Improving the timeliness of mental health assessment for children and adolescents in a multidisciplinary team

Background: The waiting list for outpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) appointments exceeded 12 months. This paper discusses the development and implementation of a bespoke mental health assessment process that improved the timeliness of assessments for referred children and...

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Main Author: Nicola Evans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Foundation of Nursing Studies 2014-05-01
Series:International Practice Development Journal
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Online Access:https://www.fons.org/library/journal/volume4-issue1/article7