Children and young people with a clear The child or young person is at risk of mental health diagnosis placement breakdown (either home or OSCA will offer care to children and young a care placement) people who have already met specialist The child and young person’s needs CAMHS criteria, (i.e. have been diagnosed cannot be met by the range of with a serious mental health disorder) professionals currently involved with where; the case The child/ young person is at risk of A standard primary mental health placement breakdown and failed to intervention is CLEARLY not sufficient engage with or disengaged from to meet the child’s needs specialist CAMHS services A range of other primary mental health Where the intensity of an intervention interventions have already been tried required to support a child in and have proved unsuccessful/or there placement is greater than the is a history of failure to engage resources available within specialist CAMHS (more than one visit per week required), and there is a history of the child and young person failing to engage with these services on a Consultation and support to frontline regular basis professionals OSCA will provide named workers to Where a mental health diagnosis is less support the following agencies: clear Looked after children’s services OSCA will care coordinate complex cases Youth offending and substance misuse that meets at least one of the following services criteria: Special schools for children with The child / young person is looked emotional difficulties after, adopted or under a child OSCA will provide support, advice and protection plan consultation to frontline children services The young person is significantly to ensure that children and young people involved in the criminal justice system are: / or has major substance misuse issues Appropriately supported at the right The young person has an Education, level of care Health and Care Plan (EHCP), and is Ensure timely access into additional educated within specialist educational services when required provision And where: Crisis Interventions Significant emotional, behavioural, or The OSCA team will provide Crisis support mental health concerns that have been which involves intensive identified through the Youth treatment to children and young Offending Service (YOS) Asset people in the acute / crisis phase of assessment, Education, Health and mental illness, which, in the absence of the Care Plan (EHCP), Family Star Crisis intervention, would be at risk of assessment, or Department of Health inpatient admission. Framework for Assessment OSCA team will: And where a minimum of two of the following criteria apply:
Children and young people with a clear mental health diagnosis OSCA will offer care to children and young people who have already met specialist CAMHS criteria, (i.e. have been diagnosed with a serious mental health disorder) where; The child/ young person is at risk of placement breakdown and failed to engage with or disengaged from specialist CAMHS services Where the intensity of an intervention required to support a child in placement is greater than the resources available within specialist CAMHS (more than one visit per week required), and there is a history of the child and young person failing to engage with these services on a regular basis Where a mental health diagnosis is less clear OSCA will care coordinate complex cases that meets at least one of the following criteria: The child / young person is looked after, adopted or under a child protection plan The young person is significantly involved in the criminal justice system / or has major substance misuse issues The young person has an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), and is educated within specialist educational provision And where: Significant emotional, behavioural, or mental health concerns that have been identified through the Youth Offending Service (YOS) Asset assessment, Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), Family Star assessment, or Department of Health Framework for Assessment And where a minimum of two of the following criteria apply: The child or young person is at risk of placement breakdown (either home or a care placement) The child and young person’s needs cannot be met by the range of professionals currently involved with the case A standard primary mental health intervention is CLEARLY not sufficient to meet the child’s needs A range of other primary mental health interventions have already been tried and have proved unsuccessful/or there is a history of failure to engage Consultation and support to frontline professionals OSCA will provide named workers to support the following agencies: Looked after children’s services Youth offending and substance misuse services Special schools for children with emotional difficulties OSCA will provide support, advice and consultation to frontline children services to ensure that children and young people are: Appropriately supported at the right level of care Ensure timely access into additional services when required Crisis Interventions The OSCA team will provide Crisis support which involves intensive treatment to children and young people in the acute / crisis phase of mental illness, which, in the absence of the Crisis intervention, would be at risk of inpatient admission. OSCA team will: