Support and challenge overview January 2011

1. Support and challenge overviewJanuary 2011 Lucie Reader CAMHS Regional Development Worker

2. Policy Update • Mental Health Strategy (due 24th Jan) • Likely to adopt a twin-track, life-course approach • improve quality and accessibility of services for people with poor mental health • improve mental health and well-being of the population • Focus on early intervention • Early Intervention Grant • Graham Allen review of early intervention (due January) • Mental health = key public health priority in PH white paper • Broadening IAPT out to CYP • Frank Field review on child poverty called for investment in Foundation Years • expanding health visiting service and Family Nurse Partnerships

3. Policy Update • Early Intervention Grant • Replaces 23 former funding streams, including TaMHS • Ringfenced grant with no ringfences within it • flexibility to respond to local needs and priorities • Support CYP to engage in education and training, intervening early with those at risk of disengagement • includes those requiring targeted mental health support • On average, 11% less than aggregated total of predecessor grants

4. Housekeeping • 10th Jan: Q3 Report • Add Q3 data for Oct / Nov / Dec to your Q2 report • Saves having to re-do lists of interventions and schools • Submit report to richard.moore@cernis.co.uk • Copy me in lucie.reader@csl.nhs.uk • 14th Jan: End of Year Prediction of Spend • Complete Annex D from original grant conditions letter • 2nd grant payment will be adjusted to reflect prediction • Signed electronic copy to ayesha.rahman@education.gsi.gov.uk • OR hard copy to Adriana Sanchez, DfE, Ground Floor, Sanctuary Buildings, London, SW1H 3BT • End Feb: Final payment due

5. Housekeeping • 28th March: Q4 Report • Complete template as for Q3 • Final arrangements still to be confirmed • End of project summary • Co-ordination • Local evaluations • 30th June: Certification of Expenditure • Complete Annex E from original grant conditions letter • Certified by Chief Finance Officer • Hard copy to Adriana Sanchez, DfE, Ground Floor, Sanctuary Buildings, London, SW1H 3BT • Any underspend to be returned to DfE

6. Project Closure: Key Questions • How and when will your project end? • What is expected in terms of deliverables? • How long do you need and what resources are required to enable you to deliver these? • Do they need sign-off? Who by and when? • Are there training or handover implications? • What is expected in terms of project closure? • Who will ensure project staff have a smooth ending / transition? • How will you manage wind-down arrangements? • Do you need to inform schools, referrers, providers that the project is coming to an end / changing? • How will you celebrate your achievements?

7. Project Closure • Capturing the learning • national reporting requirements (including finance) • local evaluation • end of project review (agree date well in advance) • include all key stakeholders • reflect on key successes and obstacles • capture outstanding tasks / risks and identify ways forward • end of project report • identify key learning points • recommendations re priorities and issues • circulate / communicate to all key stakeholders