the national 5 Year Forward Plan.  Transformation involves complex changes to the structure and delivery of services: patient centered care, early intervention delivered via schools, and shared decision making are some of the recommended key themes. The recent report from the Values-Based Child and Adolescent Mental Health System Commission (see below for links) details why and how values matter in children and young people’s mental health, together with recommendations for the systems involved in the care of young people.  The Values Based Practice CAMHS system Network aims to bring together stakeholders, including influential experts from different disciplines such as education, social care, charities, NGOs, general practice, ethics, philosophy, together with experts by experience, including patients and relatives. It will provide a forum that aims to deliver key recommendations of the Commission.

The Network will work mainly by email and through local initiatives but we aim to arrange a meeting once a year through the resources of the Collaborating Centre. The Network leads are currently working with others, 1) to extend the range of expertise available to include carers, 2) to establish leads and work programmes for each of the three areas; education and training, service development, and research, and 3) to establish links with individuals and organisations with related interests. An inaugural meeting of the Network will be announced in the autumn through the Collaborating Centre

A list of members will be published following the inaugural meeting of the Network

We welcome new members who have relevant background and expertise and a willingness to contribute to the work of the Network.

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