[Sleepless123]

Well i think im actually quite a bit older than most people who have posted in this thread and im not sure how useful my experiences will be to you but i will share anyway!

Well i was never transferred between the child and adult services as such.But have experienced quite a bit of both services.i was seen as a child but then discharged before i was due to go to adult services.CAMHs for me wasnt great but i was seen weekly and they did threaten to increase this when my self harm stepped up too.Luckily for me they never did [i didnt get on greatly with the CPN concerned much of the time though some of it i did] but they also threatened me with hospital.And this made me even more reluctant to talk to them honestly and openly anymore.It felt like these things were said as threats to me and not in a nice and caring way.So cos of all of that and various other factors i often got very little from my experiences with CAMHs.i felt i couldnt talk to them.i still struggle to express myself even now and i think i always will but at least i manage it a bit better.

i was then referred to adult services at a later date after id been in a general hospital for an overdose and i have been in and out of adult mental health services ever since!

Who you will see?As the others have said probably either a CPN, social worker, OT, psycharist or psychologist or a combination of any of those.It is impossible to predict too accurately which as it depends on the case and also the people in the team you get passed too cos obviously everyone thinks differently!Though it may be that you will get similar types of professionals eg psychologist to what you have had in CAMH's if that treatment is working.There may or may not be waiting lists.i personally have had times when ive had to wait for treatment and other times when ive jumped the queue so to speak and been treated as an immediate emergency case for support.How often you will be seen? Again this will probably depend on the professional person you end up with, their caseload and the individual team you are allocated to and the circumstances of your case/situation.i have been seen at varied frequencies during my experiences with adult services.Sometimes once a week, occasionally more often at really desperate times but very very rare.Then at some points also fortnightly or right up to just seeing a psycharist once every six months or so.And then also being totally discharged from mental health services at the community at times too.It really does seem to vary.i have also experienced short periods of hospital care previously in psychiatric units.

i just want to say to you good luck with this really and just be as open and honest as you can when you first meet the adult services so they can properly assess your situation.They will understand very much if you are nervous though and that trust takes time and that getting to know them/changing over might not feel easy for you - well they should realise that anyway and i hope they will!

Please keep posting if it helps and let us know how your doing.If you ever need a friend or would like to know anymore of any of my experiences please also feel free to PM me anytime.