Service available in:
Building Attachment and Bonds (BABS) service
Referrals can be made by any professional such as a health visitor, midwife, family nurse, GP, Social Worker, Early Help Worker.
We welcome telephone enquiries to discuss suitability prior to referral. Please call us on 0151 351 8801. Referrals can be sent to Cmicb-ss.merseycarebabs@nhs.net
Child and Young people's Mental Health Service
The Mersey Care 24 hour response team is for young people up to the age of 18 experiencing emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties which are causing difficulties in their school, family or social life. You can contact the team on 01744 415 640 – 24 hours a day seven days a week
All referrals to our CAMHS services should be directed to our CAMHS Assessment and Response Team. Download the CAMHS referral form or call the team for more information on 01925 579 405.
You can contact the St Helens CAMHS team on 01744 454 368.
Visit the service page for more information.
Children and Young People's Community Eating Disorder Service
We deliver the service in partnership with St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and leading national eating disorder charity Beat.
Assessments will be at Knowsley Resource and Recovery Centre at Whiston Hospital. Young people and families will then be able to attend their regular appointments with our team at a venue closer to home.
To meet the service referral criteria, patients must be 8 to 18-years-old and live in St Helens. You can use the SCOFF questionnaire screening tool to help determine whether your patient would benefit from a referral to the service.
Visit the service page for more information or call the team on 0151 430 1321.
Children in Care
Our Children in Care nurses are specialists in responding to the health and wellbeing needs of children in care. Tel: 01744 415 607Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Speech and Language Therapy - Children
Our Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service in St Helens provides evidence based services that supports children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties and/or eating and drinking difficulties.
Our team includes speech and language therapists, therapy assistants and administration support. Speech and language therapists are allied health professionals who are required to be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Our professional body is the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).
Contact us on 01744 415 609 or email mcn-tr
Visit our service page for more information.
Maternal Mental Health (Silver Birch Hub)
We work to support trauma, lossand fear around pregnancy and the maternity setting.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Please contact us if you would like to attend to discuss a case via email mcn-tr
Neurodevelopment Pathway Team
Our service is for children and young people up to the age of 18 years old who are registered with a St Helens GP and require a multi-agency neurodevelopmental pathway assessment. Tel: 01744 415 608Email:mcn-tr
Orthotics
Orthoses are used to treat many common medical conditions. They come in many shapes and sizes and may be mass produced items or made specifically for an individual. The orthotist is responsible for the assessment and fitting of the braces and these include collars, spinal braces, knee braces, insoles and footwear. Please ring 01744 415 580 for all orthotics outpatient appointments, including Newton Community Hospital. Open Monday to Friday from 9am until 4:30pm
Paediatric Therapy Service
We have an open referral process which means all professionals and parents or guardians can refer to the Children's Therapies Team. Your referral will be triaged by a qualified member of staff and if appropriate will be accepted by our team and the appropriate professional allocated to the child.
If you are making a referral for sensory needs, please complete the appropriate seedling pack available from our occupational therapy resources page and include this with your referral.
Referral criteria Please read the referral criteria below before making a referral.
- Paediatric Therapies Team - Physiotherapy referral criteria
- Paediatric Therapies Team - Occupational therapy referral criteria
Referral form
- Paediatric Therapies Team - Referral form
Specialist Perinatal
We provide one to one assessment and ongoing support if you are pregnant or have a baby who is under 24 months, and:
- Are currently experiencing complex or severe mental health problems
- Have a history of, or are at risk of, developing severe or complex mental health problems during the perinatal period, even if you are currently well.
Mersey Care (Halton, Warrington, St Helens and Knowsley) Tel: 01925 275 303
Mersey Care (Liverpool and Sefton) Tel: 0151 702 4012
Cheshire and Wirral Tel: 0151 488 8434
Vaccinations and Immunisations
St Helens Immunisation Team Tel: 01744 415 645