1. Sarah Goddard & Ruth Houghton
CAMHS UPDATE
Sarah Goddard
&
Ruth Houghton

2. Neuro team/CDP/crisis
CAMHS Overview
Community Team
COT
IMHT
Plymouth
CAMHS
CIC/YOT
PMDT
SLD
Neuro team/CDP/crisis
Tier 4 - PBH

3. Targeted intervention
CAMHS Community Team
Consultation.
Assessment
Targeted intervention

4. Secondary school offer
27 secondary schools involved.
The Zone – Progeny are co-ordinating project.
Mental Health Lead
Half a day CAMHS clinician.
Young Devon counselling service.
Kooth online counselling.

5. CAMHS Outreach Team COT work 7 days a week from 8am – 8pm.
Offer assessment in the acute setting within 24 hours of referral being made.
Offer follow up post assessment in the community.
See all urgent referrals to CAMHS within 7 days
Manage CYP in crisis or with high risk in the community.
Aim to prevent admission to Tier 4 unit.
Offer targeted support to reduce crisis and manage risk behaviours

6. Plymouth MDT Complex pathway
CYP with complex MH needs who are not clinically ready for a specific therapy but need MH monitoring or support before receiving therapy.
Outcome based interventions for up to 12 weeks
Intervention team
CBT
Art/creative therapy
Family Therapy
Psychotherapy
Eating Disorder pathway
Early Intervention Psychosis (EIP) pathway

7. Neuro-developmental Team
Multi –Disciplinary Team (MDT) outpatient assessment for 5-18 years with suspected neuro-developmental disorder and co-morbid MH presentation.
Intervention work and family support for CYP with a diagnosis of ASC/ADHD with co-morbid mental health issue
Children’s day Programme
5-12 years
2 full days over 4 weeks assessment days for complex neuro/mental health presentation
Neuro Crisis Team
2 week response for CYP with a diagnosis who are going into crisis (not risk or MH crisis)

8. Specialist Teams Infant Mental Health Team 0-5 years Consultation
Assessment
Intervention
Children in Care Team
5-19 years
Consultation
Assessment
Intervention
Foster carer support
Co-working with CSC colleagues.
YOT liaison post
Severe Learning Disabilities Team
5-18 years
Consultation
Assessment
Intervention
Family support
Liaison and direct work into the special schools

9. Plym Bridge House
12 bedded regional Tier 4 inpatient unit commissioned by NHSE.
CYP aged years with acute mental health presentation that cannot be managed in the community.
CYP PoS unit for all aged CYP detained under (S)136 of MHA

10. LSW Children’s Service Model

12. LSW – CYPFS contract New contract goes live April 2019
Services will be aligned with Thrive Model
CAMHS will sit as part of CYPFS offer
Focus on prevention, empowering families to manage CYP EHWB
Improving accessibility
Early Intervention
Crisis support
Evidence Based Interventions

13. Discussion and Questions….