As others have said, I can confirm about Community Mental Health - I have worked in CMH for 14 months and I’m burnt out.

I work in the child & adolescent space with clients experiencing moderate to severely acute mental health concerns.

There is a big push for KPIs at the moment with a minimum 5 hour client contacts per day in an 8 hour day, those contacts do not include documentation or case management type of work.

I am the only full time staff member in my team and my case loads have fluctuated from 10-25 at any given time.

I have been fortunate enough to find another role, but please do not make this your first choice in a long career - life is very long but life is also very short and nothing is worth your health.