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Icebreak: Supporting Young People with Personality Disorders

Icebreak is an early intervention service aimed at young people aged 16-25 who are at risk of developing a personality disorder. We provide support, coping strategies, and access to appropriate services to help them live healthy, secure lives. Our team consists of professionals from various disciplines who work together to ensure the best outcomes for our clients. Contact us for more information.

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Icebreak: Supporting Young People with Personality Disorders

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  1. Icebreak A project of The Zone Thinking outside the box

  2. What is Icebreak? An early intervention service for young people (16-25 years) experiencing, or considered ‘at risk’ of developing, a personality disorder.

  3. A service for young people… • With damaging patterns of behaviour • With significant feelings of exclusion, detachment or not belonging • With a desire to explore positive coping strategies • Registered with GP in Plymouth & surrounding area • With no current or previous long term involvement with adult mental health services • With a diagnosis of personality disorder

  4. Aims of Icebreak • Support young people to live healthy secure lives • Reduce inappropriate use of services • Reduce admissions to acute MH, prison and forensic settings • Reduce levels of suicide and self-harm • Improve access to appropriate services • Support families and dependants of people with PD • Increase levels of social inclusion • De-mystify the diagnosis of PD

  5. The Team Multi-disciplinary • Project Lead • 6 Care Co-ordinators • Welfare rights worker • Administrator • External team support - Clinical Lead - GP with special interest in MH - 2 Psychotherapists

  6. What do we offer? • Informal outreach approach • Time & consistency • Designated worker • Personal action plans • Support with practical issues • Out of hours telephone service • Group work • Family /carer support

  7. How do we work?

  8. How do we work? • Care Co-ordinator / team approach • Creative Engagement • Flexible Interventions • Endings

  9. Outcomes • Self management • Improved self awareness • Informed choices • Coping strategies • Self acceptance • Stronger support networks • Meaningful activity

  10. Groupwork • Young women’s group • Fishing

  11. The Future • Developing service user participation • Develop groupwork • Improving inter-agency collaboration • Awareness raising with other agencies • Independent research • Student placements • Volunteers

  12. Questions? • What other challenges might a young person such as Angela with emerging signs of PD face in accessing services for support • What challenges might a worker face in utilising an Early Intervention approach with Angela?

  13. Contacts 14-16 Union Street Derry’s Cross Plymouth. PL1 2SR 01752 206626 lorna.rose@thezoneplymouth.co.uk

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