CAMHS Consumer and Carer Network Register

Introduction

Thank you for your interest in opportunities to become a consumer or carer advocate with CAMHS. Consumer or carer advocates are people who have received a service from CAMHS and are willing to share their expertise to provide input into CAMHS as a whole or a part of its service.

Carer and consumer advocates play a vital role in ensuring CAMHS and our service improvements are helpful and relevant to children, young people and their families who access our service.

By responding to the questions below, we hope to be able to identify potential areas of activity within CAMHS, or the Women's and Children's Health Network as a whole that you may like to contribute to. If you have any questions, please contact Celia via camhsresources@sa.gov.au or 8161 9158)

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* 1. Your Name

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* 2. Contact details (email and/or phone number)

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* 3. Which of the following best describes you

Young person, who has accessed CAMHS services

Consumer or carer who has accessed CAMHS Perinatal Infant Mental Health Services

Parent, guardian or carer of a child who has accessed CAMHS services within the last five (+) years

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Are there particular areas of interest you may have as a carer or consumer advocate with CAMHS?

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* 5. CAMHS seeks consumer and/or carer advocates for a number of roles. Which of these are, or may be of interest you

Project groups - these are time limited groups around a particular activity and can involve working as part of a group of consumer or carer advocates and/or with CAMHS staff members (recent or current examples have include the Mallee Ward Welcome Pack group, Enfield Garden project, Eating Disorders project)

Consumer or carer advocate with CAMHS Consumer and Carer Advisory Groups or Committees (ELECT). ELECT works with CAMHS as a whole to help develop and improve mental health services across South Australia.

Consumer or carer advocate representative on CAMHS Committees (eg CAMHS Clinical Safety and Quality, CAMHS Strategic Operations Committee)

Being a consumer or carer 'listening post'

to be part of a register of consumer and carer advocates who can be contacted when input is wanted on specific issues

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What experience or skills do you think you would bring to the role of consumer or carer advocate?

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* 7. What do you hope to get out of becoming a consumer of carer advocate?

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* 8. Do you need any support to enable you to be part of any consumer engagement process, including childcare requirements, any access requirements or access to Microsoft Teams or equivalent? If no please type, or write no

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* 9. I agree/do not agree to my details being added to the Child and Adolescent Health Service consumer engagement mailing list for future consultations. My personal details will remain confidential and will only be used for the purposes of consumer engagement activities

Agree

Do not agree

Other (please specify)

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* 10. I am already registered as a consumer/carer advocate with the WCHN

Yes

No/I would like more information about this

Other

Being registered with the WCHN provides more opportunities as a consumer or carer advocate - and where applicable means that you will be reimbursed for your contributions with CAMHS and the WCHN as a whole.

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* 11. How did you hear about CAMHS Consumer and Carer Register

someone told me about it

at a CAMHS location

on CAMHS or other website

via email

via Social Media (eg Facebook, Instagram)

Other (please specify)

Thank you for your interest. We will be in contact.