If you are a child or young person who needs a specialist assessment, it will be done by a specially approved doctor or expert. This expert must work with children or teenagers, and have special training in psychiatry or psychology. They will assess you if it is practicable, which means if it is possible and makes sense in your situation, and you can learn more about similar laws by checking the Substance Addiction laws.
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Wherever practicable, a specialist assessment of a child or young person must be conducted by an approved specialist who practises in the field of child or adolescent psychiatry or child or adolescent psychology.
