Managing your child’s Tier 4 admission

What is CAMHS Tier 4?

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are organised in a tiered system.

• Tier 1 – provides early intervention through schools, GPs, health visitors.
• Tier 2 – provides early help and targeted services, including some CAMHS services e.g. counselling.
• Tier 3 – provides specialist CAMHS, including eating disorder services.
• Tier 4 – means highly specialised day and inpatient units, where young people with more severe mental health problems can be assessed and treated.