RT Article
T1 Missed opportunities to prevent risk of offending in young people with ADHD – a service evaluation from a central London FCAMHS service
JF The journal of forensic psychiatry & psychology
VO 35
IS 6
SP 881
OP 899
A1 Ross-Michaelides, Bella
A2 Hales, Heidi
A2 Smith, Jared G.
A2 Sandiford, Michelle A.
A2 Sri, Anna
A2 Morán, David 1971-
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1909414891
AB This service evaluation aims to explore the needs of young people (YP) with ADHD engaging in risk behaviours. Demographic, clinical, social, and service involvement data were extracted from records of 443 YP referred to a Forensic Community CAMHS service. A sixth (74, 16.7%) had a diagnosis of ADHD. They had similar CAMHS input (55, 74.3%) compared to those with autism but many more had Youth Offending Team (YOT) involvement (22, 29.7% with ADHD; 5, 6.4% with ASC). A quarter (20, 27.8%) were in mainstream school with a fifth (13, 18.1%) out of education or training (NEET). Half (41, 55.4%) had an Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP). The prevalence of ADHD in YP referred and high levels of YOT input suggests missed opportunities to prevent the development of poor outcomes and criminalisation, including those not open to CAMHS and, therefore, unable to access medication, and those out of education without an EHCP.
K1 forensic CAMHS
K1 Adolescence
K1 ADHD
DO 10.1080/14789949.2024.2387719