FOI Ref: 0050FOI2021
14th August 2020
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information
We are pleased to respond to your request for information and our response is set out below:
Request/ Response
I am writing to you on behalf of [redacted] to request the following information on children and young people’s mental health services (CYPMHS) in the NHS Sheffield CCG area under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We are asking all CCGs about the services they commission to support children and young people’s mental health (including CAMHS) to inform Mind’s understanding of changes to services as a result of the pandemic.
I would be grateful if you could provide me with information on the following
1. a. What specialist CAMHS services do you commission for children and young people and who provides these (e.g. eating disorder services, talking therapies, etc.)?
As well as the general community CAMHS offer, Sheffield CCG commissions CAMHS services from Sheffield Children’s Foundation Trust and from Sheffield Health and Social Care FT for some specialist services for 14-18 year olds. Specialist services are listed below alongside their provider. Please note some of these services are jointly commissioned with Sheffield City Council.
b) What other services do you commission to support the mental health of children and young people and who provides these?
NHS Sheffield CCG also commissions a number of voluntary and community sector services for working with Children and Young people as part of the local Future in Mind offer:
2. Given the recent national decrease in referrals and the additional potential impact of Covid-19 on mental health, what plans are you developing to cope with increased or changing need for mental health support for children and young people in your area?
Please tick all that apply
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adapted the services you commission to continue to support young people’s mental health
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All services have adapted practice to meet COVID_19 principles including social distancing and moving to online support (e.g. 1-1 therapy via video link, group work) |
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planned to commission additional services
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Additional services have been commissioned to be meet need, such as the establishment of the telephone support line for children and families regarding mental health as run by Sheffield Futures Door 43 and CAMHS |
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modelled future demand on services
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This is being modelled by individual providers and is forming part of the Rapid Impact Assessment for all-age Mental Health provision in Sheffield as developed by Public Health. |
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developed a plan for your area
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As “C”, plans are in development for a Short/Medium and long term approach to the expected increase in demand following COVID_19. Sheffield CAMHS and other providers have already adapted working practices for the short term. |
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partnered with other organisations such as charities and youth services
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Please refer to the answer provided to “b”. |
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delivered any other initiatives to support young people’s mental health during this period (please state) |
The cross-organisational Sheffield Psychology Board has been centrally to producing, verifying and ratifying support and information for young people, including specific information on anxiety, loneliness and bereavement and developing provision accordingly. Sheffield CAMHS, CCG, SCC and voluntary sector partners have been working closely with Sheffield Schools and delivering information to young people virtually and via the schools platform run by Learn Sheffield, the Sheffield Schools Development partner. |
3. a. How many contacts did the CAMHS services you commission have with children and young people in the following months?
b. What proportion of these contacts were young people from the following ethnic backgrounds?
NHS Sheffield CCG does not hold this information; please contact Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust at scn-tr.schfoi@nhs.net who can further assist you with your request.