Hertfordshire have been redesigning their CAMHS offer and services to try and better meet the needs of children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties. The project has been built around the THRIVE framework for system change, and Hertfordshire are an accelerator site for the I-THRIVE model. Alongside this Hertfordshire believe in taking an approach which underlines how mental health and wellbeing is the responsibility of all professionals, and are working towards improving their digital offer to reduce duplication, give clear information about available support, and ensuring the young people can track what is happening with their referral.
There has been a significant focus on collaboration across the continuum of emotional and mental wellbeing, from prevention through to Acute and specialist support, and ongoing work to develop a system of shared responsibility and accountability to improve the outcomes and customer journey of the children and young people that they collectively serve.