What we do
Islington, Social, Emotional and Mental Health Service (SEMH) is a targeted mental health and wellbeing service for children and young people delivered throughout the community across Islington. It offers a wide range of therapeutic interventions for CYP who do not meet the criteria for specialist CAMHS.
The service is run by Barnardo’s in partnership with the NHS, Islington and local schools. It is jointly funded by Islington Council and Islington Clinical Commissioning Group with additional financial input from schools requesting tailored interventions.
MHWB Islington is there to support children and young people aged 0 to 18, and young people with special educational needs and disabilities up to the age of 25 alongside their families in Islington who need help to improve their mental health and wellbeing.
The service is based across Islington and run by qualified clinicians and volunteers. The service works closely with schools and other services across the borough, providing confidential, focused, targeted support for those who need it most.
Referrals are accepted from young people themselves, parents/carers and any CYP professionals by email, phone and face to face.
We can help with
- Services supporting children and young people's emotional health and wellbeing. We have centres where children and young people can visit and have a trained worker they can trust and talk to. We help them build their confidence and get to the root of their difficulties.
- Find out more about Mental health
- Search for Mental health services