A Coordinated Approach to Improving Children & Young Peoples Emotional & Mental Health in Cardiff

Eryl PowellPrincipal Health Promotion Specialist

Cardiff LPHT

Background

• Emotional & Mental Health = Children & Young Peoples Partnership Board priority

• Cymorth funding allocated

• Prioritisation exercise carried out regarding allocation of funding to the 3 Cymorth funded projects

– Pyramid– Cardiff Against Bullying Project– Bounce Back

• 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

Children & Young Peoples Partnership Board

Cardiff Health Alliance

Core aim 3 Health, Well-being & Social Care Core Group

Mental Health Advisory Planning Group

Children & Young Peoples Emotional & Mental Health Task

Group

Project Task & Steering Groups

Structures & reporting arrangements

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

• Members of the Cardiff Children & Young Peoples Emotional & Mental Health Task Group

• Fiona Kinghorn & Lorna Bennett

Thank You for listeningFor further information contact eryl.powell@nphs.wales.nhs.uk

Tel : 02920 556029