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Age out

(27 Posts)
sodapop Wed 01-Mar-23 16:36:24

Not heard this before Riverwalk people do love a bit of jargon don't they.

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.