Children and young people in contact with forensic child and adolescent mental health services present with more complex needs than young people in the general population. Recent policy in child and adolescent mental health has led to the implementation of new workstreams and programmes to improve service provision. This research examines the characteristics of children and young people referred to recently commissioned Community Forensic Child and Adolescent Services (F:CAMHS) and service activity during the first 24 months of service. The study is a national cohort study to describe the population and investigate service provision and access across England. Secondary data on 1311 advice cases and 1406 referrals are included in analysis. Findings show that 71.9% of the sample had accessed mainstream CAMHS before their referral, 50.9% had experienced/witnessed multiple traumatic events and 58.4% of young people presented with multiple difficulties. The results of the study highlight the complexity of the cohort and a need for interagency trauma-informed working. This is the first study to describe the characteristics of children and young people referred to Community F:CAMHS and provides valuable information on pathways and needs to inform service policy and provision.

与一般人群中的年轻人相比，接触法医儿童和青少年心理健康服务的儿童和年轻人的需求更为复杂。最近关于儿童和青少年心理健康的政策导致实施新的工作流程和计划以改善服务提供。本研究调查了最近委托社区法医儿童和青少年服务 (F:CAMHS) 提到的儿童和青少年的特征，以及在服务的前 24 个月期间的服务活动。该研究是一项全国队列研究，旨在描述人口并调查整个英格兰的服务提供和获取情况。分析中包括 1311 个建议案例和 1406 个转介的二手数据。调查结果显示，71.9% 的样本在转介之前访问过主流 CAMHS，50。9% 的人经历过/目睹过多次创伤性事件，58.4% 的年轻人遇到过多种困难。该研究的结果突出了队列的复杂性以及对跨机构创伤知情工作的需求。这是第一项描述被转介到社区 F:CAMHS 的儿童和年轻人特征的研究，并提供了有关途径和需求的宝贵信息，以告知服务政策和提供。