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CAMHS Funding and Priorities. LGAR Report 2/07

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Title: CAMHS Funding and Priorities. LGAR Report 2/07
Language: English
Authors: Atkinson, Mary, Lamont, Emily, Downing, Dick, National Foundation for Educational Research
Source: National Foundation for Educational Research. 2007.
Availability: National Foundation for Educational Research. The Mere, Upton Park, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2DQ, UK. Tel: +44-1753-574123; Fax: +44-1753-637280; e-mail: enquiries@nfer.ac.uk; Web site: http://www.nfer.ac.uk
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 37
Publication Date: 2007
Sponsoring Agency: Local Government Association, Local Government Analysis and Research
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Local Government, Health Services, Mental Health Programs, School Involvement, Mental Health, Foreign Countries, Financial Support, Grants, Educational Finance, Legislation, Resource Allocation, Child Health, Adolescents, Children, Child Welfare, Responsibility, Decision Making, Government Role
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
ISBN: 978-1-905314-41-6
Abstract: Recent developments, such as passage of the Children Act 2004, subsequent implementation of "Every Child Matters: Change for Children" and increase in funding to councils for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), the Local Government Association (LGA) asked the NFER to examine the funding mechanisms and priorities in CAMHS. An appendix includes Local Authority Sample Characteristics. This report discusses the research carried out by the NFER and looks at: (1) the local authority CAMHS grant, the Primary Care Trust (PCT) core CAMHS grant and other sources of CAMHS funding; (2) commissioning arrangements for the grants; and (3) the impact and effective use of current funding mechanisms. The report also identifies main CAMHS priorities and gaps in provision and makes recommendations for local authorities. This research is important reading for all local authority staff, schools, Primary Care Trusts and other organisations involved in social care or the equivalent children's services. (Contains 3 tables.)
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2008
Accession Number: ED502376
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Recent developments, such as passage of the Children Act 2004, subsequent implementation of "Every Child Matters: Change for Children" and increase in funding to councils for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), the Local Government Association (LGA) asked the NFER to examine the funding mechanisms and priorities in CAMHS. An appendix includes Local Authority Sample Characteristics. This report discusses the research carried out by the NFER and looks at: (1) the local authority CAMHS grant, the Primary Care Trust (PCT) core CAMHS grant and other sources of CAMHS funding; (2) commissioning arrangements for the grants; and (3) the impact and effective use of current funding mechanisms. The report also identifies main CAMHS priorities and gaps in provision and makes recommendations for local authorities. This research is important reading for all local authority staff, schools, Primary Care Trusts and other organisations involved in social care or the equivalent children's services. (Contains 3 tables.)
ISBN:978-1-905314-41-6