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Table 4 Service provider recommendations to strengthen child and adolescent mental health services

From: Child and adolescent mental health services in the Western Cape Province of South Africa: the perspectives of service providers

1. Increase CAMH staffing

2. Provide dedicated child and adolescent mental health services at level 2 (secondary care) and child-friendly infrastructure at level 1 (primary care)

3. Review current service focus on number of patients seen versus quality of care provided to children

4. Formalise intersectoral collaborations

5. Increase learning opportunities for trainees

6. Employ a lead professional for CAMH in the province

7. Increase support for staff

8. Acknowledgement of staff initiatives

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

ISSN: 1753-2000