Young people in the care system often have greater mental health needs than their peers in the general population. These may be exacerbated when young people move towards independent living. Young people leaving care may experience several accelerated and compressed transitions - research by Wade and Dixon (2006) found that they typically move to independent living much younger than the national average, while Stein and Munro (2008) found that they have fewer resources and less support than their peers. Those receiving support from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), often experience a concurrent transfer to adult services (AMHS), which can create a gap between services and a period of heightened uncertainty.
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