Documents and Links
CAMHS letter - from the DH to SHAs on new reporting requirements for the use of adult psychiatric wards for children
CAMHS Service Model, Operational Policy & Clinical Guidelines, produced by Pennine Care NHS Trust
Tier 4 Reviews - regional reviews of tier 4 child and adolescent mental health services by Dr Zarrina Kurtz
QNICs - quality network for inpatient CAMHS
National CAMHs Support Service - details of regional development workers
Adolescent Inpatient Pathways - presentation by Richard Corrigall of the Snowsfields Adolescent Unit
Adolescent Outreach Model - from South West London and St Georges with beds and an outreach team
Childrens and Young Peoples Voices 2007-8 - a presentation by the Young Minds Children and Young People's group VIK on their work over the previous year which includes sections on young people on adult wards and issues about CAMHS inpatients
Getting Ready for Change - services need to prepare for Mental Health Act amendments relating to vulnerable young people. An article written by Kathryn Pugh, published in the July/August '08 edition of Mental Health Today.
Out of the Shadows? - a publication written by 11 MILLION in collaboration with YoungMinds and representatives of VIK (Very Important Kids). It provides an overview of the responses to the recommendations set out in Pushed into the Shadows - young people’s experience of adult mental health facilities.
Wrong Time Wrong Place - A summary report of Mental Welfare Commission Scotland's investigation into the care and treatment of Ms Y.