CAMHS Confidentially

[Dolphin1010]

When a child is being seen by CAMHS Is it just the child who can request information not be shared with a parent or can one parent request it not be shared with the other parent?

Do you have a bit more context? how old is the child? Is the reason for CAMHS to do with one parent?

I have resent experience of this. If the child is gillick competent then CAMHs will speak to the child to officially take their wishes for convent to share information and make a note on the file.

Even with child's wishes taken in to account, as a person with parental responsibility can ask for information about what team the child is being seen under and any pertinent diagnosis.

Notes from sessions or family info, discussions, comments etc won't be shared if the child is gillick competent and asks for them to not be.

It's more complicated if the child isn't gillick competent bit I don't have experience of that

She is 15 starting seeing CAMHS last week after a suicide attempt. Both mum and Dad have parental responsibility. Problem is mum is notorious for not sharing info with Dad so he tried to phone them himself to be told there's a note not to discuss it with him. If the child requested that then there's no issue but as mum tries to keep dad out of everything wondering if it's possible she could put that note on. Mum is very secretive so end up questioning everything.

@freudien

Do you have a bit more context? how old is the child? Is the reason for CAMHS to do with one parent?

The reason for CAMHS isn't related to one parent it's mainly school/exam/friends issues

Ah right no, I asked on behalf of my dd (15) for her notes to not to be shared with dad and they said they'd have to take dd wishes from her not me