A study was conducted where 1,438 12-25 year old shared their views and/or experiences with CAMHS. With the focus on the survey being the confidentiality and accessibility of CAMHS, participants shared their perceptions of the service and, for those who have used CAMHS, they shared their experiences .
From this study, a campaign has been launched to address the issues that young people experiencing when accessing CAMHS.
1,438 12-25 year olds responded, with 1332 from England, 40 from Wales, 46 from Scotland, 15 from Northern Ireland, 1 from Isle of Skye and 1 from Isle of Wight.
697 (48.4%) of respondents have used CAMHS and 741 (51.6%) have not used CAMHS
77.2% of those who have not used CAMHS think accessing CAMHS would be easier if they were certain it would be confidential.
54.5% of those who have used CAMHS say their experience would have been easier if they knew it would be confidential.
621 (89.1%) of those who’ve used CAMHS and 631 (85.2%) of those who have not used CAMHS think that young people should be able to seek help without parents knowledge.
In comparison to this, only 165 (23.7%) of those who’ve used CAMHS and 187 (25.2%) of those who have not used CAMHS think you can go to CAMHS confidentially.
| Scale Question | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| How Confident participants felt opening up about the issues they were experiencing | 22.2 | 14.8 | 17.9 | 14.3 | 10.9 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| How confident participants felt that anything they said in appointments would not later be told to their parents/guardians | 26.7 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 5.6 | 5 | 6.5 | 3 | 4.4 |
| How much of a voice participants felt they had whilst in CAMHS | 14.3 | 12.3 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 13.1 | 11 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 3 |
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