support people with a learning Delivery of an action plan agreed between the LD liaison nurses NBT disability. and the ED clinical team BME Community Knowledge and skills framework working with BME communities. SGC workforce training September 2015 B4.4 training team Improving skills & competencies Multi-agency training package on Mental health in children and B4.5 of multi-agency staff to work young people. SGC workforce training September 2015 with children and young people Single workforce development offer has been scoped but needs in mental health crisis. work with comms before it is ready for promoting. B4.6 Implementation of a Mental A strategic oversight board within the police to ensure Avon & Somerset Setting up Health & Vulnerability Strategic that all our practices serve everyone within the Constabulary the board Board to improve the ASC Constabulary’s area to the same degree of competence; – response to Mental Ill Health. With the inclusion of key partners the ability to recognise immediate The board will encompass and solve issues as they develop and before they become partner agencies to develop endemic; Ensuring cross-agency working in tackling Provides a forum to share best practice across the 5 areas identified issues. that the Constabulary covers; partner Will feed information back to localised Concordat sub-groups. by – the end of July 2015. B4.7 Provide training inputs and To identify those that are vulnerable or at risk of crisis through Avon & Somerset Local training mental ill health at the earliest possible stage and signpost them Constabulary ongoing. National guidance to all line’ ‘front to the right partnership at the right time to implement effective, training from officers/support staff on the targeted engagement, to prevent harm/escalation. College of Policing reporting processes to be This will empower our staff to better aid those who are due 2016. undertaken when they vulnerable or suffering from crisis; identify someone in the This will increase our ability to interact and engage with community is vulnerable groups that might otherwise be marginalised without (whether through MH or proper insight/understanding, ensuring their voices are otherwise). properly heard.
support people with a learning disability. Delivery of an action plan agreed between the LD liaison nurses and the ED clinical team NBT B4.4 BME Community Knowledge and skills framework working with BME communities. training SGC workforce training team September 2015 B4.5 Improving skills & competencies of multi-agency staff to work with children and young people in mental health crisis. Multi-agency training package on Mental health in children and young people. Single workforce development offer has been scoped but needs work with comms before it is ready for promoting. SGC workforce training September 2015 B4.6 Implementation of a Mental Health & Vulnerability Strategic Board to improve the ASC response to Mental Ill Health. The board will encompass partner agencies to develop cross-agency working in tackling identified issues. A strategic oversight board within the police to ensure that all our practices serve everyone within the Constabulary’s area to the same degree of competence; With the inclusion of key partners the ability to recognise and solve issues as they develop and before they become endemic; Provides a forum to share best practice across the 5 areas that the Constabulary covers; Will feed information back to localised Concordat sub-groups. Avon & Somerset Constabulary Setting up the board – Ensuring partner – by the end of July 2015. B4.7 Provide training inputs and guidance to all ‘front line’ officers/support staff on the reporting processes to be undertaken when they identify someone in the community is vulnerable (whether through MH or otherwise). To identify those that are vulnerable or at risk of crisis through mental ill health at the earliest possible stage and signpost them to the right partnership at the right time to implement effective, targeted engagement, to prevent harm/escalation. This will empower our staff to better aid those who are vulnerable or suffering from crisis; This will increase our ability to interact and engage with groups that might otherwise be marginalised without proper insight/understanding, ensuring their voices are properly heard. Avon & Somerset Constabulary Local training ongoing. National training from College of Policing due 2016. immediate
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