Children and Young People’s Service development update
April 2016
Neurodevelopmental Disorder Service
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board have recently secured funding from the Welsh
Government to improve services for children and young people with a neurodevelopmental
disorder, and for their families or carers.
Neurodevelopmental disorders include:
 Autistic Spectrum Disorder
 Attentions Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
 Tourette’s syndrome
The Team
A team of people have now been recruited, and will be commencing post in the next four
weeks. The team includes a Team Administrator, Nursing Staff, Speech and Language
Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Psychologist, and Consultant Psychiatrist. The team will be
working alongside the professionals currently providing services for children and young
people with neurodevelopmental disorders.
The new team will be based at St David’s Childrens Centre, and will provide a single point of
access and referral and for families and organisations.
The teams focus
The team will aim to;
 Reduce waiting times for assessment
 Reduce the length of time it takes to reach a diagnosis
 Improve the coordination of care for children and young people
 Improve the quality of service provided
The team will initially be focussed on improving the assessment process, but will also be
engaged with partner organisations, and families and young people to develop and improve
the care planning, support and treatment provided to children and their families postdiagnosis
Timescales & Contact Details
The service will be accepting referral from the 16th May 2016, and the will be launched
alongside other new services for children and young people on the 2nd June at St Davids
Childrens Centre
If you would like further information, please contact Eleri Probert (Project Manager), on
02921 847950, e-mail [email protected]
Emotional Wellbeing Service
This service
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is being developed to provide support children and young people with emotional
health difficulties and/or those participating in ‘risk behaviours’ (including drug
use, criminal activity and self-harm), and will have close links with the primary
health service for children and young people
The service is for those who are under 18 years of age. The focus of the service is to develop
and deliver a common entry point where a young person will be assessed and then given a
range of lower level evidence based interventions such as mindfulness.
The service will ensure that all children and young people receive the support they need from
the right place, quickly, to prevent the issue getting worse. It aims to provide a rapid
response to children and young people who might not be eligible for various specialist
services.
Main Aims of the Service
To improve the lives of young people who have emotional and mental health issues through
quick, accessible evidenced based support.
To reduce the harm caused by risky behaviours (including drug and alcohol use and selfharm) on young people, their families and the wider community.
To reduce inappropriate referrals to specialist services such as CAMHS.
Main Objectives of the Service
- One place to go for emotional well-being needs. This service will provide appropriate
assessments and evidenced based interventions in a timely manner. These interventions
will impact on the young person’s day to day life as little as possible.
- It will look at each young person as an individual and provide tailor made interventions to
address that young person’s issues.
- It can be accessed directly by a young person in a variety of ways. But also through their
teacher, doctor or other adult, including parents.
- Access will be at a time of day that is suitable for the young person in a suitable location.
- It will work with other services (such as CAMHS) that the young person might access and
provide additional support for the young person when needed.
- When its service users become 18 it will support them if they move to adult services.
Timescales & Contact Details
Cardiff and Vale UHB expect the service to be formally launched in early July 2016.
If you would like further information, please contact Ben Davies (Project Manager), on 07736
196343, e-mail [email protected]
Mental Health Crisis Intervention Service
The children and young people’s crisis intervention service will be managed by
Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (SCAMHS), and will provide a
specialist service for children and young people experiencing a mental health
emergency in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, operating from 10am to 10pm - 7
days a week
Main functions of the Service
The service will assess and treat children and young people experiencing
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Severe mood disorder who are at imminent risk of suicide
Acute psychotic disorder
Severe eating disorder where there is imminent risk to physical health
The team will also provide
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Advice and consultation to partner services and organisations in relation to
children and young people who may be experiencing a mental health crisis
Timescales & Contact Details
The service will commence on 1st May 2016, operating on a 9-5 basis. The fully
functioning service will be operational from 1st June 2016
Primary Mental Health Support Service
The Primary Mental Health Support Service transferred from CAMHS to Cardiff and
Vale UHB on 1/4/2016, and is now managed through Community Child Health. The
functions of the service remain the same, and for the time being, the team phone
number, and referral process will continue as usual.
Further updates will be provided when they become available
First Episode Psychosis
The First Epsiode Psychosis service will provide a service for young people aged 14 to
25 yrs, and will be managed within Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health
services. Recruitment to this team is currently underway for a psychologist, a mental
health clinician, and an administrator.
The service will work closely with children and adult mental health services, to ensure
that young people with a suspected first episode psychosis are provided with evidence
based interventions which will deliver positive outcomes.