TranslateMental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism Collaborative Programme
We want people of all ages who experience mental health problems, have learning disabilities and/or Autism to live healthy lives, be able to achieve their goals and be accepted and supported in the communities they live in.
Our Priorities
We aim to improve services for people who experience poor mental health, people who have learning disabilities, people living with dementia and Autistic people of all ages. We are working towards ensuring that mental health problems, learning disabilities and Autism are given the same priority as physical health problems in the planning and delivery of local health and care services. In keeping with our broader aims and ambitions, we want to put in place programmes and systems that will help people to stay well and manage their conditions confidently.
We will improve the care and support available in the community and work to reduce the length of time people stay in hospital. We will work with local councils and the voluntary sector to improve housing and job opportunities for people experiencing mental health challenges, people who have learning disabilities and autistic people. We will develop new models of care to localise and realign mental health, learning disability and autism inpatient and community services with the aim of ending inappropriate out of area hospital placements. These collaborative efforts with of our partner organisations are geared towards fostering healthier, goal-orientated, and supported communities in Humber and North Yorkshire.
Our Plan
For many years now, health and care organisations who deliver services in our region have been working increasingly closer together, through the development of partnership arrangements and our collaborative programme of work.
Our Collaborative aims to join up services to better support our patients and make the best use of the resources at our disposal. This approach has developed to the point that we now plan collaboratively across our six local places to work towards ensuring that Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism services are meeting the needs of our populations, are available to all who need them and that investment decisions are aligned to longer term strategic goals, supported by evidence-based needs.
To read more on our vision, strategic outcomes and some of the key pieces of work that will support their delivery please read: Developing our Strategy for the future – a statement of intent July 2021.
To read about our achievements during 2022 – 2023, please read our annual report here.
To read about our achievements during 2021 – 2022, please read our annual report here.
Our Work
We have key priority workstreams that will help us to deliver our vision and outcomes over the years to come. These priorities may flex over time as we begin to realise our ambitions and meet the potentially changing needs of our populations.
Our priority workstreams include:
• Autism and ADHD Pathways
• Children and Young People’s Mental Health
• Children and Young People’s Trauma Informed Care Programme
• Community Mental Health Transformation – including Severe Mental Illness (SMI) Physical Health Checks
• Dementia
• Individual Placement Support
• Inpatient Quality and Safety
• Learning Disabilities
• Perinatal and Maternal Mental Health
• Reducing Out of Area Placements
• Staff Mental Health Resilience Support
• Suicide Prevention – Suicide Prevention Programme Progress Report 2019 – 2021
• Talking Therapies
• Urgent and Emergency Care Mental Health
• Workforce and Culture
Plans and Strategies
The Mental Health Learning Disabilities and Autism Collaborative Programme Strategy – July 2021
Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership Long-Term Plan 2019 – 2024
The National Strategy for Autistic Children, Young People and Adults: 2021 – 2026
Talking Therapies
Hospital staff and care home staff who are experiencing a common mental health problem related to Covid-19 also have priority access to local Talking Therapies services in their area. Details of local Talking Therapy services can be found below.
You can find out more about local Talking Therapies services via the websites below or by speaking to your GP for a referral.
• York and Selby Talking Therapies or 01904 556820
• North Yorkshire Talking Therapies
• Let’s Talk Hull or 01482 247111
• East Riding Emotional Wellbeing Service, self-refer here or 01482 335451
• North Lincolnshire Talking Therapies or 01724 867297
• North East Lincolnshire Talking Therapies or 01472 625100
