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Barnsley in Depth Children’s and Young People’s Report – 2008/09 InformationFigure 3.12.3 CAMHS Referrals per 1,000 Children Aged Under 17 yrs by Ward andDeprivationCAMHS Referrals per 1000 Children Aged Under 17 yrs by Ward and Deprivation(Source: CAMHS Database & BMBC Population Model)35.030.025.0Referrals Per 100020.015.010.02006200720085.00.0DearneNorthSt Helen'sDearneSouthNorth EastStairfootKingstoneWorsbroughMonkBrettonCentralCudworthWombwellHoylandMiltonDarfieldRoystonRockinghamOld TownDodworthDarton EastDartonWestPenistoneWestPenistoneEastMost Deprived Above Average Deprivation Average Below Above Deprivation Least DeprivedQunitile 1 Quintile 2 Quintile 3 Quintile 4 Quintile 5Of those young people referred to CAMHS most referrals have multipleproblems. However, during this period the most common diagnosis isbehaviour problems followed by education problems, family problems (e.g.conflict or health problems and deliberate self harm).3.13 Teenage PregnancyIn 2007 there were approximately 4% (40,298) conceptions to women agedunder 18 years in England, of which 0.5% (4,795) were in the Yorkshire andthe Humber Region.The Social Exclusion Unit report on Teenage Pregnancy and Parenthood,published in June 1999, set out a ten-year strategy which aims to:• Halve the rate of conceptions in the under 18’s by 2010 with an interimreduction of 15% by 2004;• Set a firmly established downward trend in the under-16 conception ratesby 2010;• Increase the participation of teenage parents in education and work to60%, to reduce the risk of long-term social exclusion.Tackling the causes and consequences of teenage pregnancy continues to bea high priority for the Government and is reflected in the cross-cutting targetsand indicators for teenage pregnancy.The under-18 rate is the most important one for the national TeenagePregnancy Strategy, which has targets to reduce this rate from its 1998 levelsby 15% in 2004 and by 50% in 2010.- 33 -