Ms Christina Riordan:

While investment in clinical services very much needed, investment in community and psychosocial services will ultimately reduce demand on clinical services. It is important to get in early at community level with interventions and supports that work in order to take the pressure off clinical services.

It is a different set of professionals who deliver psychosocial community intervention. They are not competing against CAMHS as it is a different set of professionals. There is scope with more investment to increase these services and really make a difference with community and psychosocial interventions.