The Glasgow-based pilot, a joint venture between the Royal College of Psychiatrists and Scottish mental health charity Penumbra, will involve groups of three 12- to 25-year-olds holding training sessions for psychiatrists to help them make their services more youth-friendly.
The initiative follows Penumbra's hire of a youth participation development worker, after a report commissioned by the Scottish Executive recommended more participation of young people in mental health services.
"We're knocking at an open door," said consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist Michael van Beinum, chair of the Scottish arm of child and adolescent psychiatry of the Royal College. "There is huge enthusiasm for this kind of co-operation.
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