Topic: Getting help

Being on the CAMHS waiting list can feel difficult. Learn what you can do while you wait.

Learn how to access NHS mental health support, including referrals and what to expect.

Understand how to open up and talk about your mental health and what happens afterwards.

Understand mental health medication, including what it is, how to get it, and side effects.

Learn about different types of mental health support and therapy and how they work.

Learn what Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services do, who can access CAMHS, and what appointments involve.

Find answers to common questions about CAMHS, including confidentiality, diagnosis, and what appointments involve.

GP Dr Stephanie Slater answers questions about depression and anxiety including: • Can people with depression stop taking medication?• Can people with depression have anxiety too? • Can people with depression laugh? • Can people with depression get therapy? • Is anxiety a disability? • Is anxiety a chemical imbalance? • Is anxiety easy to…

GP Dr Stephanie Slater answers questions about what to expect from your GP and what they might do if you talk to them about your mental health, including: • Do GPs have bad handwriting? • Do GPs have a PHD?• Do GPs prescribe antidepressants? • Do GPs tell your parents about your mental health?

GP Dr Stephanie Slater answers questions about being a GP and seeing your GP about mental health including: • What do doctors do for insomnia?• What do doctors wear?• What do doctors ask you about mental health?• What do doctors do to test for depression?

GP Dr Stephanie Slater answers questions about seeing your GP about depression and anxiety including: • Will a GP give me antidepressants?• Will a GP give me a sick note?• Will a GP tell my parents if I self-harm?