Transitions workshop feedback
Co-production event: Transitions - 14th May 2018 - Leyland
Attendees: 33
Themes from conversations
- Age range up to 16 in some cases; 18/25 for others (including VCFS)
- Unclear when transitioning should start
- Referrals at age 15 are told there is no point in CAMHS seeing them
- Referral decisions should include parents/carers as families are still responsible for them
- Parents/carers want to be involved in decisions about their care
- There needs to be clear communication about transition between services and parents/carers
- Young people do not wish to keep telling their stories over and over again
- People feel dis-empowered - CAMHS not wanting to let go
- Adult mental health services (AMHS) not wanting to work with Children and Young People (CYP)
- Parents/carers want to stay involved but cannot 'navigate the system'
- Long Waiting Lists for AMHS
- Training needed for AMH staff to work with 16-18 year olds - wasn’t focus of workers' training or ongoing CPD
- Based upon chronological age, not based up young person's maturity or need
- Tension around managing adults with severe MH needs/crisis and managing CYP
- Signposting - needs to be able to give accurate and correct information
What people want to see changed
- Information to make more informed choices
- 14-25 window to be flexible about choices
- Good pathway to transition
- Not to tell the story every time
- Equal systems to be used
- Consistent prescribing
- Thresholds across adult services within CAMHS
- Consistent policies between services
- Better knowledge between CAMHS and AMHS - staff meetings to share knowledge
- Prepare young people and parents/carers earlier
- Workforce skill competencies
What would a good transition look like?
- Flexibility of age
- Good preparation
- Cross system support - YP and parents/carers should be seamless without the need to involve them in 'policies and finance'
- Opportunities to get things right before transition
- Continuity of care
- Design services around the individual to meet their needs
- Person enabled to self navigate
- Know that what is said will happen
- Awareness of choices along the way
- Help other young people with their transition
If you have feedback you would like to contribute or require any further information, please contact Healthy Young Minds by emailing healthyyoung.minds@nhs.net