This article describes an audit of referrals to a Learning Disability Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (LD-CAMHS) considering families engagement in initial triage and intervention and the possible influence of deprivation on treatment completion.
The impact of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) waiting time target of 26 weeks on attendance for treatment and clinician rated successful engagement on a Learning Disability CAMHS service was examined.
Children with learning disabilities are more likely to experience mental health problems and social disadvantage. Referrals to a learning disability child and adolescent mental health service were audited, it was found there were more referrals from areas of multiple deprivation.
This brief paper is an audit exploring the relationship between level of client complexity and number of sessions attended in a learning disability child and adolescent mental health service (LD CAMHS).
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