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Riverwalk Wed 01-Mar-23 15:14:11

A radio discussion this morning on anorexia talking about lack of mental health services... once teenagers reached 18 they would 'age out' of CAMHS.

Just why - what's wrong with saying they became too old for adolescent services?

I read this age out business in a newspaper and thought it was a one-off but evidently not.

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Wyllow3 Mon 06-Mar-23 09:57:36

Actually, returning to the O/P, I haven't heard that term used locally - maybe behind closed doors?

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Wyllow3 Mon 06-Mar-23 10:01:58

Actually, I've just googled to find out the latest on young people's services, it does seem that under 18 you get referred to young peoples services, but there are ambiguities, some services only become available when you are 16 etc, just making it even more confusing...

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