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Improving the mental health and
psychological well-being of all
children and young people in Salford
Salford Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
(CAMHS) Strategy:
Maggie Maudsley
CAMHS Coordinator
Level of Need: Performance Indicators
• NI 58: Emotional and Behavioural health of Looked
After Children. In 2008/09 average score from carers’
questionnaires was 7.1 which is regarded as
surprisingly low
• NI51: Commissioning Comprehensive CAMHS: Salford
has been estimated as ‘underachieving’, although
performance has improved since 2008
• NI 50: Emotional Health of Children & Young People –
67% in 2008 felt they were supported (slightly above
average score for North West and England as a whole)
Graduated responses
Specialist and targeted CAMHS provided for
children and young people in ‘vulnerable groups’ including BME;
those with learning disabilities, Looked after Children;
Young Offenders; and 16/17 yr olds
Universal Services plus:
Group work with
identified children/ young people
Universal services implementing
Social & Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL)
as part of holistic PHSE and achieving
enhanced Healthy School Status.
Universal Services
• Implementing Social & Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL)
as part of holistic PHSE and achieving enhanced Healthy
School Status. i.e.:
• effective whole setting frameworks for promoting emotional
wellbeing & mental health including anti-bullying practices.
• ‘Quality first’ teaching of social & emotional skills to all children
through SEAL programme
• Provision of evidence based Parenting Support Programmes e.g.
Incredible Years for parents of under 8 yr olds
• Effective School Council; Effective Parent Council; Available
School health ‘drop ins’.
• Outcomes measured by Tell Us 4 survey (NI 50) / PASS
Universal Services Plus
Group work with identified children/ young people e.g. SEAL
related work with families using
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Circle time, Pyramid groups; FRIENDS groups
Involving parents in group approaches
using Solution Focused techniques to resolve difficulties
Restorative Justice techniques
Use learning mentors or extended services around schools
Invite external provider to undertake group work with young
people e.g. BEST, Relate or 42nd St
Targeted services
• ‘Targeted’ specialist CAMHS are provided for children and young
people in identified ‘vulnerable groups’ including BME; those with
learning disabilities, Looked after Children; Young Offenders; and
16/17 yr olds
• Advertise external and /or ‘commission’ on site individual
counselling services
• Use consultation networks with Locality team (including Education
Welfare); Educational Psychology Service; Inclusion Learning
services and links with School Health & specialist CAMHS
• Establish ‘consultation’ agreement with specialist CAMHS
• Complete CAF tool to use Family Action Model to coordinate
support packages
Specialist CAMHS
• Refer to specialist Child and Adolescent Mental health
Services using CAF via School Health including
Community Paediatricians and School Health Advisors
or child’s G.P.
• CAMHS provide evidence based interventions
• Evaluation and monitoring of an effective and flexible
service including:
• Accessibility; Publicity; Confidentiality & Consent;
appropriate environment; staff training, skills , attitudes
and values, joined up working, involvement of young
people and parent/carers