Enhancing Referrals to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: EnCAMHS

NCT05412368 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: NIHR131379
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 110
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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

Conditions

Mental Health Issue

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Solutions to enhance the referral process for CAMHS

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

  By end of study - within 1 year

Study Arms (4)

Children and young people (CYP)

Children and young people who have been referred to CAMHS

Other: Focus Groups

Parents/carers

Parents/carers of CYP who have been referred to CAMHS

Other: Focus Groups

Key referrers

Key referrers (e.g. Teachers, GPs, SENCOs, Social Workers) who have referred CYP to CAMHS

Other: Focus Groups

CAMHS Professionals

CAMHS Professionals who have received referrals to CAMHS

Other: Focus Groups

Interventions

Focus Groups OTHER

Focus Groups

CAMHS Professionals; Children and young people (CYP); Key referrers; Parents/carers

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Anyone aged 16 and above who has been involved in the CAMHS referral pathway

You may qualify if:

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

You may not qualify if:

• younger than 16 years

Sponsors & Collaborators

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

Study Sites (1)

University of Manchester

Manchester, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Abel KM, Whelan P, Carter LA, Tranter H, Stockton-Powdrell C, Gutridge K, Hassan L, Elvins R, Edbrooke-Childs J. Enhancing referrals to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: the EN-CAMHS mixed-methods study. Health Soc Care Deliv Res. 2025 Jun;13(21):1-59. doi: 10.3310/GYDW4507.

  PMID: 40521776 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Focus Groups

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor Kathryn Abel

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 28, 2022
• First Posted: June 9, 2022
• Study Start: November 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2022
• Study Completion: June 30, 2023
• Last Updated: February 28, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)