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NCT Number: NCT05412368

Enhancing Referrals to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: EnCAMHS

Our aim is to find low-cost and widely reusable mechanisms to reduce inappropriate referrals. Our key objectives are:

Engage with key stakeholders to identify problems with making appropriate referrals Analyse CAMHS referral data to understand and identify problems (quantitatively) Identify requirements for sustainable solutions Explore with key stakeholders how we can improve the referral process Identify how the best proposed solutions could be embedded within routine CAMHS referral pathways

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Key information

Conditions

Mental Health Issue

Age range

16 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University of Manchester

Manchester, United Kingdom

About this study

The Investigators shall conduct a series of focus groups with key stakeholders involved in the referral to CAMHS process; children and young people (CYP), parents/carers, key referrers, CAMHS professionals in order to better understand the challenges that exist with the current referral process. Following this, the Investigators will conduct further focus groups with the key stakeholders above, in which they will suggest sustainable solutions to the problems that have been identified.

The Investigators shall then identify how the propose solutions can be embedded into routine CAMHS referral pathways.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged 16 years and above
  • have experience of CAMHS referral pathway

Exclusion criteria

  • younger than 16 years

Treatment and study plan

Focus groups

Other

Focus Groups

Primary outcomes

  1. Solutions to enhance the referral process for CAMHS

    Time frame: By end of study - within 1 year

    Solutions to help improve the referrals into CAMHS, using data collected during focus groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Other

Collaborators

  • 42nd Street
  • Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
  • MQ Mental Health
  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
  • McPin Foundation
  • Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
  • Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
  • University of Manchester

Registry information

Official study title

Enhancing CAMHS Referrals: EnCAMHS

Acronym: EnCAMHS

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2023
First posted
Jun 9, 2022
Registry last updated
Feb 28, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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