Transforming Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health in Schools
This briefing explores the policy context and initiatives focused on improving emotional wellbeing and mental health in schools, with a particular emphasis on Sheffield. It discusses the Future in Mind program, the Healthy Minds Framework, and the efforts towards radical transformation through early intervention and prevention strategies. The presentation outlines goals such as enhancing school-based support, integrating mental health with existing policies, and reducing referrals to specialized services.
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Governance Briefing Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health in Schools 8thNovember 2016 Bethan Plant Health Improvement Principal, CYPF, Sheffield City Council. Matthew Peers, Commissioning Manager, Sheffield City Council and Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group 1
Overview of presentation Mental Health in Schools Policy Context: What is Future in Mind? Timeline of Future in Mind What are we trying to achieve in schools? What is the story so far? The Healthy Minds Framework overview and update. What s currently going on? Next steps 2
Policy Context: What is Future in Mind? Published in March 2015 one of the last major documents from the Coalition. Proposes 5 ways to transform children s mental health services. In October 2015, Sheffield submitted a transformation plan to secure funding to transform children s mental health services. 3
Timeline of Future in Mind March 2015: Future in Mind Published. May 2015: Conservatives win the General Election. October 2015: Sheffield CCG and Sheffield City Council submit a bid for funding. January 2016 Funding awarded. February 2016 Stakeholder event. July 2016 New programme team. October 2016: Plan refreshed. 4
What are we trying to achieve in schools? Radical transformation of EWBMH offer for Sheffield schools through a universal early intervention and prevention offer. Key aims include: Enabling schools to identify their own emotional wellbeing and mental health priorities. Providing CAMHS in reach to support school staff to support EWBMH needs. Enabling student voice through Healthy Minds champions. Integration of mental health with other school policies on behaviour, inclusion and self-harm. Reduced referrals to T3/4 CAMHS and reduced DNA s in CAMHS as a result of engagement at school level. 5
Story so far Park Academy Interchange Pilot MAST Pilots Pilot Inclusion Service Future in Mind CAMHS School Link Pilot 2015-2020 Re-design 6
Healthy Minds Framework Focus of the framework is capacity building in schools and changing culture. Framework has been praised nationally. Helping schools to respond to the mental health needs of their school population. Improved understanding of mental health to help manage behaviour, improve attendance and help ensure children ready to learn. Role of CAMHS is to provide in reach into school and consultation not direct provision. If vulnerable children are identified, the CAMHS link helps manage needs and onward referral if required. 7
Healthy Minds Framework Update Proposal has gone to Sheffield Children s NHS Foundation Trust to expand the Healthy Minds Framework to approximately 60 schools. Formal response is due on the 11th November. Learn Sheffield will be facilitating an event with the provider and schools to determine where the next phase will be rolled out to Date of this event is to be confirmed. We are also working with other services such as the Inclusion Service, to ensure that the Healthy Minds roll-out is joined up with other areas of work. 9
Whats currently going on? Free training in schools: Flower 125. Attachment Training Youth Mental Health First Aid. TAMHS Toolkit refresh. Let s Talk Directory. Chilypep Anti-Stigma Campaign 10
Free training in schools Commissioned as a result of a needs analysis. Training is free but places are limited. Copies of the booklet with all training dates and booking details are available. 11
Youth Mental Health First Aid MHFA for Schools and Colleges has been designed especially with schools in mind. MHFA Schools covers key topics around young people s mental health and wellbeing, with a strong practical focus on how to support young people experiencing mental distress. Delegates become Champions for better mental health in schools. To Book A Place: please email training@chilypep.org.uk Course Dates (9am-5pm): Wybourn Primary Wednesday 21st September 20 Alternative Provision (Crookesmoor) Tuesday 18th October 2016 Hinde House Secondary Wednesday 2nd November 2016 Alternative Provision (Southey) Friday 2nd December 2016 Alternative Provision (Southey) Monday 23rd January 2017 Forge Valley Secondary Wednesday 15th February 2017 Charnock Hall Primary Monday 27th March 2017 12
Attachment Training This course aims to give the attendees knowledge and confidence to understand and spot the symptoms of trauma, to identify key areas of need through assessment tools and to put into place evidence based strategies within the classroom to help the child become more successful and see a decrease of difficult behaviors and achieve more academically. To Book A Place: please email traininghopeattach@gmail.com Dates for the training (9:30-4:00): Greengate Primary Tuesday 27th September 2016 Hinde House Secondary Tuesday 18th October 2016 Wybourn Primary Wed 23rd November 2016 Alternative Provision (Crookesmoor) Monday 23rd January 2017 Greenhill Primary Friday 17th February 2017 Charnock Hall Primary Monday 13th March 2017 Forge Valley Secondary Thursday 27th April 2017 13
Flower 125 Health Programme The Flower 125 Health Programme has been delivered in Sheffield for over 15 years and provides a model for delivering effective health promotion activities with groups of children and young people. This Made in Sheffield programme is structured but not prescriptive and is unique in that it provides a model of delivery as well as a comprehensive resource pack providing activities on a variety of health topics including, relationships, first aid, drugs, alcohol, and smoking, healthy eating, physical activity etc. Dates for the training Aspects, Chapeltown 22nd-23rd September 2016 Crookesmoor 2nd-3rd March 2017 Crookesmoor 22nd-23rd June 2017 To Book A Place: please email j.roberts424@btinternet.com 14
TAMHS Toolkit Refresh As part of Future in Mind we have also commissioned a refresh of the TAMHS (Targeted Mental Health in Schools) Toolkit. The toolkit aims to provide information on: Which agencies or organisations staff should refer to or seek advice from if there When and how school staff can refer children and young people who have severe, complex and persistent mental health needs to Children and Adolescent MentalHealth Services (CAMHS). The Toolkit should be available by February 2017. 15
Lets Talk Directory As part of the CAMHS School Link Pilot, Sheffield CCG and Sheffield City Council commissioned the Let s Talk Directory. The directory is young people friendly and is aimed at young people, families and schools. The directory is organised into different mental health conditions and the services available. http://www.sheffieldccg.nhs.u k/Your-Health/lets-talk- directory.htm 16
Chilypep Anti-Stigma Campaign Young people have told us they would like to see an anti- stigma campaign which promotes positive experience of mental health services and support. Chilypep are in the process of launching this campaign and will be providing materials to schools. Visit their Facebook page to find out more: https://www.facebook.com/N otTheOnlyOneSTAMPoutstigm a/ 17
Next Steps Formal response from SCH on the 11th November. Date for roll-out event with Learn Sheffield to be agreed. Refreshed TAMHS toolkit to be published. Training available until June 2017. 18
Useful links and contact details Bethan Plant: Bethan.Plant@sheffield.gcsx.gov.uk Matthew Peers: matthew.peers@sheffield.gov.uk Sheffield s Transformation Plan: https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/caresupport/health/futur e-in-mind-transformation.html Let s Talk Directory: http://www.sheffieldccg.nhs.uk/Your-Health/lets-talk- directory.htm Future in Mind: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uplo ads/attachment_data/file/414024/Childrens_Mental_ Health.pdf 19
