Mental health and psychological well-being

The mental health and psychological well-being section of this site supports the effective commissioning and delivery of children’s psychological health, emotional wellbeing and mental health services. It signposts information resources, initiatives and organisations to keep you up to date with current policy and good practice. It is aimed at professionals from health, local authority and the voluntary sector.

This theme is developed in partnership with the National CAMHS Support Service (NCSS). It provides information about the work of NCSS, its specialist resources and regional CAMHS information. It aims to be your primary information resource about CAMHS.

National CAMHS Support Service (NCSS)

Find out about NCSS and how we can support you in your work.

Find out more about the forthcoming NCSS Participation Conference to be held on 28 October 2010.

Sign up to our monthly ebulletin to keep up to date with the latest resources on children's mental health and psychological well-being.

Contact NCSS or your local CAMHS Regional Development Worker.

Download the latest publications produced by NCSS

Read the learning from the implementation of a CAMHS service improvement programme through NCSS, its successes and the challenges that remain.

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Key topics

Find key resources on a range of topics relating to mental health and psychological well-being in children and young people.
Topics include:

• Advocacy
• Anti-stigma
• Children in Care
• Commissioning for mental health and psychological well-being
• Developing culturally sensitive services
• Early intervention in psychosis
• Early intervention, prevention and health promotion
• Improving access to CAMHS
• Information for parents, carers and young people
• Learning disabilities
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered young people
• Mental Health Act
• Participation
• Perinatal and infant mental health
• Targeted mental health in schools (TaMHS)
• Tier 1/Universal training
• Tier 4 services
• Workforce
• Youth justice

Other key topics are in development.

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