Rapids Crisis Service for Children and Adolescents 2019–2024: 6-Year Changes in Crisis Service at Lambeth Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services in London, United Kingdom
Rapids has evolved into an established model of crisis care within CAMHS, addressing acute needs through timely community-based interventions. We observed meaningful temporal changes in the clinical acuity, diagnostic profile, and service use outcomes of young people presenting to our community-based CAMHS crisis service. Our findings support the feasibility and scalability of intensive community-based crisis care and highlight the need for sustained investment in culturally responsive, multidisciplinary service models.
Authors
- Celine Ryckaert
- Clàudia Aymerich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0040-1608)
- Marina Cronin
- Gavin Tucker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0242-4536)
- Gonzalo Salazar de Pablo
- Chia Lin-Li
- Jane Anderson
- Ruth Roseweir
- Jasmine Ripa
- Hannah Osis
- Gabriella Maceiras
- Steve Collier
- Owen Spalding
- Elena Patel
- Javier Torres-Cortes
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (ES)
- BioCruces Health research Institute (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (ES)
- Hospital de Basurto (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10445463261425913
- Primary Topic
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00