Sunday 10th June 2012
Please see attached the draft CAMHS strategy. Please send your comments to Jane Bloom
Purpose: This Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Strategy provides a clear agreed direction for the period April 2012 to March 2014 for promoting emotional wellbeing and responding to the mental health needs of children within Essex from conception to their 18th birthday. It outlines the key principles and priorities for service commissioning and delivery and for collaborative action across partners.
Process This Strategy has been developed through a partnership approach so that partners share the vision, commitment and responsibility for efficient and effective commissioning and delivery of services to meet the emotional health and wellbeing needs of children and young people aged 0 - 18 within Essex. It was developed by the CAMHS Joint Commissioning Committee and CAMHS Stakeholder Partnership on behalf of the Essex Children's Joint Strategic Commissioning Group. These groups ensure an integrated coordinated approach to the commissioning and delivery of CAMHS services across partners and Tiers of provision. It will be reviewed regularly with progress reporting to the Essex Children's Strategic Joint Commissioning Group and partner organisations.
It was informed by consultation with children, young people and partners and by current policies, a needs assessment and a review of good practice. A summary of the conclusions of these influences is included as Appendix 1.
Our vision is to improve the emotional health and wellbeing of Essex children and young people from conception to their 18th birthday and hence, their educational and social life chances by ensuring the delivery of high quality services that use evidence based effective interventions which respond to individual needs.
To achieve this vision we have identified the key principles, priorities and approaches we will develop through the commissioning and delivery of services. A separate action plan outlines further the implementation activities.
Pam Langmead