CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH CONTINUED COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT

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CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTHCONTINUED
COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT

• Rosie Ilett Head, Child and Maternal Health
  Division, Health Department
• Geoff Huggins Head, Mental Health Division,
  Health Department
• INSPIRE, INCLUDE, IMPROVE
• FALKIRK, 12TH DECEMBER 2006

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POLICY CONTEXT

• MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE A
  FRAMEWORK
• ROLE OF CHILD AND MATERNAL HEALTH
• LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

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POLICY CONTEXT

• Scottish Executive commitment
• Every child should have the best possible start
  in life and be able to reach their full
  potential.
• We all need to ensure that children and young
  people are
• Safe
• Nurtured
• Healthy
• Achieving
• Active
• Respected and responsible
• Included

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POLICY CONTEXT

• Cross-cutting portfolios of Scottish Ministers.
• Cabinet Delivery Group for Children and Young
  People.
• Broad model of health physical, emotional and
  mental.
• Integrating social determinants of health into
  policy.
• Putting the needs of children at the forefront.

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CAMHS Framework (2005)The Mental Health of
Children and Young People A Framework for
Promotion, Prevention and Care

• Developed through the Children and Young Peoples
  Health Support Group.
• Other key initiatives support Ministerial
  aspirations for children and young people For
  Scotlands Children ASL Act Hall 4 Getting it
  Right for Every Child.
• Community Health Partnerships shifting the
  balance of care.
• Delivering for Health Mental Health Delivery
  Plan.

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CAMHS Framework (2005)The Mental Health of
Children and Young People A Framework for
Promotion, Prevention and Care

• to assist local health, education and social
  services in planning and delivering integrated
  approaches to children and young people's mental
  health and wellbeing.
• designed to encourage positive mental health
  promotion
• designed to promote prevention of mental illness
  and early interventions
• aims to promote collaborative working and
  innovation to maximise existing capacity.
• Supported by HeadsUpScotland, the national
  project for childrens and young peoples mental
  health

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ROLE OF CHILD AND MATERNAL HEALTH DIVISION

• Support the Children and Young Peoples Health
  Support Group
• Support the National Child Health Commissioners
  Network
• SEHD policy leads for child health and children
  and young peoples health services
• Support NHSS implementation of Hall 4 Getting
  it Right for Every Child etc
• Responsible for Delivering for Health workstreams
  on child and maternal health and tertiary
  paediatrics
• Part of Healthcare Strategy and Planning
  Directorate in SEHD
• Work with Mental Health Division to ensure links
  between child health and mental health agendas

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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE . . .