Table 5 Themes identified within each key priority area
| Areas of service provision | Key priorities for local CAMHS redesign | Themes identified |
|---|---|---|
| Prevention and promotion of MH and wellbeing | School based prevention |
Evaluation of school-based prevention programmes Development of school-based prevention programmes |
| Suicide prevention |
Evaluation of school-based suicide prevention programs Evaluation of community-based suicide prevention programs Development and description of suicide prevention programs | |
| Education and raising awareness |
Evaluation of school MH education/awareness/anti-stigma programs Assessment of MH literacy Assessment of attitudes towards MH problems | |
| Screening and identification | School based identification |
Development of school-based identification programmes Evaluation of school-based mental health identification programmes |
| Screening in healthcare settings |
Outcomes of MH screening in healthcare settings MH screening in healthcare setting and subsequent referral/use of MH services Parental attitudes towards MH screening in healthcare settings MH professionals’ attitudes towards MH screening in healthcare settings | |
| Screening tools |
Development and psychometric properties of screening measures Feasibility/ acceptability/ utility of screening measures | |
| Access to CAMHS | Barriers for access and referral |
Organizational and administrative barriers for access to CAMHS Users’ and healthcare professionals’ perspectives on barriers to seeking help/ access to CAMHS/ treatment engagement Demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with seeking help/ access to CAMHS/ treatment engagement |
| Wait times and improving access |
Interventions to reduce wait times and/ or improve access to CAMHS Improving access through providing MH services in schools/primary care settings Impact of wait times on attendance/ treatment engagement Service/ patient factors associated with wait times | |
| Provision of CAMHS | Service delivery models |
Interagency collaboration Coordination of care School-based MH services |
| Integrated/comprehensive services | Evaluation of an integrated care model | |
| Technology enabled MH interventions |
Evaluation of technology enabled MH interventions Attitudes towards technology enabled MH interventions Development and description of technology enabled MH interventions | |
| Service evaluation and improvement | Service redesign and implementation |
Implementation of services Diffusion of innovations Service improvement/redesign |
| User experience/satisfaction |
Service users’ experience of CAMHS Service users’ satisfaction with CAMHS Development and psychometric properties of users satisfaction with services measures | |
| Outcome monitoring |
Routine outcome monitoring Service outcomes Development and psychometric properties of outcome measures | |
| Quality indicators |
Development and psychometric properties of quality measures Quality assessment Development of quality standards |