The Targeted Mental Health in Schools (TaMHS) initiative was launched last year and offers targeted support to five- to 13-year-olds at risk of mental health problems.
The focus is on building relationships between schools, families and mental health experts but an evaluation looking at some of the first areas to adopt the scheme has found this was patchy.
The report said too often CAMHS was seen by schools as a "separate service" to the mental health support they offered. This led to "misunderstandings" and "inaccurate expectations" about CAMHS waiting lists.
"For example, a pathfinder reported waiting lists in their local CAMHS were thought to be lengthy when, in fact, the waiting time was minimal," adds the evaluation report, Learning from Targeted Mental Health in Schools Phase 1 Pathfinders Summary.
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