Children and Young People's Service (CYPS)
A service for children and young people that need a specialist assessment and / or treatment for mental health difficulties.
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Overview
The Children and Young People's Service (CYPS) is the Getting More Help service in the South Tyneside.
It offers:
- Mental health assessment and intervention
- Learning disability intervention
- Neurodevelopmental assessment
- Diagnostic pathway for autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
- Diagnostic pathway for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- ADHD medication clinics
The service is made up of administrative staff and mental health practitioners, including:
- Psychiatrists
- Nurses
- Social workers
- Psychotherapists
- Psychologists
- Occupational therapists
The integrated team
The integrated team works to meet the Getting More Help (previously known as 'Tier 3') specialist mental health needs of all children and young people. This is where the mental health or learning disability needs are complex and require more intensive support.
Support available
The service can provide consultation, and advice and support directly to families but also to other agencies working with children and young people with moderate / severe mental health difficulties and learning disabilities.
The service also provides direct consultation into Special Schools, so school staff have access to specialist mental health support in a timely way. Where young people then require an intervention from the specialist mental health service this can be provided by the CYPS professional.
Children and young people referred into the service are usually seen in date order of when they were referred, however all cases are reviewed and prioritised, based on their clinical need and any associated risks.
The service has a practice guidance note in place to support the smooth transition of young people who require ongoing mental health support at aged 18.
How to access the service
The CYPS service receive all of their referrals via Lifecyle, South Tyneside and Sunderland Foundation NHS Trust.
The two teams meet daily and also have a weekly meeting to discuss referrals and make sure that the right service is provided for the child or young person at the right time.
The Getting More Help service is part of the graduated needs led response within the borough and a child or young person would usually have already had some intervention from a Getting Help service before a referral is made into CYPS.
Anyone wishing to discuss a case prior to referral can contact the duty team and speak to a qualified mental health professional for advice, information or support.
They are happy to discuss children and young people with you to determine whether they need the service or, if not, they will suggest what may be helpful.
A Getting More Help (Tier 3) Specialist mental health service
As its core business the service can provide:
- Assessment, diagnosis and intervention on a range of mental health difficulties
- Intensive home-based treatment for those children and young people whose mental health is causing significant concern - this is provided by the Intensive Community Treatment Service (ICTS)
- An Intensive Eating Disorder Service to support children and young people on the eating disorder pathway who are at risk of an inpatient admission - this is provided by the Children and Young Peoples Community Eating Disorder Service (CYP-CEDS)
- A comprehensive transition support package to those young people who are approaching their 18th birthday and may need continuing support as adults
- 24 hour access to support (via 111 press 2 service outside of the service hours)
- Training, consultation, support and advice to front line staff working in targeted services for children and young people