Referrals for suicidality to a UK child and adolescent mental health service: an evaluation of the policy and practice context of response to suicidal young people
Aims and methodWe reviewed referrals mentioning suicidality to a Scottish CAMHS. The referrals were from January to June 2019 and 2022. We recorded the referral reason and outcome and compared these to the National CAMHS Service Specification (2020).ResultsOf 2,753 referrals, 560 (20.34%) mentioned suicidality. Of these, 82.4% were accepted. The majority of those rejected were from outside the…
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