Child and adolescent intellectual disabilities
Located in Rotherham, Doncaster and North Lincolnshire.
How we can help
The intellectual disabilities service is a specialist pathway of the child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS).
The service assesses and treats children and young people aged 0 to 18 who have a significant intellectual disability and additional complex behavioural or mental health needs.
The service provides support with:
- challenging behaviour
- emotional difficulties
- mental health problems
The service offers a range of interventions including:
- assessment of skills, strengths and specific difficulties
- psychiatric assessment and medication
- functional behaviour assessments
- positive behaviour support framework
- behaviour management advice and interventions
- counselling for young people and parents
- psycho-education
- adapted cognitive behavioural therapy
- training in intellectual disabilities and mental health or developmental problems
- group work
- family work
- support in conjunction with neuro-developmental pathways such as autistic spectrum condition (ASC) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- emotional regulation
Non-urgent advice: How to get help
We accept referrals to the service from children and young people who are:
- between the ages of 5 and 18
- have a significant intellectual disability
- display severe challenging behaviour or mental health problems that require the input of a specialist provision
- a resident or registered with a GP in the area of the service
Contact the service
Rotherham
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Address
Kimberworth Place
Kimberworth Road
Kimberworth
Rotherham
S61 1HE -
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Doncaster
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Address
The Crystal Building
Tickhill Road Site
Tickhill Road
Balby
Doncaster
DN4 8QN -
Phone
North Lincolnshire
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Address
St Nicholas House
Shelford Street
Scunthorpe
North Lincolnshire
DN15 6NU -
Phone
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Page last reviewed: December 12, 2025
Next review due: December 12, 2026
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