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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:

Welcome to CAMHS

Your appointment with a PMHW

Using Near Me for your appointment

You might also want to have a look at this information from YoungMinds:

Parent/carer guide to CAMHS

Young person's guide to CAMHS

Your appointment letter will tell you where your appointment is.

Here's a video and some photos of Playfield House:

Playfiield House

Playfield House Sign

Here's a video of the Carnegie Unit at Queen Margaret Hospital:

Queen Margaret Hospital entrance

1. High quality care and support that is right for me
2. I am fully involved in the decisions about my care
3. High quality interventions and treatment that are right for me
4. My rights are acknowledged, respected and delivered
5. I am fully involved in planning and agreeing my transitions
6. We fully involve children, young people and their families and carers
7. I have confidence in the staff who support me

Reference: https://www.gov.scot/publications/child-adolescent-mental-health-services-camhs-nhs-scotland-national-service-specification/

Other pages in Child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS)

Choosing the right support

Things to try

CAMHS referral criteria

Our teams

Confidentiality and consent

Moving on from CAMHS

CAMHS Q&A

Tell us what you think about CAMHS