Camhs deaths expose child mental health unit pressures
Chelsea Mooney was 17 when she died in a Camhs unit last year, following a self-harm incident. …
Dr Bernadka Dubicka, editor in chief of the Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, said that Camhs wards can be a “lifeline” for many patients, and that while there is “an awful lot of variation in [standards of] practice… there are a lot of excellent staff who are really striving to do their best”.