Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) is the independent inspectorate and regulator of healthcare in Wales.
As part of our annual reviews programme, we have committed to undertake a national review which will consider the services available to support children and young people’s mental health needs within healthcare, education, and children’s services. This will include the time before a referral is made to, or assessment undertaken by, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
CAMHS (or SCAMHS) is the name for specialist NHS services that assess and treat young people with mental health difficulties. You might also see CYPMHS used which stands for Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services.
HIW, along with Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) and Estyn are seeking to gather information about your experience as a parent or carer involved in supporting a child and young person with their mental health. This includes hearing about the care and support provided by CAMHS.
About the questionnaire:
The results will assist to make recommendations for a national report. However, please be assured such information will be presented within the report on an anonymised basis to ensure that no individual can be identified.
Completion of this survey is voluntary, and all questions are optional unless otherwise stated.
Thank you for your help.