The
remit of this Task Group is;
Aim
To raise awareness of:
·
emotional and mental health issues for young
people
·
the services and interventions available
with a view to ensuring that the wider
children’s workforce are well informed and equipped to
identify and respond to children and young people with emotional
problems and/or emerging mental health issues.
Key
Objectives
(i).
To identify current levels of understanding and
awareness of the importance of recognising early symptoms of
emotional and mental health problems in young people
(ii).
To look at ways of disseminating learning from
effective targeted emotional and mental health support in
schools - with particular reference to
the successful TaMHS (Targeted Mental
Health in Schools) arrangements.
(iii).
To look at ways to further improve multi-agency
working in relation to supporting the emotional and mental health
needs of children and young people in the city. In particular, to
consider how the developing Children and Young People’s
Mental Health Strategy 2013-2015 will support this
objective.