What was your experience of transition?

Hey everyone,

If you know me then you’ve probably heard me get up on my soapbox about the issue of transitioning between CAMHS and Adult mental health services. I wrote my dissertation on it (Growing up in the system: Making the transition from CAMHS to Adult Services, 2010) and have spent a lot of the last five years campaigning to improve this area of treatment.

NHS England, the body set up by the government to improve the health of everyone in England, has taken on the challenge of young people’s mental health transition – and is determined to improve it. Because I work for NHS England and have a keen interest in this area i have teamed up with Yvonne Anderson from CERNIS to gather your views and experiences.

When we talk about transition we mean the difficulties faced by young people trying to access mental health services after the age of 16/17. This often means a move from CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) to Adult services. We know that this a big problem for a lot of young people as many struggle to get the help they need or fall through the “gap” between adolescent and adult services.

The ambition of NHS England is to place service users, patients and the public at the heart of everything they do and they have asked us to consult with you.

Tell us online by taking this short survey. 

Prefer to talk? Contact Yvonne at: y.anderson@cernis.co.uk   

Alternatively you can use your reader on this QR code and go straight to the survey via a mobile device or tablet