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What's a CAMHS?
- Author:
- WILSON Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Newsletter, 20, January 1995, pp.2-4.
- Publisher:
- Young Minds
Provides an overview of changes taking place within child and adolescent mental health services.
Looking forward in Essex
- Author:
- BRITTEN Stewart
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Newsletter, 22, July 1995, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- Young Minds
Describes some positive changes, and some persistent problems, in the management of child and adolescent mental health services in North Essex.
Child and adolescent mental health services: together we stand; the commissioning, role and management of child and adolescent mental health services
- Editors:
- WILLIAMS Richard, RICHARDSON Gregory
- Publisher:
- HMSO/National Health Service Advisory Service
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 200p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Review of all aspects of provision of mental health services to children. Defines the current position and goes on to look at principles for effective services. Includes a section on commissioning which looks at needs assessment, health gain and outcomes, joint commissioning, special services and a commissioning action plan. Also looks at: key leadership and management issues; primary or direct contact services; interventions offered by individual staff and by teams of specialist services; and very specialised interventions and care.
The role of the social worker in child and adolescent mental health services
- Author:
- LIGHTFOOT Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Newsletter, 23, October 1995, pp.9-11.
- Publisher:
- Young Minds
A social worker currently employed by Croydon SSD gives her personal perspective on the role of social workers in the field of child and adolescent mental health, and their crucial importance to the multi-disciplinary team.
A handbook on child and adolescent mental health
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 32p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Part of the Key Area Handbook series. Suggests a number of themes for action in service development for purchasers and providers, including: undertaking multi-agency needs assessment; matching available resources to local needs; setting planning priorities; developing discrete contracts for child and adolescent mental health services; strengthening existing specialist services; co-operating with other purchasers to ensure the consistent provision of more specialised services; and operating within co-ordinated multidisciplinary specialist services and linking with non-specialist and other specialist services.