CAMHS services
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Review: Improving access to mental health interventions for children from birth to five years: A Scoping Review
Paper from our CAMH journal – ‘Mental health services specifically designed for children 0–5 years are vital; however, little is known about how these services ensure access for infants at risk of mental health difficulties and their families. This scoping review seeks to address this knowledge gap’. Lyndal Hickey (pic) et al.
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Research Review: Current evidence for avoidant restrictive food intake disorder: Implications for clinical practice and future directions
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ARFID (avoidant restrictive food intake disorder) is a relatively new diagnostic term covering a number of well-recognised, clinically significant disturbances in eating behaviour unrelated to body weight/shape concerns. Its phenotypic heterogeneity combined with much about the condition remaining unknown, can contribute to uncertainties about best practice. While other reviews of the evidence base for ARFID exist, few specifically target health care professionals and implications for clinical practice. Tanith Archibald and Rachel Bryant-Waugh.
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Secondary data analysis of social care records to examine the provision of mental health support for young people in care
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘Using routinely collected social care data, we explored the provision of mental health support for 112 young people in care in the UK.’ Alice R. Phillips (pic) et al.
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Research Review: Integrated healthcare for children and young people in secondary/tertiary care – a systematic review
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘This systematic review synthesises and evaluates the evidence for effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of integrated care for children and young people in secondary and tertiary healthcare settings.’ Naomi Pygott et al.
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Crisis care for children and young people
CAMH-Crisis2 is an NIHR research funded study exploring mental health crisis services for children and young people up to 25 years in England & Wales.
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Review: Crisis responses for children and young people – a systematic review of effectiveness, experiences and service organisation (CAMH-Crisis)
Open Access paper from the CAMH journal – ‘To examine the organisation of crisis services across education, health, social care and voluntary sectors; the experiences and perceptions of CYP, families and staff; the effectiveness of current approaches to care and the goals of crisis intervention.’ Deborah Edwards (pic) et al.
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Nature based interventions in CAMHS wards can benefit patients and staff: helpful ideas from a qualitative practice-based paper
There is evidence that our surroundings matter, both psychologically and physically. Where we spend our time has an impact on how we feel. Much of what we have learnt about this comes from research in hospital settings.
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Short Research Article: COVID-19 and its impact on child and youth mental health service demand in the community and emergency department
Open Access paper from the CAMH journal – “The number of monthly presentations and referrals to respectively the emergency department (ED) and community CYMHS were compared among 2018, 2019 and 2020. The study shows a marked increase in referrals to ED starting from July and in the community from May 2020”. Amy M. Tedja et al.
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Review: System transformation to enhance transitional age youth mental health – a scoping review
Paper from the CAMH journal – “Youth mental health challenges are an emerging and persistent global public health issue despite efforts for improvement”. Joseph Adu et al.
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Adverse childhood experiences: what support do young people need?
Recent research funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) identifies the types of support young people feel they need from services, and offers ways to support the mental health of children in care and those adopted from care.
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