Has anyone actually had a good outcome with CAMHS?

[MummyOf4Kids]

Just that really?
I've been sat jn a&e all day with dd17 as the urges to harm herself/overdose are quite strong and camhs told her to come to a&e.
We're waiting on camhs, the crisis team I think come and see her, we've been here before, many times and it's always the same. They tell her to ring crisis team if it gets bad again, last time she rung them they told her they had no time to talk to her. Then they'll send her home with a follow up appointment in god knows how many weeks.
How many times do we have to go through this until they actually do something? I feel like we've been going round in circles for months and I feel like im banging my head against a brick wall.
Surely they can do more or what's the point?

SO sorry you're in this situation - I don't really have anything helpful to say as I found CAHMS made it worse not better with my DDs binge eating disorder.

We had an appointment with cahms today after a 14 day referral from a&e when he was taken there by the police after his mental health taking a nose dive . They today decided to discharge him so I've now got him asking what's the point as nobody seems to want to help him he is also 17

I saw your post earlier, and was surprised they'd sent you to A&E as they're unlikely to do much at all. Has anyone been to talk to your daughter yet?

I do wonder if sending young people (and adults) to sit in A&E is some twisted way of making them no longer seek help. Like they're claiming to do something but you realise it's a waste of time so give up asking. It's a horrible thought, but it seems they're more interested in discharging or 'redirecting' people, than actually helping.

@moolady1977 sorry to hear you're in the same situation, it's absolutely shocking.
@CorrBlimeyGG no, nobody's been. At 3pm they said that camhs would be here within 4 hours. DD is frustrated and saying that they won't listen to her they'll send her home and we'll be back in the same situation

@CorrBlimeyGG I've had the same thought!

CAMHS have been absolutely useless for my ds when he attempted suicide after multiple self harming episodes. Crisis team interrogated him in A&E (which made him ten times worse), then we were discharged.

The only thing that's worked for us is getting a private therapist but I had to email 30 before I found one with a vacancy, and it's so bloody expensive at £80 a weekly session. But it's working so worth every penny.

It makes my blood boil when I hear stories like yours. I'm so sorry you are going through this with no support. When I see so much tripe spouted about 'Don't suffer in silence', 'reach out', 'there is always someone to talk to' mental health awareness day, week, month, year and yet here we are with a mental health crisis amongst young people with no help available. I have no idea what the answer is, the only young people I know having help for mental health issues have all got parents with private health care schemes. I'm sure it must be very frustrating for people working in the system knowing they have not got the capacity to deal with the demand.

Yes exactly @bonnieliesovertheocean "there is always someone to talk to'"
Is total BS. There's not unless you've got £££

My DD attempted suicide in February last year. She had seen CHEWS team (tier below CAMHS) twice previously and was referred again and went onto a waiting list.
CHEWS counsellor referred her to CAMHS-
back on a waiting list. She saw a lovely counsellor for about six months.
Then in February this year the counsellor said she was going to uni but it wouldn't affect DD.
That was the last time she saw her.
DD tried to ring, text and email and got no response.
After a few weeks I rang the service and the counsellor's supervisor rang me back - but didn't actually tell me anything.
We ended up going private and while she's not completely over everything Dd only needed 6 sessions (& can go back if needed). If was £45 for 50 minutes.
The worst thing is DD got struck off CAMHS list as she refused to go and see the supervisor to "discuss the situation " - she didn't see the point and I didn't blame her.

*DD was 15, now 16

Thanks for the replies.
I agree, unless you've got the money to go private there's nothing out there to help kids.
Camhs came and basically said the same things as previously, dd doesn't feel it helped much although the camhs worker seemed to listen more than previous ones. They're looking into the possibility of medication for her, I don't know how long that will take though

Just wanted to say good luck - was in same situation a few weeks ago with my 17 year old - ended up in a and e waiting for CAHMS for 24 hours! It was inhumane. Do complain via Pals or nothing will ever change.
The crisis team have been good since then but he will probably be on a very long waiting list for therapy- he has last crisis appointment tomorrow...

So last night she went to meet a friend. She'd asked if she could stay right my mum for a few days and we'd agreed. She refused to come home after meeting her friend so I had no choice but to report her missing, the police found her in the early hours wandering the streets alone.
It feels like this will never end

With my mum*