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Figure 20: Parents’ views on support received during their child’s treatment
HSC Trusts
Parents who feel Parents who do not
supported
feel supported
Belfast 100% 0%
Northern 80% 20%
South Eastern 87.5% 12.5%
Southern 70% 30%
Western 100% 0%
Table 13: Support breakdown per HSC Trust area
Parent’s Comments
“Yes, staff are always
willing to listen and talk.”
“Yes, I always felt I could
contact them if we had particular
problems.”
“Yes - all the CAMHS team have been very supportive.
They really listen to where we are coming from/about
our worries."
Parents' View On A Beneficial CAMH Service
Parents were asked if they felt that their child had benefited from the
services/treatment that they received from CAMHS. Across the five trusts 95
per cent of responses (35) indicated that parents felt that their children had
benefited from involvement with CAMHS.
It should be noted that 100 per cent of responses from the Belfast, Northern,
Southern and Western trusts felt that they had benefited. Only one of the 11
parents in the South Eastern trust area did not find CAMHS beneficial.
Trust Name (Total no. of
participants per Trust
BHSCT (5)
NHSCT (8)
SHSCT (9)
SEHSCT (11)
WHSCT (8)
0 20 40 60 80 100
Percentage
Benefited from CAMHS
Did not benefit from
CAMHS
Figure 21: Parents’ views on how whether their child had benefited from
CAMHS treatment
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