Vicky Townsend Assistant Commissioning Manager, Children’s Health & Maternity

1. Future in Mind: Local Transformation Plan for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing Vicky Townsend Assistant Commissioning Manager, Children’s Health & Maternity

2. The Government asked us to write a 5 year plan to improve young people’s mental health and wellbeing in Gloucestershire • We mapped the services available in Gloucestershire and identified gaps • We engaged with: • Young people and their families • Mental Health Service providers • Schools • Other professionals such as GPs • and made a plan…..

3. Graduated Support Model

4. For those in mental health crisis • Emergency Department Liaison – piloting lowering the minimum age from 16 to 12 years old • Mental Health Acute Response – crisis home treatment team lowing minimum age to 12 years old • Intensive Interventions – working with social care to support vulnerable young people in emotional or mental health crisis, providing them with a safe place and an alternative to inpatient care

5. For those who need some support • Online counselling service pilot from Teens in Crisis • Face to face counselling delivered by Teens in Crisis to young people across the county • Schools pilot in Stroud to improve links between schools and mental health services and increase confidence in support children with emotional difficulties • Schools Centres of Excellence to encourage schools to focus on mental health

6. For everyone www.onyourmindglos.nhs.uk • Initial self care information • Signposting to local services • Signposting to national website and helplines

7. On Your Mind Designed with young people, for young people

8. What did young people want? • Non medicalised language eg “I think I might have a problem with food” not “Eating Disorder” • A “Google” style home page rather than a typical NHS site • Advice on “how to cope” • Illustrations and text that are not patronising or childish

9. Art Workshop

10. www.onyourmindglos.nhs.uk

11. Any Questions?