Craig Griffiths

• Medical Professional at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

There is growing interest in outdoor therapy sessions, which appear to have physical and mental health benefits, but there is still a lack of research in this area. A service evaluation was undertaken in a community rehabilitation service to explore the perspectives of service users and staff on outdoor clinical sessions. The rehabilitation team me...

This article details a service evaluation that aimed to understand which service users in a mental health rehabilitation setting access psychological interventions, which psychological models were being employed and how service users experience them. Data from 221 inpatient admissions to the authors’ rehabilitation unit were reviewed via service us...

This article describes an innovative initiative based on principles of trauma-informed care which involves clinicians from a specialist child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) team providing input to youth justice services. At a local level, the project seeks to help address recognised gaps in service provision whereby children and youn...

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) have had to respond to increased psychological distress while shifting to digital and remote forms of service delivery. This article provides some reflections on the provision of mental healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic to children and...