We understand that the unprecedented number of families seeking support for a child’s mental health has placed huge pressures on the statutory, voluntary and community organisations offering support. As a result many families are waiting months or years for assessments, and too many are not qualifying for support.
We understand the vital importance of early intervention, and that supporting a child’s mental health struggles at their onset is always simpler and more effective than healing established issues.
We understand that there is a huge community of parents and carers, desperate to support a child in crisis, but lacking the understanding, guidance, confidence and support to do so.
We understand the value of a community based approach to supporting a child’s mental health, where parents/carers, schools and healthcare providers all collaborate to provide joined up and wrap around care for children and young people.
When parents, schools, and clinicians join forces to provide wrap-around support, there’s a remarkable improvement in outcomes: up to a 40% reduction in youth mental health issues *3
We understand that by fostering a unified approach where parents, schools and healthcare providers work closely together, using the same language and strategies, we create an environment where every young person feels understood, supported, and empowered to overcome mental health challenges.
Join us in shaping a future where parents and school are key partners in integrated care, ensuring the resilience and thriving of our children and young people.
Map of integrated approach – (coming soon)
Sources
*1 Children’s Society (2008) The Good Childhood Inquiry: health research evidence. London: Children’s Society.
*2 Kessler RC, Berglund P, Demler O, Jin R, Merikangas KR, Walters EE. (2005). Lifetime Prevalence and Age-of-Onset Distributions of DSM-IV Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Archives of General Psychiatry, 62 (6) pp. 593-602. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.62.6.593.
*3 (source: Journal of Adolescent Health).