Support from the start: commissioning early intervention services for mental ill health
Author(s)
NHS CLINICAL COMMISSIONERS
Publisher(s):
NHS Clinical Commissioners
Publication year:
2016
Presents four case studies to show how Clinical Commissioning Groups and their partners are commissioning early intervention initiatives in mental health services. The case studies cover: Hounslow’s Friends for Life programme, which is helping to boost the resilience of young people; Salford’s early intervention in psychosis; Coventry and Warwickshire’s maternal mental health service; Kernow’s suicide liaison service. The case studies outline progress to date and highlight the value of the intervention. The paper also provides six top tips for commissioners early intervention services in mental health. (Edited publisher abstract)