Mental health support on your terms
For children and young people aged 7 to 17. No GP referral needed. Assessment within three weeks.
Getting support for a child’s mental health can take time through standard routes. Blip offers a direct path: no GP letter, no referral form. You contact us, a clinician triages within five working days, and your child has a named clinician from that point. The same person, every session.
Sessions are by secure video, so there is no commute, no waiting room, and your child can be at home where they feel most comfortable.
Why this matters
One in five children and young people aged 8 to 25 has a probable mental health disorder (NHS England Mental Health of Children and Young People Survey, 2023). Research consistently shows that early intervention produces better long-term outcomes. Blip is built to reduce the time between a child struggling and getting the right support.
What Blip can help with
- Anxiety: generalised, social, health anxiety, school-related
- Depression and persistent low mood
- ADHD assessment and support
- Autism assessment and post-diagnosis support
- School avoidance and school refusal
- Low to moderate self-harm
- Emotional dysregulation
- Trauma and adverse childhood experiences
What happens when you get in touch
- 1Get in touch. A parent or carer fills in the enquiry form. We reply within one working day.
- 2Triage. A clinician calls within five working days to understand what your child needs.
- 3Assessment. A full clinical assessment with your child's named clinician. Within three weeks.
- 4Care plan. Written with you and your child. Goals you have all agreed to. MDT review within one week of assessment.
- 5Sessions. Typically 6 to 20 weeks, depending on what your child is working on.
The team behind every case
Every child at Blip has their case reviewed by a multi-disciplinary team: consultant psychiatrist, senior CAMHS practitioners, occupational therapist, and family therapist. Cases are reviewed weekly. Your child sees the same clinician every session. Progress is measured using validated clinical outcome tools, not just impressions.
Confidentiality and consent
For children under 16, parents or carers are involved in the consent and care process. Young people aged 16 and 17 may consent to treatment themselves under Gillick competence. Your clinician will explain the confidentiality position clearly before the first session, not in the small print.
This is not a crisis service
If your child is in immediate danger, use one of these:
- NHS 111 option 2Mental health crisis line, any time
- Samaritans116 123, free, 24 hours
- Papyrus HOPELINE2470800 068 4141
- ShoutText SHOUT to 85258, free, 24 hours
- Emergency999
Blip Healthcare Ltd is in the process of registering with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) for Treatment of disease, disorder or injury. Both registrations are pending. The service is led by Vivien Beni, RMN, Registered Mental Health Nurse and Registered Manager. All clinicians hold current registration with their professional body.
Ready to get started?
Fill in the enquiry form and we will be back in touch within one working day.