Children and Young People's Service (CYPS)

The Children and Young People’s Service (CYPS) provides a single service to all children and young people aged 0-18 years living in South Tyneside and Sunderland who present with mental health difficulties. This includes children and young people who may have learning difficulties and those living in a range of difficult and challenging circumstances.

The service is able to provide:

• Assessment, diagnosis and intervention on a range of mental health issues.
• Intensive response and home-based treatment for those children and young people whose mental health is causing significant concern.
• An intensive Eating Disorder Service to support children and young people on the eating disorder pathway who are at risk of an inpatient admission.
• A comprehensive transition support package to those young people who are approaching their 18th birthday and may need continuing support as adults.
• 24 hour access to support via a single point of access.
• Training, consultation, support and advice to front line staff working in targeted services for children.

How to get referred
Referrals will be accepted from any professional working with child, young person or their family. Please refer via CYPS referral form.

Opening Hours
Our main office number: 01915665500 is available Monday to Friday 8am-8pm, however if you need support out of these hours, we can be contacted by calling freephone number: 0800 652 2868 which is available 24/7.