National CAMHS Support Service

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) promote the mental health and psychological wellbeing of children and young people,  through assessment, services, treatment and support for children, young pepple and their families.

The CAMHS programme in CSIP works with the Strategic Health Authority, Frontline Staff, CAMHS Clinicians, Adult Mental Health Providers, CAMHS Partnerships, NHS Trusts, LAs, Voluntary Organisations, User Groups, DH/ DCFS Policy colleagues.

• CAMHS and Every Child Matters outcomes
• CAMHS Strategic Priorities / Deliverables /KPIs / Challenges

The CAMHS Regional Development workes support the implementation of the Children's National Service Framework and the achievement of the PSA target for CAMHS.  London Regional Development Workers are Graeme Jeffs, Cathy James, Richard Moore and Kathryn Pugh, providing support to CAMHS partnerships to achieve comprehensive CAMHS.

Follow the link for CAMHS news and events

How does the work of the CAMHS programme support Every Child Matters outcomes?

• Be Safe: Working to make services age-appropriate and child-friendly. 
• Stay Healthy:
  • Developing provision of mental health services for children with a  learning disability
  • Improve understanding of psychological wellbeing and emotional health across children’s services
  • Self-assessment of all local CAMHS Partnerships strategies 
• Enjoy & Achieve: Joint work with extended schools, health and schools
• Make a Positive Contribution:  Participation work 

Strategic priorities

• National Service Framework Implementation - CAMHS
• Learning disabilities and CAMHS 

Deliverables

• Support and Challenge to Targeted Mental Health in Schools
• Conferences 
• Learning sets 
• Regional workshops e.g. Learning Disabailkiet care pathway workshops
• Commission reports 
• Self assessment process

Key performance indicators

• Emotional health and CAMHS aspects of PSA 12 
• National Indicators: NI 50, 51, and 58
• CAMHS mapping  

Issues, challenges and risks 

• Health reorganisation funding until March 2008 
• BME – developing culturally competent CAMHS 
• Children’s participation in relation to emotional health and wellbeing

See The Child Health CAMHS and Maternity Mapping website for detailed information of CAMHS services across London.