Getting More Help
More help’ generally refers to more extensive and in-depth support, i.e. structured, focused and proven to promote recovery from mental distress.
If a young person’s mental distress has started to negatively impact their home, school or social life – Stay Well and local NHS CAMHS Teams* work together to provide them with ‘more help’ i.e. ensuring that they get the right help at the right time.
*Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services provided by Combined Healthcare NHS Trust (NSCHT) and the Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust (MPFT)
To provide ease of access, young people can access ‘More Help’ in 2 ways…
If you, or someone you care for, need more help – we’re here for you…
Getting More Help from Stay Well
Contact Stay Well
01782 418518
Option 2
staywellcypstaffs@changes.org.uk
Wherever you live in Staffordshire, a young person can be referred by contacting Stay Well directly, i.e. either by phone, email or by completing the online referral form.
Stay Well staff will then make contact to discuss the young person’s needs, i.e. to make sure that we are the right service to meet these needs.
If we decide that Stay Well can provide ‘more help’, we will engage the young person with one or more of our services, i.e. provided by either Changes YP, North Staffs Mind or Dove (please see below for a summary of ‘more help’ provided by the Stay Well service)
If it becomes clear that the young person’s needs are better met by NHS CAMHS, i.e. that they need more intense and specialised mental health support – Stay Well staff will contact and engage them with either NSCHT or MPFT CAMHS Teams.
1-2-1 Coaching
& Support
Providing 1-2-1 wellbeing coaching (based on its 12-step programme and Wellness Action Plan) and 1-2-1 support from qualified CBT-informed practitioners, (i.e. face-to-face or via Zoom).
1-2-1 Counselling
& Support
Offering 1-2-1 therapy, guidance and support to children and young people, plus parents and caregivers, delivered face-to-face or via telephone or Zoom.
1-2-1 and Group Intervention for Bereavement & Loss
Providing 1-2-1 therapy for children and young people, delivered face-to-face or via telephone or Zoom and bereavement & loss workshops within schools and community venues.
Getting More Help from NHS CAMHS
If you live in North Staffordshire, a young person, parent/carer or CYP professional can access ‘more help’ through a referral to NSCHT’s All Age Access Team, (through a phone call or completing the online referral form
tel: 0800 0 328 728 #1
If you live in South Staffordshire, a young person, parent/carer or CYP professional can access ‘more help’ through completing an online a referral form on MPFT’s website
MPFT CAMHS Online Referral Form
Please see below for a summary of ‘more help’ provided by NHS CAMHS
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Stay Well staff will then work with the CAMHS Teams to assess and meet each young person’s mental health needs.
Depending on the nature of their mental health needs, young people will either be engaged with the NSCHT or MPFT CAMHS Team or referred to Stay Well services.
Specialist
CAMHS Services
Offering evidence-based therapeutic interventions, including cognitive behavioural therapy, (CBT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) and behavioural work.
*CAMHS help with more complex issues