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The Corporate Director of Adult Social Care and Integration and the Vice-Chair of the Children, Education and Communities Policy and Scrutiny Committee to present a report which asks Executive to consider the recommendations of the Task Group set up by the Committee to review the mental health referral system for young people in York, in the context of an update on actions taken since the review was completed.

Resolved:  (i)      That the update on the recommendations of the Scrutiny Committee, and the progress made so far, be noted.

                   (ii)      That, taking that update into account, the recommendations of the Scrutiny Committee, as set out in paragraph 18 of its report at Annex 1, be approved.

                   (ii)      That it be noted that the council will continue to further develop joint partnerships and seamless services to ensure that early intervention is embedded in practice as well as in commissioning strategies.

Reason:     In order to respond appropriately to the findings of the scrutiny review in ongoing work to support the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in York.

The Corporate Director of Adult Social Care & Integration and the Vice-Chair of the Children, Education & Communities Policy and Scrutiny Committee (the Committee) presented a report which asked Executive to consider the recommendations of the Task Group set up by the Committee to review the mental health referral system for young people in York, in the context of an update on actions taken since the review was completed.

The review report, at Annex 1, had been presented to the Committee on 3 May 2022.  It contained six recommendations, each of which was set out in paragraph 16 of the cover report along with relevant actions that had been taken in conjunction with partners and following a CQC inspection.  These included:

·        creation of joint SEND dashboard to capture information on children and young people across health and care services;

·        work towards a single care record system across primary care, secondary care and the local authority;

·        work to build on the current York Mind web project;

·        work with commissioners to enable children and young people to access the right support at the right time;

·        plans to implement a Children and Young People Mental Health Plan that would build on the i-Thrive model, focusing on early intervention;

·        development of a Mental Health Delivery Plan covering an All-Age Mental Health Strategy.

The Committee Chair thanked those officers involved for their support in bringing the scrutiny recommendations to Executive.  The Executive Member for Children, Young People & Education supported the recommendations and the principle of early intervention and thanked all who had worked on the scrutiny report.  The Executive Member for Adult Social Care & Public Health, in her capacity as Chair of the Health & Wellbeing Board, confirmed that the mental health was a priority for the Board, the transition from childhood to adulthood being a particular concern.

Resolved:  (i)      That the update on the recommendations of the Scrutiny Committee, and the progress made so far, be noted.

                   (ii)      That, taking that update into account, the recommendations of the Scrutiny Committee, as set out in paragraph 18 of its report at Annex 1, be approved.

                   (ii)      That it be noted that the council will continue to further develop joint partnerships and seamless services to ensure that early intervention is embedded in practice as well as in commissioning strategies.

Reason:     In order to respond appropriately to the findings of the scrutiny review as part of ongoing work to support the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in York.