RQIA Independent Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health ...

Trust Name (Total no. of
participants per Trust)
All Trusts (64)
BHSCT (18)
NHSCT (13)
SEHSCT (8)
SHSCT (12)
WHSCT (13)
Don't know
Yes
No
0 10 20 30 40
Number of responses by trust
Figure 6: Participants Comments on Whether They had Received Information on
CAMHS
Young people commented that the lack of information heightened their anxiety
when accessing the service. Young people noted that when a CAMHS
worker came out to explain the service this reduced anxiety for the young
person.
Young people were then asked to comment on how useful they found this
information. The majority of the young people found the information useful.
Two young people stated that they were very young and their parents had
received information on their behalf, which was later explained to them. Two
other young people commented that they had been too distressed to receive
the information but this was later explained to them.
Trust Name (Total no. of
participants per Trust
All Trusts (64)
BHSCT (18)
NHSCT (13)
SEHSCT (8)
SHSCT (12)
WHSCT (13)
Yes
No
Figure 7: Graph to show if information was useful for the participants
Information Regarding Treatment
0 10 20 30 40
Number of responses by trust
Seventy-seven per cent of young people felt that they were kept informed
about their treatment. Young people stated that they were informed of
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