...Laura Jane Wintour; Trish Joscelyne Purpose Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) has been described as “in crisis” and “not fit for purpose”. CAMHS services have undergone a multitude of changes, including policy initiatives, recent growth in demand, decreases in resources...

...Simon Levinson; Pieter Willem Nel; Louise-Margaret Conlan Purpose There is a gap in the literature regarding the experiences of newly qualified Clinical Psychologists (NQCPs) working within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in the National Health Service (NHS). This paper aims...

... and transition between child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and adult mental health services (AMHS) has been identified as a period of risk. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach A retrospective survey was conducted in Montpellier University Hospital concerning...

...Marissa Lambert; Rachael Matharoo; Emma Watson; Helen Oldknow Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to share the lessons learnt during the implementation of a Peer Support Worker (PSW) pilot project within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). The project aimed to reduce...

...Tim Morris; Yvonne Anderson; Barry Nixon This paper focuses on the policy context that led to the development of the New Ways of Working in child and adolescent mental health services (NWW CAMHS) project and the future direction of change that is its legacy. NWW CAMHS represents a merging of policy...

...Ruth Edwards; Richard Williams; Nisha Dogra; Michelle O'Reilly; Panos Vostanis Specialist CAMHS provide skilled assessment and interventions for children, young people and their families who have mental health disorders. The training needs of the staff who work in specialist CAMHS are not always...

...Jane Sedgewick; Nicolas Blackwell Universal workers, or Tier 1 workers, as the CAMHS service structure suggests they are called, are in excellent positions to influence the mental health of children and young people. Many government policies and guidance suggest that Tier 1 workers have a part...

...Nicole Hickey; Tami Kramer; M Garralda The role of the primary mental health worker (PMHW) is relatively new within child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). Different organisational structures have emerged and it is important to study the advantages and disadvantages associated...

...Yvonne Anderson; Barry Nixon This article will provide an overview of the national child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) workforce planning programme 2006‐7, which used early implementer sites in each of the eight English regions to produce a specialist CAMHS workforce plan...

...Richard Wistow This paper provides an overview of the national child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) mapping exercise, the workforce data reported in the mapping between 2003 and 2006, and how this data relates to current policy. The paper will first outline key issues within current...

...Christina Lyons; Stephen Bradley; David Eaton This paper provides initial findings from a pilot to introduce graduate mental health workers into primary care, child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) across three localities in the north west of England in the UK. The progress...