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• As highlighted in the windscreen model, there remains a gap in services which provide parents and carers with an understanding of emotional development and mental health of their children.
• As suggested by various health professions and services attending the CAMHS partnership and other events, there seems to be a persistent lack of success around streamlining the transition of young people to adult services.

Recent waiting list audits from Newcastle Community CAMHS, has shown significant decreases in children and young people waiting to access their services. Following various interventions the waiting list has currently 'turned the curve' however; further reviews are required to ensure the turn-round is ongoing.

Newcastle Children's Plan 2009-2010, focuses strongly on the five outcomes identified in the 2003 Government's Green paper: Every Child Matters, stating that all children and young people should:

It has been identified that there are some limitations with data for Newcastle CAMHS services entered in the CAMHS mapping 2009/10 exercise. In particular, there are gaps surrounding the availability of perinatal mental health and infant mental health services in Newcastle. This data can be uploaded at:http://www.childrensmapping.org.uk/dataentry/

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports the following main findings from its most recent national survey. In 2004, one in ten children and young people (10 per cent) aged 5-16 years had a clinically diagnosed mental disorder: