Developmental trauma in CAMHS: Internal and external experiences of patients presenting with trauma symptoms.

This project takes a deeper look into the complex area of children who have experienced developmental trauma (DT); a vulnerable sub-group within the larger population of children entering the strained UK NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). This is a single centre, interpretive service evaluation. It includes two-parts: a mixed methods, observational approach consisting of a survey of one year’s worth of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) referrals into CAMHS; alongside a thematic analysis of psychotherapy assessments of three children with developmental trauma.