AGENDA ITEM 5.1
ANNUAL OUTCOME AND PERFORMANCE REPORT TF/SUB-GROUP
PRESENTATIONS
1. SET THE SCENE – THE STORY BEHIND THE TASK AND FINISH GROUP
To include:
Background
Estimated that there are about 3,300 young people in Wrexham who are
experiencing emotional and mental health disorders – caused by trying to come to terms
with major life events (family breakdown, bullying, abuse, illness, eating disorders, mood
swings, anxiety, anger management.
There is a need to provide more services; make existing services more accessible,
strengthen links between professionals
Important that partner organisations work closely together to identify issues, help the
young people to get back on track quickly.
Vital that there is early intervention to prevent problems spiralling out of control.
Emotional Health, Wellbeing & Counselling Task & Finish Group
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The Emotional Health, Wellbeing & Counselling Task & Finish Group evolved from the
Child & Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) Group
The aim of the group is to provide a forum for the development and implementation of a
local CAMHS Strategy. By definition, CAMHS services are multi agency (“Everybody’s
Business”) and the group seeks to:
Enable the co-ordination of activity in the CAMHS service across Wrexham
Encourage a sharing of information between agencies
Identify and address strategic and development issues
Commission theme groups to undertake specific pieces of work
Develop a comprehensive CAMHS strategy
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Membership of group – Local Authority (Principal Education Psychologist, Head of
Education Inclusion); Betsi Cadwalladr UHB ( Head of Child Clinical Psychology, CAMHS
Manager, Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Senior Commissioning Manager<
Principal CAMHS Speciialists); Voluntary Sector (Action for Children,NSPCC),
Reporting arrangements – Framework Partnership Board, YPP, H&A SCOG
Meetings bi -monthly
AGENDA ITEM 5.1
2.
PERFORMANCE
Complete the following table for the overall work of the group:
QUANTITY
QUALITY
HOW MUCH DID WE DO?
HOW WELL DID WE DO IT?
In this section include how much service
was provided, how many people we served
and/or how much activity we performed.
In this section include how much
service was provided, are we doing a
good job delivering the service as
promised
The CAMHS Strategy & Implementation plan
published - following widespread consultation
Progress on the Strategy to Date & Next
Steps document produced
The development of the group has led
to a much greater degree of joint
planning and co-ordination and
improved understanding of CAMHS
issues across all agencies
Training Strategy produced
Wrexham Suicide & Self Harm Prevention
Plan produced
Creation of 2 Primary Mental Health
workers in Education posts (Tier 2)
Additional Assistant Psychology time
E Mars pilot
INSPIRE Project – award winning project
Helpline giving agencies advixe and
guidance
Schools Counselling work including INFO
shop counselling
Universal mental Health promotion –
“Friends” programme
Training for Tier 1 staff
EFFORT
Increase in Tier 3 resourcing to provide
emergency, urgent assessment and risk
assessment plus enhanced cover.
Improved effectiveness of evidence
based therapy with an expansion in the
availability of Cognitive Behaviour
Therapy (CBT), Dialectic Behaviour
Therapy (DBT) and access to
InterpersonalTherapy(IT)
AGENDA ITEM 5.1
IS THERE ANYONE BETTER OFF #
IS THERE ANYONE BETTER OFF %
In this section include how many
customers are better off, generally in
terms of:
skills and knowledge
Attitude and opinion
Behaviour
Circumstance
In this section include what % of
customers are better off, generally
in terms of:
skills and knowledge
Attitude and opinion
Behaviour
Circumstance
Positive feedback from training provided
Reduction in waiting times for ASD
assessments and ADHD assessments
Parental programmes provided by Under 5’s
team at MCC for parents of children too
young to have ADHD diagnosis
Agreed protocol in place for young people
requiring ongoing services from adult mental
health.
Feedback from customers/clients who believe
that the service helped them with their
problem
When the CAMHS Strategy was
developed a number of groups were
identified as being at particularly high
risk of developing mental health
problems and disorders :
Children & Young People with Learning
Disabilities – agreed pathway now in
place includes access to Learning
disabilties trained nurses also regular
consultation with CAMHS Consultant
Children with ASD – full comprehensive
service now developed – including
extensive assessment and diagnostic
provision
LAC – specialist training & support for
foster carers and adoptive parents.
Support for therapeutic fostering
scheme – reduce number of young
people placed out of county
CYP who challenge services – close
links between CAMHS and Youth
Justice Service – placement of a mental
health worker with YJS and an
appointment of a consultant to be
mental helath advisor to YJS
EFFECT
Homeless YP – T3 CAMHS providing
drop in sessions for yp living in hostels
3.
NEXT STEPS
To include:
 Further development of E mars pilot
 Development of existing resources (Gwersyllt Support Centre & Tier 3 CAHMS)
Into an intensive day care provision
 Currently no out of hours provision – to be addressed through regional CAHMS
network