engaged in transition planning 4. Ensure that the July Una Parker Parents who have been very closely involved in the care and support of ‘15 transition planning their child can also face difficulties once their child is considered to be an process includes adult. Parents can find themselves excluded from information relating to information for the young person’s care unless there is consent. The need for early parents and carers intervention and clarity about the role of parents in the young person’s setting out the care plan is critical. Staff should be willing to take the views of parents legislative context of into provision of adult account, as well as those of other people who are close to the young services and the person. implications of this for parents and carers 5. Commission a September 2015 Greg Everatt, To help facilitate access, there needs to be robust partnership working Primary Mental Una Parker and communication between organisations that offer primary care to Health children and young people and specialist secondary care services. The Intervention Service focus on the interface between specialist children and adolescent mental to fulfil the function health services (CAMHS) and primary care therefore needs to remain a of interface between central policy issue in CAMHS planning. primary care and specialist CAMHS services 6. Promote the use of Ongoing Greg Everatt, Lyn Other partners, such as schools and youth services, should also be fully Early Help Moore, Una involved in developing crisis strategies for children and young people as assessments and Parker, Surya they may well be the first to identify the problems that a young person Team around the Bhate is facing. The best interests of the child or young person should always family approaches to be a significant consideration when services respond to their needs. ensure that all Children and young people should be kept informed about their care and services working with treatment, a child or young in the same ways that adults are. person have an understanding of their role in a crisis
engaged in transition planning 4. Ensure that the transition planning process includes information for parents and carers setting out the legislative context of provision of adult services and the implications of this for parents and carers July ‘15 Una Parker Parents who have been very closely involved in the care and support of their child can also face difficulties once their child is considered to be an adult. Parents can find themselves excluded from information relating to the young person’s care unless there is consent. The need for early intervention and clarity about the role of parents in the young person’s care plan is critical. Staff should be willing to take the views of parents into account, as well as those of other people who are close to the young person. 5. Commission a Primary Mental Health Intervention Service to fulfil the function of interface between primary care and specialist CAMHS services September 2015 Greg Everatt, Una Parker To help facilitate access, there needs to be robust partnership working and communication between organisations that offer primary care to children and young people and specialist secondary care services. The focus on the interface between specialist children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and primary care therefore needs to remain a central policy issue in CAMHS planning. 6. Promote the use of Early Help assessments and Team around the family approaches to ensure that all services working with a child or young person have an understanding of their role in a crisis Ongoing Greg Everatt, Lyn Moore, Una Parker, Surya Bhate Other partners, such as schools and youth services, should also be fully involved in developing crisis strategies for children and young people as they may well be the first to identify the problems that a young person is facing. The best interests of the child or young person should always be a significant consideration when services respond to their needs. Children and young people should be kept informed about their care and treatment, in the same ways that adults are.
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