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Internal reviews of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in Newcastle and Gateshead found them to be good yet not responsive enough to the needs of young people and their families.
When local health and social care chiefs began the process of recommissioning services, they realised that young service users needed to play a central role if provision was to better meet their needs.
To address this, Newcastle and Gateshead councils and the area's clinical commissioning group (CCG) launched in 2015 its Young Commissioners programme, using funding from a £75,000 grant from NHS England.
Gateshead-based Youth Focus North East won the contract that had been put out to tender to deliver the Young Commissioners programme. The charity specialises in bringing together young people and the organisations that support them.
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