JOINING THE DOTS Connecting schools, voluntary and community sector and commissioning for better outcomes in emotional health and wellbeing.

JOINING THE DOTSJOINING THE DOTSConnecting schools, voluntary and community sector and commissioning for better outcomes in emotional health and wellbeing

The BOND Consortium is led by YoungMinds and

has been funded by Department for Education to

build the capacity of the Voluntary and Community

Sector (VCS) in providing early intervention mental

health support for children.

CHILD

FAMILY

SCHOOL

VCS

FUNDINGNEED

COMMISSIONING

Tier 4: Inpatient Care

Infrequent competition amongst larger MH provider trusts

Some variety of providers More frequent tendering + increasing competition (usually LAs, NHS)

Numerous providers + commissioners Large + small organisations More VCS Less clinical governance Smaller contracts Frequent tendering

Tier 3: Clinical/ medical care (diagnosis/ medication)

Tier 3/2 interface: Primary MH services LAC, YOS, other targeted CAMHS

Tier 2/1 interface: ‘Generic’ School + community based e.g. counselling + IAG services Related services e.g. drop-in, youth support, family support

Limited contestability Increasing levels of competiti

on

Using a collaborative methodology in order to:

Highlight

Promote and share

Demonstrate

Facilitate

Gather feedback

“No decision about me without me”

Intervening early has been shown to have critical importance in children and young people’s

emotional wellbeing and mental health

All current policy emphasises:

Role of VCSEarly interventionPatient/consumer involvement

Meeting the challenge of intervening early

Flexible services which are responsive to need

More easily accessible than statutory services

Less stigmatising and more acceptable to

families

Evidence based parenting and family support programmes

Partners in multi agency work Providing support and therapy across the age

range Providing ongoing support and advice Delivering training packages Specific commissions and wellbeing programmes

Commissioning Focusing Supporting whole-school approaches Building partnership approaches Delivering Training Consulting Educating

Building best evidence and practice exemplars of engaging VCS

How does local commissioning work How you use your funding Wanting to know what you ‘don’t know’ How you link with other schools Invite your participation in future workshops to

strengthen VCS