Enhanced partnerships and relationships across services that provide mental health support to those at risk of crisis Improve understanding of each other’s roles and remits in relation to working in mental health and mental health crisis ACTION Above set to priority 3 - Training template in place. : Training event has taken place and will continue. All providers are welcome to attend where appropriate. 1.3 Review current arrangements for 2015/16 SCC and Increased number and availability of AMHPs provision of Approved Mental Health Northumbria Increased number of people with specialist Practitioners, and support more people University awareness of mental health crisis within non Priority through approved mental health training mental health community teams 1 programmes Reduction in the length of time those in crisis wait for an assessment under the Mental Health Act ACTION Above set to priority 1 Ongoing training with AMHPS, cost to LA if – NTW to take forward. Social care training available at a cost. NTW perspective up-date required from CA and TQ. 1.4 Co-ordination of Northumbria/British 2015/16 NTW Clinical Greater understanding and awareness of – Transport Police ensuring engagement Police Liaison Lead roles across police forces around project or service developments Northumbria Police Enhanced opportunities for forces to work Priority that support the prevention of mental collaboratively 5 health crisis Creates opportunities for cross agency training Improvement in responsiveness to service users when presenting with mental health crisis Enhanced use of resources across the organisations ACTION Above set to priority 5 Police Resource Booklet has been produced – to share still awaiting police agreement –
Enhanced partnerships and relationships across services that provide mental health support to those at risk of crisis Improve understanding of each other’s roles and remits in relation to working in mental health and mental health crisis ACTION Above set to priority 3 - Training template in place. : Training event has taken place and will continue. All providers are welcome to attend where appropriate. 1.3 Priority 1 Review current arrangements for provision of Approved Mental Health Practitioners, and support more people through approved mental health training programmes 2015/16 SCC and Northumbria University Increased number and availability of AMHPs Increased number of people with specialist awareness of mental health crisis within non mental health community teams Reduction in the length of time those in crisis wait for an assessment under the Mental Health Act ACTION Above set to priority 1 – Ongoing training with AMHPS, cost to LA if NTW to take forward. Social care training available at a cost. NTW perspective up-date required from CA and TQ. 1.4 Priority 5 Co-ordination of Northumbria/British Transport Police ensuring engagement around project or service developments that support the prevention of mental health crisis 2015/16 NTW – Clinical Police Liaison Lead Northumbria Police Greater understanding and awareness of roles across police forces Enhanced opportunities for forces to work collaboratively Creates opportunities for cross agency training Improvement in responsiveness to service users when presenting with mental health crisis Enhanced use of resources across the organisations ACTION Above set to priority 5 – Police Resource Booklet has been produced to share still awaiting police agreement –
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