CAMHS services
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The challenge: Getting research interventions into community where they are needed
This article is a summary of the paper published in JCPP – Hybrid implementation model of community‐partnered early intervention for toddlers with autism: a randomized trial.
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CAMHS – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) is a broad term for all services that work with children and young people who have difficulties with their emotional or behavioural wellbeing. As well as NHS CAMHS, local areas will have a range of other services available, based on local need and commissioning arrangements. These include services from local authorities, schools, charities, the private sector and community paediatrics.
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The Attachment Issue
Welcome to the May 2018 edition of the Bridge. This edition is themed around attachment in young children.
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Do clinicians and service users share responsibility when making decisions?
The essential elements of shared decision making and what this can look like for CAMHS.
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Conduct Disorder
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With Parents in Mind: Can shared decision making support parents at CAMHS?
Exploring shared decision making as a triad relationship between clinicians, children and parents where clinicians and service users (i.e. children and parents) share the information when faced with the task of making decisions, and where service users are supported to consider options to achieve informed preferences, may be of value.
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Barriers to sharing information with schools
A recent study by Tania Hart and Michelle O’Reilly has found that the exchange of information between Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and schools needs improving to sufficiently support the educational needs of young people with emotional mental health difficulties.
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Digital health interventions for the young: meeting expectations?
The number of digital health interventions for mental health disorders is increasing, but research from Chris Hollis and colleagues suggests that the clinical benefits and cost-effectiveness are unclear. Consistent methods of reporting and evaluation are required to extract definitive conclusions from clinical trials.
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CAMH Editorial: Volume 23, Issue 1, February 2018
“The future of crisis mental health services for children and young people” by Andy Cotgrove
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My Career in CAMHS: Laura Baker
In this series we look at different career paths in CAMHS – scooping up pearls of wisdom from professionals across disciplines and at all stages of their careers.
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