Opportunities & Challenges Icebreak Young people & PD Opportunities & Challenges Hello – Lorna, Team Lead for IB, proj of Zone based in Plym. Today want to share with you the work of Icebreak whose remit is to provide a service for an often overlooked group in the field of mental health provision and particularly In the world of PD – those between 16-25 years – but for whom preventative and early interventions, can be pivotal in minimising the development of this disorder.
Sexual Health Icebreak Psychosis Welfare Rights Drop In Counselling Accommodation Counselling Volunteer Training Icebreak Young People & Volunteers Group work Psychosis Hardship Fund Welfare Rights Drop In
The Service Early Intervention with young adults Street level access Informal outreach approach Care Co-ordination Creative engagement Youth focus Meaningful activities
Client context Pathological vs age specific behaviour Emerging or entrenched Transitional stressors - Identity - Independence - Emotional development Subject to key risk factors - History of abuse - Local authority care - School exclusions Relationship difficulties
Strengths Growing team expertise Holistic approach Increased recognition – clients and professionals Effective in engaging young adults with complex lives Reduction in external service use
Evaluation by Exeter University 2010-2014 Effectiveness Evaluation by Exeter University 2010-2014 Key points of interest At the end of the assessment / engagement phase (12 weeks): Significant improvements in depression and anxiety scores PTSD and social support 6 month follow up: As above, but also improvements in drug and alcohol abuse and social inclusion 12 month follow up: Improvements in terms of PD Some deterioration in number of measures but higher than baseline 18 months: Improvements for all measures except social inclusion and quality of life
Opportunities and challenges Changing commissioning requirements Changing economic landscape Increase in demand Extra resources for service development Fitting outcome measures for the service
Multi-agency working & pathways Challenge 1 Multi-agency working & pathways Improving communication around transfers of care Working on the margins Joint initiatives Consistent boundaries for referral and engagement
Integrating new therapeutic approaches Challenge 2 Integrating new therapeutic approaches Art Psychotherapy Dialectic Behavioural Therapy Family Therapy Group work Pre treatment support
Q & A Imke.wood@thezoneplymouth.co.uk lorna.rose@thezoneplymouth.co.uk