Transcript Cardiff Local Public Health Team

A Coordinated Approach to
Improving Children & Young Peoples
Emotional & Mental Health in Cardiff
Eryl Powell
Principal Health Promotion Specialist
Cardiff LPHT
Background
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Emotional & Mental Health = Children & Young Peoples Partnership Board priority
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Cymorth funding allocated
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Prioritisation exercise carried out regarding allocation of funding to the 3 Cymorth
funded projects
– Pyramid
– Cardiff Against Bullying Project
– Bounce Back
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C&YP E&MH action plan developed
• Welsh Assembly Government Strategy Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Services: Everybody’s Business (2001)
• National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services in
Wales (2006)
• It will be adapted in line with the impending Welsh Assembly Government Mental
Health Promotion Action Plan for Wales and the Suicide Prevention Action Plan
Structures & reporting
arrangements
Children & Young Peoples
Partnership Board
Core aim 3 Health,
Well-being & Social
Care Core Group
Cardiff Health Alliance
Mental Health Advisory
Planning Group
Children & Young Peoples
Emotional & Mental Health Task
Group
Project Task & Steering Groups
Progress & lessons learnt
Positioning (e.g C&YP Emotional & Mental health Priority within Cardiff
C&YPP)
Over-view & coordinated approach, respond to identified need
Forum for joint decision making & approaches
•So What ?
•3 funded projects focusing on the preventative agenda
•Commissioned research
•Provided training for practitioners
•Additional Primary Mental Health Workers
•Pace2Be piloted in Cardiff
Looking ahead ……
• C&YP Emotional & Mental health Priority within Cardiff Children &
Young Peoples Plan
• Implementation of the School Based Counselling Service
• Address the Emotional & Mental Health Needs of 16-18 years olds
not in Education/Training
• Develop stronger links with the Schools SEAL work
• Up-date plan to reflect Mental Health Promotion Action Plan for
Wales and the Suicide Prevention Action Plan
• Develop links with local Child Poverty agenda
Acknowledgements
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• Members of the Cardiff Children & Young Peoples
Emotional & Mental Health Task Group
Fiona Kinghorn & Lorna Bennett
Thank You for listening
For further information contact
[email protected]
Tel : 02920 556029