Age Appropriate Services Oct 2009

This collection contains the conference handbook, presentations and resources from workshops. The conference, Working together to improve age appropriate services for Under 18 year olds, was held on 21 October 2009 in Leicester.

• Conference handbook: Working together to improve age appropriate services for under 18 year olds

  Conference handbook for the conference Working together to improve age held on 21 October 2009. appropriate services for under 18 year olds

• What are we looking for? The role of the Care Quality Commission in monitoring progress towards age appropriate inpatient and community services and PCT commissioning

  Presentation by Julie Meikle at the conference Working together to improve age appropriate services for under 18 year olds.

• The evidence base for Tier 4 CAMHS

  Presentation by Tim McDougall, Nurse Consultant(Tier 4 CAMHS / Lead Nurse (CAMHS)). Presented at the conference Working together to improve age appropriate services for under 18 year olds.

• 5 months, 10 days and counting: Are we ready for the new duty to provide Age Appropriate Environments?

  Presentation by Kathryn Pugh of the National Mental Health Development Unit (NMHDU) at the conference Working together to improve age appropriate services for under 18 year olds.

• Building a business case to change services for young people. A case study

  Workshop presentation by Lee Miller of Bedfordshire CAMHS. Presented at the conference Working together to improve age appropriate services for under 18 year olds.

• System dynamics modelling

  Workshop presentation by Paul Gisborne PGA Consulting. Presented at the conference Working together to improve age appropriate services for under 18 year olds.

• Safe and appropriate care for young people on adult MH wards

  Workshop presentation by Anne O’Herlihy and Sabrina Kamayah. Presented at the conference Working together to improve age appropriate services for under 18 year olds.

• Reaching out to vulnerable adolescents

  Workshop presentation by Beverley Mack & Dr Sam Bottrill of Bexley CAMHS. Presented at the conference Working together to improve age appropriate services for under 18 year olds.

• System of care: A community-based approach to address the mental health needs of children, youth and families

  Workshop presentation by Ivonn Ellis-Wiggan and Lorrin Gehring, National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health. Presented at the conference Working together to improve age appropriate services for under 18 year olds.

• Creating capable teams approach

  Workshop presentation by Nicki Hollingsworth, YHIP Workforce Lead, CAMHS CCTA National Lead. Presented at the conference Working together to improve age appropriate services for under 18 year olds.