Tier 2 CAMHS and its interface with primary care

Abstract

During the past decade, increasing attention has been paid to the primary care level of service for children and adolescents with mental health problems. In particular, a number of national reports have advised service commissioners and providers to increase the amount of specialist child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) support to primary care colleagues (Department of Health/Department for Education/Social Services Inspectorate, 1995; National Health Service (NHS)/Health Advisory Service (HAS), 1995; Audit Commission, 1999).