Never Rarely Sometimes Most of the time Always Following a missed Tier 3/specialist CAMHS appointment, does your service refer vulnerable groups of young people to advocacy services? For example advocacy for looked after children or children and young people with disabilities. (Please circle or tick beside the answer) Never Rarely Sometimes Most of the time Always Annex Specialist/Tier 3 CAMHS Specialist/Tier 3 CAMHS Most young people will present with moderate and severe mental health problems that are causing significant impairments in their day-to-day lives. These may be acute presentations. There should be a pathway for challenging behaviour of mild to moderate severity in place. Commissioners should consider how they would commission a range of services for children and young people who will typically present with one or more of the following: Emotional and behavioural disorders (moderate to severe) Conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder Hyperkinetic disorders Psychosis Obsessive-compulsive disorder Eating disorders Self-harm Suicidal ideation Dual diagnosis including comorbid drug and alcohol use – Neuropsychiatric conditions Attachment disorders Post-traumatic stress disorders Development disorders Significant mental health problems where there is comorbidity with mild/moderate learning disabilities or comorbid physical and mental health problems Mood disorders Somatising disorders NB: Presentations that could be described as emerging personality disorder will probably be accepted under mood disorder, suicidal ideation and self-harm. Commissioners should also take account of other specialist services, e.g. for children with Learning Difficulties Source.
Never Rarely Sometimes Most of the time Always Following a missed Tier 3/specialist CAMHS appointment, does your service refer vulnerable groups of young people to advocacy services? For example advocacy for looked after children or children and young people with disabilities. (Please circle or tick beside the answer) Never Rarely Sometimes Most of the time Always Annex Specialist/Tier 3 CAMHS Specialist/Tier 3 CAMHS Most young people will present with moderate and severe mental health problems that are causing significant impairments in their day-to-day lives. These may be acute presentations. There should be a pathway for challenging behaviour of mild to moderate severity in place. Commissioners should consider how they would commission a range of services for children and young people who will typically present with one or more of the following: Emotional and behavioural disorders (moderate to severe) Conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder Hyperkinetic disorders Psychosis Obsessive-compulsive disorder Eating disorders Self-harm Suicidal ideation Dual diagnosis – including comorbid drug and alcohol use Neuropsychiatric conditions Attachment disorders Post-traumatic stress disorders Development disorders Significant mental health problems where there is comorbidity with mild/moderate learning disabilities or comorbid physical and mental health problems Mood disorders Somatising disorders NB: Presentations that could be described as emerging personality disorder will probably be accepted under mood disorder, suicidal ideation and self-harm. Commissioners should also take account of other specialist services, e.g. for children with Learning Difficulties Source.
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