Funded by NHS prison in-reach money and Oxfordshire youth offending team, the community-based service will treat young people with mental health problems from Huntercombe youth offending institution, the youth offending team, CAMHS and other agencies.
Dr Nick Hindley, consultant child and adolescent forensic psychiatrist, said mental health services for young people in contact with the criminal justice system had been poorly developed compared to those for adults.
He added that CAMHS services and those provided by prisons were often not integrated, and that this could result in young offenders being excluded from mental health services available to other young people.
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