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Improving the mental health and psychological well-being of all children and young people in Salford. Salford Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Strategy: Maggie Maudsley CAMHS Coordinator. Level of Need: Performance Indicators.
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Improving the mental health and psychological well-being of all children and young people in Salford Salford Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Strategy: Maggie Maudsley CAMHS Coordinator
Level of Need: Performance Indicators • NI 58: Emotional and Behavioural health of Looked After Children. In 2008/09 average score from carers’ questionnaires was 7.1 which is regarded as surprisingly low • NI51: Commissioning Comprehensive CAMHS: Salford has been estimated as ‘underachieving’, although performance has improved since 2008 • NI 50: Emotional Health of Children & Young People – 67% in 2008 felt they were supported (slightly above average score for North West and England as a whole)
Universal Services • Implementing Social & Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) as part of holistic PHSE and achieving enhanced Healthy School Status. i.e.: • effective whole setting frameworks for promoting emotional wellbeing & mental health including anti-bullying practices. • ‘Quality first’ teaching of social & emotional skills to all children through SEAL programme • Provision of evidence based Parenting Support Programmes e.g. Incredible Years for parents of under 8 yr olds • Effective School Council; Effective Parent Council; Available School health ‘drop ins’. • Outcomes measured by Tell Us 4 survey (NI 50) / PASS
Universal Services Plus Group work with identified children/ young people e.g. SEAL related work with families using • Circle time, Pyramid groups; FRIENDS groups • Involving parents in group approaches • using Solution Focused techniques to resolve difficulties • Restorative Justice techniques • Use learning mentors or extended services around schools • Invite external provider to undertake group work with young people e.g. BEST, Relate or 42nd St
Targeted services • ‘Targeted’ specialist CAMHS are provided for children and young people in identified ‘vulnerable groups’ including BME; those with learning disabilities, Looked after Children; Young Offenders; and 16/17 yr olds • Advertise external and /or ‘commission’ on site individual counselling services • Use consultation networks with Locality team (including Education Welfare); Educational Psychology Service; Inclusion Learning services and links with School Health & specialist CAMHS • Establish ‘consultation’ agreement with specialist CAMHS • Complete CAF tool to use Family Action Model to coordinate support packages
Specialist CAMHS • Refer to specialist Child and Adolescent Mental health Services using CAF via School Health including Community Paediatricians and School Health Advisors or child’s G.P. • CAMHS provide evidence based interventions • Evaluation and monitoring of an effective and flexible service including: • Accessibility; Publicity; Confidentiality & Consent; appropriate environment; staff training, skills , attitudes and values, joined up working, involvement of young people and parent/carers