31 March 2025
The Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service, CAMHS, Annual Report 2024
has been published and can be viewed here.
Minister for Children and Families, Connétable Richard Vibert said: "I am pleased
to present the 2024 CAMHS Annual Report. As Minister for Children and Families, I
remain committed to ensuring that Children and Young People in Jersey are
supported to enjoy the best mental health and wellbeing.
"The Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) continues to be
extremely busy and in-demand. The statistical performance compared with UK data
is pleasing, and progress described in JCC inspection reports also shows a clearly
improving and evolving service.
"I hope, as an island, we continue to work collectively to create an environment where
every child and young person feels empowered to seek help, share their experiences,
and know they are not alone. Together, we will continue to work hard to build a
healthier, more resilient future for all."
Key highlights within the report:
- The team has expanded and now includes 75 full-time members of staff
- The Duty and Assessment team will be fully operating as an 8am to 8pm,
seven days a week service from April 2025
- Total of 1145 referrals in 2024, with 934 new referrals
- The CAMHS target for the completion of routine referrals is 36 days from
the date received. Despite the significant volume of referrals, initial
assessments of routine referrals were completed on average in 31 days
- In 2025, for the first time local staff will be part of the Doctorate in Clinical
Psychology through Southampton University
- The Experience of Service Questionnaire (ESQ) had 218 responses (97 from
parents / carers and 121 from children and young people), an increase
from 181 in 2023. Responses in each category were extremely positive.​
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