Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) is a name for NHS-provided services for children in the mental health arena in the UK. In the UK there are 4 Tiers in CAMHS. Tier 4 is specialist services for young people who require admission into hospital. There are about 90 adolescent units in England and Wales.

The service includes:
 * psychiatry
 * clinical psychology
 * psychiatric nursing
 * social worker interface
 * psychotherapy
 * language development

for the diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents, generally until school-leaving age. However many services cease at the age of sixteen, whereas the continuing service would be provided by Adult Mental Health at the age of eighteen.