Our long name is Fife Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, which you’ll mostly see written as CAMHS, and hear as “cams”.
Here are some leaflets if you're coming to CAMHS:
Your appointment letter will tell you where your appointment is.
Here's a video and some photos of Playfield House:
Here's a video of the Carnegie Unit at Queen Margaret Hospital:
A system of support
We work as part of a big system to help make sure you get the right support when you need it. This system is called Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC). This means everyone working together to support your mental health and wellbeing, including family, friends and professionals in health, social care, education and voluntary agencies. In Fife we call this Our Minds Matter.
There are lots of options for support and this can be very confusing! Our Minds Matter describes support at 3 levels, which are called Universal, Additional and Intensive. CAMHS sits at the top end of Intensive support. For more info see Our Minds Matter.
If we’re the right service for you, we aim to offer you the right care at the right time in line with expectations set out by the Scottish Government.
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1. High quality care and support that is right for me
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2. I am fully involved in the decisions about my care
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3. High quality interventions and treatment that are right for me
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4. My rights are acknowledged, respected and delivered
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5. I am fully involved in planning and agreeing my transitions
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6. We fully involve children, young people and their families and carers
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7. I have confidence in the staff who support me
