The new Specialist and Targeted Community Health Service for Children and Young People covers a broad range of health and well-being services which support the physical and mental health needs of children and young people up to their 18th birthday. Each child is unique and has individual health needs which are likely to change across their lifetime. The need for a specialist or targeted health service may be in response to these wide ranging needs, which may arise from congenital or acquired physical and learning disabilities, chronic conditions, acute episodes of illness or injury or emotional and mental health problems.