Supplier Event Monday 14 August 2017 - Heartlands Welcome! Supplier Event Monday 14 August 2017 - Heartlands
Strategic investment c. £55m HeadStart aims to improve the mental well-being of 10-16 year old children Strategic investment c. £55m 6 local authority areas: Cornwall Birmingham Hull Kent Newham Wolverhampton Common aims locally designed and delivered: Prevention Multi-layered Cross-system Integrated Joint ownership and partnership working Co-produced with young people and their needs at its core Major national evaluation led by Anna Freud Centre – mandatory involvement
HeadStart Kernow Strategic Fit A shared Vision: “The emotional wellbeing and mental health of all children and young people is improved because they can easily access the right support when they need it” One Vision Partnership Plan 2017-2020 Turning the Tide, CAHMs Transformation Strategy 2016 The Education Strategy – Priority 4
Ecological Resilience Model Bronfenbrenner 1979
Programme Themes Community Development Digital Wellbeing Locality Coordination School Development Workforce Professional Development Working Together (Co-Production) Learning
Community Change Facilitators 12 facilitators across Cornwall (+8) (3-4 TUPE - existing) Purpose: To test a new way of working that promotes emotional resilience and mental wellbeing preventing onset of mental health issues and informs transformation of services: Respond to young people’s needs as identified by them Inclusive right support, right time, right way Promote healthy relationships Promote wellbeing, optimism, hope and small steps building aspiration and ambition Raising awareness and reducing stigma
Community Change Facilitators Objectives Direct provision of 1-1 support Group based interventions Community based training Working with existing provision to build capacity within community based delivery, identify gaps in provision and how services can be improved
Quality Drivers Person-centred, responsive, listen Adds value to other provision/innovation Emotional/relationship led Flexibility Holistic Whole ‘family’ approach Promote/communicate learning Outcome led Feedback – evidence and intelligence e.g. case studies Health and Safety/Safeguarding – minimum standards apply Policy documents Training records Incident statistics
How? Examples YP friendly places Connect/navigate relevant support, peers, services Support ‘beyond school gates’ out of school hours and holidays Volunteers Apprentices Multi-agency facilitation/brokering Sharing information, knowledge and skills Providing access to opportunities and experiences Coaching/mentoring (emotional/relationship) Enabling and empowering Collaborative Identifying gaps and assets in communities Mandatory relationship with HSK programme team Parent involvement Personal budgets/grants
Workshop Facilitated discussion: Case study examples Strengths and gaps