Developing Services and Commissioning
NMHDU and NCSS worked in partnership with the DH, DCSF and other key stakeholders such as SCIE to identify examples of good practice of youth services in each region, and develop a briefing for commissioners and providers to support cost benefit analysis at a local level. This formed a briefing for commissioners including an action focussed checklist to help them to analyse and develop local services, including developing Third Sector Services, in line with current commissioning guidelines The guide is for both CAMHS and AMHS commissioners as both have responsibility to commission and develop services for this cohort of young people. Download a copy
A practitioner’s guide to transition
This guide includes statutory and legal rights of young people to services which will help adult and CAMHS clinicians and practitioners, and youth workers in the third sector to negotiate packages of care between services. Doctors, nurses and social workers have commented that the system is over complex and difficult for them to negotiate. A clear and comprehensive explanation assists practitioners negotiate packages of care and support change at an individual level as well as within team or department. Download a copy
Online self assessment self assessment tool
This product will be a tool for adult and children’s services and commissioners to assess their baseline position, identify problems and provide local action plans.
E-Learning package for training pairs
This product is a set of training materials for trainers or individuals. Trainers will be able to set up and run a short face to face training programme for those directly involved in the transition process and use video and personal narratives to cement learning and programme aims. The materials will use evidence on research on the conditions necessary to support transfer of training to practice and enable the training pairs to promote the most effective programmes possible in their particular organisations.