Targeted Early Intervention Service for Children and Young People’s Emotional and Mental Health

Descriptions

The targeted early intervention service provides the opportunity to improve the outcomes for children and young people with moderate mental health problems. It was commissioned in response to strategic priority 5 of the Derbyshire and Derby Future in Mind plan. Our aim was to consolidate, stabilise and strengthen our offer to children, young people and families based on feedback from existing service provision and learning to date. The service was intended to support those children who need more specialist support than can be provided by schools, primary care, local authorities and more general services for children in communities, but who do not meet current specialist CAMHS thresholds. The intention was to provide short evidence-informed interventions as needs emerge to improve outcomes and reduce the need for future more intensive CAMHS interventions and reduce the likelihood of them developing a more serious mental health condition because of the timely support they will receive.