This programme has an emphasis on prevention, early intervention and the support of personalised and socially inclusive care at all stages of a persons experience of mental distress. The programme works to demonstrate that it is age inclusive, gender and culturally sensitive. The focus in 2009/10 is to embed a recovery oriented approach across all care pathways. The programme consists of the following key strands of work:
Early intervention programme
The programme commenced in 2004 and provides a small and visible national lead resource which has sought to work through active partnerships at local, regional and national level to support the integration of policy, practice and research. For further information, please visit the IRIS website or read the Early Intervention in Psychosis programme webpage.
Contacts: Jo Smith and David Shiers
Mental Health Act 2007 Implementation - The Children and Young People`s Workstream
The new duty to ensure under 18's who require inpatient mental health care are placed in an environment suitable for their age, subject to need is due to commence in April 2010. The Children and Young People's Workstream has a wide range of practical products to support children, young people, parents, professionals and commissioners to understand all the changes to the Mental Health Act 1983, and this year will focus on helping local areas to get ready for next April, improving services and care pathways for under 18s.
Contact: Kathryn Pugh
Acute Care pathways development programme
Since 2005, the programme has worked in a formal partnership with the NHS Confederation Mental Health Network and the Department of Health. It aims to provide a more collective approach between the key national and local stakeholders to improve acute care delivery and achieve more effective outcomes for those people experiencing, at risk of, or recovering from a mental health crisis. Our current key objective is to lead in collectively responding to the recommendations outlined in the Healthcare Commission's report Pathways report Pathway to Recovery following their review of acute inpatient care and the National Audit Office's value for money review of Crisis Resolution Home Treatment.
For more information, go to the National Acute Care Programme information on this site or visit the programme's new website at www.acutecareprogramme.org.uk
Contact: Yvonne Stoddart
Violence and Abuse programme
The programme is to equip clinicians so they can carry out routine enquiry of abuse in all mental health assessments, respond appropriately to disclosures and provide tailored ongoing care and support to survivors as part of care planning processes. In the longer term , the programme aims toensure that the core curriculum for the pre-registration training of clinicians reflects this policy and therapists are able, within IAPT services,to incorporate routine enquiry in the initial screening of their clients.
Contact: Liz Mayne
Dual Diagnosis care pathways programme
Dual Diagnosis is the term used to describe the co-existence of mental health and substance misuse difficulties. The Dual Diagnosis Programme was set up in response to national guidance to improve and develop services for this client group. The Programme has developed a practical approach to supporting regional improvements in dual diagnosis, and reflects what is required at the clinical interface for service improvement. Further information on the Dual Diagnosis website.
Contacts: Tom Dodd and Ann Gorry
Independent Mental Health Advocacy
The programme supports PCT Commissioners and advocacy providers to establish good quality Independent Mental Health Advocacy services.
Contact: Malcolm King
Community Development Worker/ Black & Minority Ethnic Groups
The project utilises the experience and skills within the NMHDU Mental Health Act 2007 Implementation team and the DRE programme in an innavatove and systematically robust way to contribute to achieving the aims of the DRE programme. The work will be underpinned by DRE programme, the values- based practice model and the DH service guidnce and the Three Keys to Shared Approach. Project objectives are: raising awareness, implementation and intervention, and evaluation and dessimination.
For further information, please read the CDW / BME project webpage.
Contact: Malcolm King
