Publication - Advice and guidance

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: regional Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit service specification

Published: 21 February 2025
Directorate: Mental Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector
ISBN: 9781836910923

These principles and standards of care refer to Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit (IPCU) provision for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to be delivered within a clearly defined geographical area at regional level, with service configuration determined locally based on population.

Supporting documents

Footnotes

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

2 www.gov.scot/publications/mental-health-wellbeing-strategy/,

3 CAMHS_PICU_NMS_final_Aug_2015_cx.docx (napicu.org.uk)

4 Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (legislation.gov.uk)

5 Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (legislation.gov.uk)

6 Wellbeing (SHANARRI) - Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

7 Background and introduction to the UNCRC Act - UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 - part 2: statutory guidance - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

8 Children and young people - national neurodevelopmental specification: principles and standards of care - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

9 Children (Scotland) Act 2020 (legislation.gov.uk)

10 Background - Scoping review of intensive psychiatric inpatient care provision for young people in Scotland: report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

11 Supporting documents - National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2021 - updated 2023 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

12 National Practice Model - Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

13 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (legislation.gov.uk)

14 qnic-standards-10th-ed.pdf (rcpsych.ac.uk)

15 https://ihub.scot/project-toolkits/improving-observation-practice/from-observation-to-intervention/.

16 Good practice | Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (mwcscot.org.uk)

17 Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (legislation.gov.uk)

18 Education of children unable to attend school due to ill health: guidance - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

19 Coordinated Support Plan

20 Child’s Plan

21 Mental health law - suspension of detention: guidance - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

22 Supporting documents - National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2021 - updated 2023 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

23 Transition Care Plans | NHS inform

24 Download 'Principles of Good Transitions 3' - Scottish Transitions Forum

25 Core mental health standards - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

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