Croft Child and Family Unit
Fulbourn
Main information
Type of service: Diagnostic services, Hospital services
Website: https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/thecroft/
The Croft Child and Family Unit is an in-patient and day-patient mental health care unit for children under 12 and their families. Area of expertise: children under 12 with complex emotional, social and behavioural problems including autism spectrum conditions, ADHD, Tourette's syndrome, OCD and eating disorders; also attachment disorders and the impact of parental mental health on child development.
Assessment procedure: Initial out patient appointment (1 1/2 hours).
Follow up service: Yes, transition work usually 4 sessions or more if commissioned.
Multi-disciplinary assessment: Yes, professions involved: clinical psychologist, paediatrics, psychiatry, nursing, teaching, music therapy, family therapy, child counselling and social work.
Eligibility
Age: For people of any age
Aimed at: Child
Gender: All genders
Referral Sources: NHS Only
Registrations & Approaches
Specialisms: Has autism-specific elements
Other specialisms: ASD, attachment, parents with mental illness, Challenging behaviour, Learning disability
Approaches and tools used: ADI-R, ADOS
Contacts
You can contact us by phone email or post.
Sorcha Morrell - Ward Manager
01223 534500
Locations
The Croft, Unit 21, Ida Darwin , Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5EE