Barry Coughlan

INTRODUCTION Child maltreatment (CM), defined as behaviours and situations that are likely to result in ‘harm to the child's health, survival, development or dignity in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust or power’ (World Health Organisation, 2020) impacts millions of people around the world (Stoltenborgh et al., 2015).

CAMHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services CD conduct disorder CGAS Children's Global Assessment Scale CI confidence interval CRIS Clinical Record Interactive Search HD hyperkinetic disorders ICD-10 International Classification of Disease: 10th Edition ID intellectual disability IMD index of multiple deprivation NHS National Health Services NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence PDD pervasive developmental disorders SD standard deviation SLaM South London and Maudsley...

Despite constituting an important clinical activity, few empirical studies have examined representations of risk in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). The most frequently identified risk in CAMHS were: parental mental health (24%), emotional abuse (21%), violence towards others (19%), destructive behaviour (%), and not attending school (17%).