A Model of Governance and Management Structure for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Ireland

The scope of this paper is to propose a new governance and management structure for CAMHS in Ireland. The goal of the new structure is to facilitate a gold standard service for children and adolescents in Ireland, aged 0-17 years, who require specialist support and treatment for moderate to severe mental illness and disorders. This model of governance and management structures will restore trust that CAMHS is enabled to meet the needs of these children and their families in a timely, effective and efficient manner. It will also restore trust between clinicians in CAMHS working on the front line and health system leaders.