Mood, emotions and relationships

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Our PathwaysAddressing Adverse Childhood ExperiencesCommunity Children’s NursingEarly child developmentEating disordersMood, emotions and relationshipsNeurodiversityPhysical and sensorySpecialist Learning DisabilitySpeech, language and communicationThe Mental Health Support Team in Schools (MHST)

This Pathway helps children and young people in Devon (excluding Plymouth) with moderate to severe mood disorders causing high distress, and affecting many areas of daily life.

This includes difficulties managing their emotions and relationships, where mental health is the primary factor. 

This could include:

• depression 
• anxiety
• emotion dysregulation, including self-harm
• post-traumatic disorders, such as PTSD or complex trauma
• disorders of perception, identity or appearance, such as psychoses, emerging personality disorders, body dysmorphia
• severe difficulty in parent-infant relationship related to the infants developmental difficulty
• a-typical development/distress in infant 

CFHD specialists you might receive care from in this Pathway

• Psychiatrists
• Mental health professionals
• Speech and Language Therapists
• Non-medical prescribers
• Clinical Team managers