scholarly journals All things to all people: what referrers want from their child and adolescent mental health service

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 262-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Potter ◽  
Kate Langley ◽  
Divya Sakhuja
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Waiting Times ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health Service ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Definition Of

Aims and MethodThis study aimed to assess how referrers to specialist child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) wanted priorities to be determined. Postal questionnaires were sent to practitioners referring to the service in the Bridgend district.ResultsNearly three-quarters of the questionnaires were returned (n=184). There was wide variation between professional groups in the priority attributed to different presenting problems, their modification by ‘contextual factors' and acceptable waiting times for the service. Mental disorder, self-harm, child abuse and complex cases require greatest priority.Clinical ImplicationsNeeds of referrers must be considered when deciding priorities for specialist CAMHS, however diverse these appear. If youth mental health needs are to be addressed, better communication between services, and clearer definition of the role of specialist CAMHS is imperative.

scholarly journals Young Men’s Experiences of Accessing and Receiving Help From Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Following Self-Harm

SAGE Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824401774511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Hassett ◽  
Chloe Isbister
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
External Influences ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health Service ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Two Stages

Given the high rates of completed suicide and poor help-seeking among young men, this research explored how young men, who had successfully sought help from a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), experienced help-seeking. The study focused on the factors that facilitated initial access and ongoing engagement in services. Eight young men between the ages of 16 to 18, who had entered CAMHS following self-harm or suicidal ideation, and who were engaged in ongoing therapy, were recruited. Each young man was interviewed to elicit his personal experiences of help-seeking and help-receiving. Interviews were transcribed and subjected to Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Four superordinate themes, which overarched participant’s individual experiences, emerged from the data: Role of external adult in recognizing, normalizing, and initiating help-seeking; challenging and renegotiating perception of need for help and meaning behind this need; maintaining an independent self; and mechanisms of engagement. Help-seeking was described as a journey of two stages: (a) initial access and (b) ongoing engagement, during which the presence and timing of external influences (parents, teachers) and internal influences (personal beliefs and attitudes) were crucial. A model of help-seeking in young men who self-harmed was developed, which considered both access and engagement to help, and combined a consideration of internal and external influences on their ability to access help.

scholarly journals Triage of referrals in a child and adolescent mental health service in Qatar: reducing waiting times and promoting needs-based prioritisation

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Yasser Saeed Khan ◽  
Mahmoud Al-Shamlawi ◽  
Lazarus Phiri ◽  
Majid Alabdulla
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Waiting Times ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health Service ◽  
The Impact

This paper summarises the impact of a new triage process on referral prioritisation and waiting times in a community specialist child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) in Qatar. The process involves initial review of referrals by a CAMHS nurse to ensure that there is adequate clinical information, obtaining additional information from patients/families and referring clinicians by the psychiatric triage team, when necessary, followed by prioritisation and allocation of accepted referrals. The new process reduced the acceptance of inappropriate referrals, ensured prioritisation of referrals and significantly improved the service's compliance with waiting-time deadlines.

scholarly journals A child and adolescent mental health service for children with intellectual disabilities – 8 years on

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 195-199
Author(s):  
Barry Wright ◽  
Chris Williams ◽  
Marcella Sykes
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Specialist Service ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health Service

SummaryThis paper reports on the last 8 years in the development of a child mental health learning disability service. The growth, challenges and pitfalls faced by the service are charted here. The paper also shows how a service can cope with rising demand without the development of waiting lists and how a specialist service can be embedded within a generic child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) as a tier 3 team, thus creating synergies and commonalities of purpose, while avoiding service gaps that inevitably arise from separate services with specific referral criteria. This is a healthy service model that meets the needs of local children with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities and concomitant child mental health problems.

scholarly journals Allocation of referrals within a child and adolescent mental health service

1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 487-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Roberts ◽  
Ian Partridge
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health Service ◽  
Multi Disciplinary Team

Long waiting lists are a common problem in child and adolescent mental health services. We describe how referrals to the service in York are considered and allocated by a multi-disciplinary team. The criteria for allocation to different professionals and specialist teams are described and data representing a snapshot of referrals and response rate over a three-month period presented, showing that most referrals are seen within two months. We postulate that consideration of referrals in this way is an effective and efficient way of running a service.

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