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CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services)

NHS services that assess and treat children and young people with mental health difficulties. Wales uses CAMHS too; Scotland uses CAMHS and NI CAMHS.

Stands for
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Used in
All four UK nations (details may differ)
Topic
Wellbeing

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Mental health lead England
A senior member of staff in a school or college in England who leads its whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing.
SEMH (Social, emotional and mental health) England
One of the four areas of need: difficulties such as anxiety, depression, attachment difficulties or behaviours linked to unmet emotional needs.

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