From 1 July 2024, this service will be delivered by Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCft). The team can be contacted:
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Phone: 01282 628800
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Email ELCAS (general) elcas.referrals@lscft.nhs.uk
What should you do if you feel you need an urgent response?
If you are in crisis it is important that you keep yourself safe. If you feel suicidal or if you have hurt yourself - you must let an adult know as soon as possible. It may be that the safest place for you to be assessed is at the Emergency Department at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital.
You can also telephone the 24/7 mental health helpline: 0800 953 0110
Welcome to East Lancashire Child and Adolescent Service (ELCAS)
In many areas of the country this service is known as CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services).
Across Lancashire and South Cumbria a new model of care for children and young people’s mental health services has recently been implemented based on the THRIVE model of care, developed by the Anna Freud Centre and the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.
THRIVE is child and young person centred and a needs led approach to delivering mental health services to children and young people. THRIVE has replaced a tiered service to reduce barriers accessing care. There are five categories within Thrive: Thriving, Getting Advice, Getting Help, Getting More Help and Getting Risk Support. ELCAS services are aligned to the THRIVE model of care.
For more information regarding the THRIVE model of care and the Anna Freud Centre for Families please see links below:
Who are we?
ELCAS is a mental health service here to support children and young people, up to age 18th birthday, who are experiencing a range of mental health difficulties. Our ELCAS service consists of a number of different teams including:
• Community Psychiatric Team
• Intensive Support Team (IST) including Day Unit
• Primary Care Team (Primary Mental Health Workers)
• Integrated Mental Health Team: Youth Justice (IMHT)
• Responsive and Intensive Support Team (RAIS)
• Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs), based in schools
ELCAS is made up of people from different professional backgrounds that are skilled in working with children, young people and their families and we support professionals who need help and advice. The teams include consultant psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses, social workers, mental health practitioners, specialist therapists, risk support liaison practitioners and a team of friendly secretarial and admin staff who will be your first point of contact should you contact ELCAS by telephone.
