NHS West Sussex Community Mental Health Liaison Service

About

The West Sussex Community Mental Health Liaison Service (CMHL) offers support to professionals working with children and young people. CMHL provide in-depth consultations to professionals where there are concerns related to a young person's emotional health needs, and mild to moderate mental health presentations.

What we do

• Parents can also be invited to these consultations which aim to support an exploration of any emotional health issues presented and consider a mental health formulation.
• Consultees will also be provided with recommendations and strategies to help young people in addressing the emotional concerns they are facing.
• CMHL will also support in signposting to other relevant agencies and NHS services as appropriate.
• The service can be accessed via the West Sussex Single Point of Access (Sussex Partnership NHS website), where a consultation can be requested as a desired outcome of a referral.
• The CMHL team can be contacted directly for general queries and signposting at: CMHLT.Admin@spft.nhs.uk And via the professionals' Access line 0300 304 0304 which operates 9-5pm weekdays only

Wheelchair accessible

Yes

Free to use

Yes

Our users say

It was helpful to have a meaningful conversation with the mental health team. It gave me some ideas and the confidence to be able to support the child and their family.