions, subject only to requiring a contribution from the family of £5 per session. To qualify for this help, families must be resident in Dorset and the joint annual income of parents or carers must not exceed £35,000.