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Outcome Research and Interagency Work with Children: What Does it Tell us About What the CAMHS Contribution Should Look Like?
Author(s) -
WorrallDavies Anne,
Cottrell David
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2009.00241.x
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , work (physics) , mental health , service (business) , social work , psychology , nursing , medical education , sociology , medicine , public relations , political science , psychiatry , engineering , business , law , mechanical engineering , social science , marketing
Child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) services in the UK have a long history of multiagency working. In this article, we explore the difficulties in agreeing an evidence‐base for interagency work, and describe some of the challenges this poses for practitioners and service planners. We use current literature to outline the barriers and facilitators to good multi‐agency practice and explore the outcomes of integrated professional work with children and young people, the development of ‘comprehensive CAMHS’ positions, and CAMH work as an exemplar of a multi‐agency service.