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2026

New approach to PPIE agreed to - semi-regular meetings of the YAG + informal events with relevant third sector organisations

2025

Terms of reference edited and updated in response to YAG member input

Study branding/aesthetics approved

Online materials and media strategy scrutinized

Approach to meeting and communicating approved

YAG members reviewed and suggested changes to study materials including: study leaflet, participant information sheets, consent forms and interview topic guides

E-consenting recommended along with posters (instead of leaflets)

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Group started in July 2025

Number of YAG Meetings: 3

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What happens when a young person calls an ambulance in Wales?

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What happens when a young person calls an ambulance in Wales?

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CAMHbulance is a mixed-methods implementation science project exploring the ways in which the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust (WAST) has been organised to receive, respond and resolve mental health crisis contacts from young people in Wales, aged 14-25.

This study examines new interventions, gathers feedback from professionals and service users, and combines data and interviews to understand what works, what doesn't and why. The research hopes to inform future improvements in crisis response services for young people in Wales.

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More details on benefits of involvement for members

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More details on benefits of involvement for members

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All contributions are highly valued.

Financial

Payment, via bank transfer or vouchers of £25 per person, is provided for meetings and longer activities.

For national standards and best-practice in this area, please see: NIHR public contributor payment policy | NIHR

Other benefits

Member’s will also:

Be personally empowered to impact the nature of young person’s mental health research in Wales.

Receive evidence of this impact, including a personal copy study findings.

Be able to state membership of this group on their CV.

Ask the lead researcher to provide a reference for work or research opportunities.

Have access to the lead researcher’s knowledge of publications and other opportunities in the field of mental health.

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Stephen is dedicated to finding, hearing, respecting, integrating and championing youth voice in his research.

He believes that the quality of this project is directly related to the quality of meaningful engagement with the young people in the advisory group.

Stephen commits to engage with all members with honesty, curiosity and appreciation for their time, ideas and expertise.

He commits to provide benefits for members, including financial renumeration, and to co-create an atmosphere of trust and respect.

He commits to uphold confidentiality and store all information pertaining to the group, other than anonymised minutes, securely.

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NIHR Involving children and young people as advisors in research

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This is guidance on what to consider when involving children and young people in NHS, public health and social care research.

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Stephen is a registered mental health nurse. He lives in Cardiff and works at Cardiff University.

University Profile

Prior to this research project Stephen worked as a nurse in multiple hospitals across London and as a lecturer at two universities in Wales.

His clinical work included specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health services (S-CAMHs) and adult psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs).

Stephen has written academic and non-academic pieces on aspects of mental health nursing (some links below)

How we say what we do and why it is important…

The paradoxes of a newly qualified mental health nurse

This is really happening

The CAMHbulance study was the only funded Doctoral Fellowship by Health and Care Research Wales in 2024

HCRW Researcher Profile

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Quick form to get in touch, register your interest and ask questions

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Expression of Interest - CAMHbulance Study Young Advisory Group

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Expression of Interest - CAMHbulance Study Young Advisory Group

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Focus of the study and details of lead researcher