Tier 1 (Universal Sample Clauses

Tier 1 (Universal. The majority of work with children and young people to meet their mental health needs and support their emotional well-being will be provided at universal service/ primary level by GPs, health visitors, school health services, providers of youth services, school pastoral services, parenting programmes and other community agencies. The Herefordshire Children and Young People’s Partnership will develop collaborative commissioning priorities for the promotion of Tier 1 well-being initiatives involving practitioners from all settings. Priority will be given to the provision of education, training and support to:  GP and primary care staff  Staff in schools and colleges  Children centres and early years settings  Community health staff  Social care staff (social workers, family support workers etc)  Youth Offending Service staff  Volunteers, mentors and peer supporters of children and young people The second area of priority is to articulate the care pathway so that referrals are appropriate, timely and wrap around support is available for the child or young person. All services should be nurturing and promote the resilience of children and young people. Support to families is a critical part of this, starting from pre-birth building attachment between child and parent, continuing into early childhood and teenage years with positive parenting. Parental mental illness has an adverse effect on child mental health and development. Equally, child psychological and psychiatric disorders and the stress of parenting can impinge on adult mental health. Figure 2 illustrates these interdependencies. The work of the CYPP on mental health and emotional well-being will link to developments in Adult Mental Health services so that the impact of mental health within a family is recognised and supported by all agencies. This will include joint commissioning across the Partnership. The third area is the co-ordination of local awareness events and information. This will tackle stigma and enable children and young people to talk about their mental health, their wellbeing and improve their resilience. Through this priority area, we want to strengthen communities including communities of children and young people to support each other. Activities such as first aid in mental health, peer networks and campaigns are part of this approach to promote positive behaviours and resilience. The intended outcome from this work is that Tier 1 practitioners should be able to:  Identify m...