A2- DESCRIBE SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS AND OTHERS.
A MINIMUM OF FOUR (4) TYPES OF SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS AND OTHERS MUST BE DESCRIBED.
4.2. Support available to individuals and others:
• community resources
• substance misuse services
• support group, networks
• rehabilitation
• IAPT services (Improving Access to
Psychological Therapies)
• crisis services.
Promoting your own or an individuals mental health is important, however, sometimes professional support and guidance might be required. National and local services are provided for when additional support or help is needed using state, voluntary, charitable or private organisations.
Here are two types services that could be accessed (you will need to include four).
Treating young people with emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties.
Support includes: depression, eating disorders, self-harm, abuse, violence anger, bipolar, psychosis and anxiety.;
Local NHS CAMHS services have a team of professionals to support young people, these include, therapists, support workers, social workers, psychologists et cetera.
General practioner (GP) is often the first line of communication. They will signpost/refer the individual to the relevant specialist.
Community resources
Information about Child and Adolescent Mental Health services (CAHMS)
Websites
NHS - https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/search/service/child-and-adolescent-mental-health-services-camhs-63/
YoungMinds - https://www.youngminds.org.uk/young-person/your-guide-to-support/guide-to-camhs/
Information about Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS)
Websites
NHS - https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/social-care-and-your-rights/how-to-access-mental-health-services/
Moving from CAMHS to AMHS -https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/camhs/moving-from-camhs-to-amhs/
Community mental health - https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/adults/cmhs/
Substance misuse resources
Drug and alcohol addiction
Websites
Drug and alcohol - https://www.actiononaddiction.org.uk/advice-page
Drug - https://www.talktofrank.com/
Substance misuse usually refers to drug abuse. This is when the substance is used in amounts or harmful ways to themselves or others. Drugs can be legal and illegal. Illegal drugs are not regulated and content and strength can vary.
Alcohol, cannabis, street drugs (spice), ecstasy, MDMA, and crystal meth - all may cause addiction.
GP is usually first line of communication.
NHS offers psychological treatments (therapy, counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy [CBT]) and medication (methadone, highly addictive). Support grups may be signposted - Alcoholics Anonymous, or Narcotics Aonymous.
Task today
In groups, describe in detail one type of support available to individuals with mental ill-health and others who support them.
support offered
who can access it
how can they access it
use a variety of sources
provide contact details for each source
two different references (in text citation and referenced at the end).