CAMHS consumer representatives

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) has a number of young people, parents and carers who participate as consumer representatives on CAMHS committees, providing feedback that helps improve our services.

Consumer representatives play an essential role in bringing lived experience and family perspectives into decision-making. Their involvement helps ensure that our services remain person-centred, safe, and responsive to the needs of the community.

These committees help ensure that the voices of young people, parents and carers are included in how we plan, deliver and improve our mental health services.

CAMHS Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG)

The CAMHS Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG) is consumer-led and made up of 7 young people and 7 parents and carers who have lived experience with CAMHS and are passionate about improving our services.

The group meets monthly and provides a formal partnership between CAMHS and the consumers who use our services. The LEAG discusses issues identified by CAMHS, as well as topics raised by consumers.

The main roles of the LEAG are to:

  1. Provide advice to CAMHS from a consumer and family perspective.
  2. Give feedback on information provided to young people, parents and carers.
  3. Share insights from their own experiences and those of their networks.
  4. Provide feedback on how CAMHS services are delivered and how they can be improved.

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Consumer representatives on CAMHS committees

CAMHS also has youth and carer consumer representatives involved in the following committees:

  1. CAMHS Research Steering Committee
  2. CAMHS Policy and Procedures Working Group
  3. CAMHS NSQHS Standard Committees (Standard 1, Standard 2 and Standard 6).

How to get involved

All CAMHS consumer representative opportunities are shared through the CAHS Engage Network.

To stay up to date with current opportunities, sign up to our Consumer Engagement e-newsletter.

Last Updated: 23/03/2026