CYP Mental Health

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health is a virtual network of individuals with an interest in this area of practice.

The purpose is to promote the care, mental and physical well being of adolescents by:

• maintaining a body of expertise as a resource for the profession
• providing peer support
• continuing education
• facilitating a dialogue between the Royal College of Nursing and  members for the purpose of consultation and working on pertinent child health issues of the day.

Our objectives:

• To continue to actively maintain our community and its function
• To promote a high standard of care for Child and Adolescent Mental Health patients
• To raise the profile of Child and Adolescent Mental Health nursing

Resources:

• Department of Health (2015) Future in Mind: Promoting, protecting and improving our children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing
• Public health England (2015) Measuring the mental wellbeing of children and young people
• NHS England (2014) Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Tier 4 Report
• MindEd Free e-learning resource on children and young people’s mental health.

To get involved please contact the community lead, Gemma Trainor gemma.trainor@gmw.nhs.uk.