The best NHS option for parents considered about their teenager’s social anxiety is to consider a referral to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). You can find your local NHS CAMHS service via via www.nhs.uk – child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). CAMHS referrals are often done by a GP (after a GP appointment) but you may also be able to ask your teenagers’s school, health visitor, or youth or social worker to make a referral.
Please also see:
YOUNGMINDS pages on Guide to CAMHS
MINDs pages on CAMHS information – for 11-18 year olds
According to the USA based National Institute of Mental Health, an estimated 9.1% of adolescents (13-18) suffer with social anxiety. See www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/social-anxiety-disorder
Please also see the “child and young people” sections within NICE Social Anxiety Guidelines for the General Public and NICE Clinical Guidance for Healthcare Professionals
Please also see the recent book that includes mutiple authours based withn the UK Social Anxiety Research Group OxCADAT – “Overcoming social anxiety and building self confidence – a self-help guide for teenagers”
International links relating to social anxiety in teenagers :
Verywellmind.com : Social Anxiety Disorder in Children and Teenagers
Anxietycanada.com : Children and Teens with Social Anxiety
Other books relating to social anxiety in teenagers:
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