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Good practice & partnership working Supporting Children and Young People with Mental Health Problems. No Health Without Mental Health sets out a number of priorities;. Improving mental health education Prevention Early intervention Cross department approach. Comprehensive CaMHS System.
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Good practice & partnership working Supporting Children and Young People with Mental Health Problems
No Health Without Mental Health sets out a number of priorities; • Improving mental health education • Prevention • Early intervention • Cross department approach
Comprehensive CaMHS System Severe mental health difficulties and highly complex needs Tier 4 – Highly specialised Services Residential Placements (nationally commissioned) Specialist CAMHS Service (CWPT) Tier 3 – Specialist Services Moderate to severe mental health difficulties CAMHS LAC Service - Journeys (Mind & Relate) Reach Service (Mind & Relate) SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY ( CWPT, Relate,Mind) Coventry Integrated Primary Mental Health Service (CWPT, Mind, Relate) Tier 2 – Targeted Services Vulnerable Children Tier 1 – Universal Services All Children GP,s Health Visitors, School Nurses, Teachers, Youth Workers, Social Workers,
Good Practice • All commissioned services accept referrals via one route • SPE hosted by Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust. • Referrals screened by clinician/practitioners who make a decision re most appropriate service across tiers • Clinicians/practitioners across 4 tiers • Self referrals are accepted • Professional referrals are accepted • Step up and down across tiers Coventry & Warwickshire Mind Coventry Relate & Rugby & NE Warwickshire Relate
The Integrated Primary Mental Health Service Tier 1 Services – All Children – All professionals
Integrated Primary Mental Health Service Aims…… • To build capability with Universal ( Tier 1 ) Services • Help professionals recognise signs and symptoms of poor mental health • Support professionals in engaging with children and young people • Support professionals with joint assessments • Early intervention • Supporting signposting to Specialist CAMHS and Targeted Services
Targeted support for Looked After (LAC) adopted children and young people, their parents/carers, and associated professionals (e.g. Social Workers). Services and support for children and young people with low to moderate emotional wellbeing. Targeted tier 2 Service – Vulnerable/at risk Children
Reach Model • Counselling: Reach will provide counselling to c&yp using their preferred method of delivered. Either Face to Face or via • Therapeutic Group Work: Programmes include; Low Mood, Anger Awareness, Anxiety Management, Separation & Loss and Bereavement. Peer support: Opportunity for c&yp to manage their issues through peer support via: Online forums & Group sessions • Self-help resources / informationSignposting and linking to other services • Online self-help resources • Online information Coventry & Warwickshire Mind Coventry Relate & Rugby & NE Warwickshire Relate
The staff team • Journeys and Reach employ a team with a wide range of skills and qualifications including: • Primary Mental Health Workers • Occupational Therapists • Counsellors • Youth workers • NNEB • Psychologists (outsourced) Coventry & Warwickshire Mind Coventry Relate & Rugby & NE Warwickshire Relate
Benefits of Partnership Working • A shared vision or goal enables organisations to come together to work • towards achieving the best outcomes for C&YP in Coventry and • Warwickshire, heading in the same direction, at the same time • Not within the gift of one agency to improve the mental health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people • Facilitates and strengthens joint working • Sharing of knowledge, skills and expertise amongst professionals • Bridges the connection between local communities accessing services • Improves working relationships and mutual respect • Sustains service provision so the changing landscape does not impact on our c&yp
Benefits of Partnership Working For children, young people, parents and professionals • More choice • Diverse range of specialism's, modalities, knowledge and experience • Smoother transition between services • Joint working • Easier access into the most suitable services without having to retell their story • Preventing delays in accessing the right service first time • Reduced waiting times
Access to support before crisis point – making sure people with mental health problems can get help 24 hours a day and that when they ask for help, they are taken seriously. • Urgent and emergency access to crisis care – making sure that a mental health crisis is treated with the same urgency as a physical health emergency. • Quality of treatment and care when in crisis – making sure that people are treated with dignity and respect, in a therapeutic environment. • Recovery and staying well – preventing future crises by making sure people are referred to appropriate services. Let’s not forget our Children & Young People when developing our action plans
Contact Details Steven Hill, Director/Asst CEO Coventry & Warwickshire Mind Wellington Gardens Windsor Street Spon End Coventry CV1 3BT T: (024)76552847 E: admin@cwmind.org.uk W: www.cwmind.org.uk