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SUGGESTED SCRUTINY ACTIVITY • Seek officer advice on the issues that should be covered by this review. • Consider whether the proposed terms of reference and key questions are appropriate and sufficient. • Review the proposed methodology and work plan, seek officer advice on appropriate witnesses and visits, and suggest changes, if needed. External Services Scrutiny Committee – Working Group on the transition from child to adult mental health services 17 th March 2008 Page 2 PART 1 – MEMBERS, PUBLIC & PRESS
DRAFT London Borough of Hillingdon EXTERNAL SERVICES SCRUTINY COMMITTEE WORKING GROUP ON THE TRANSITION FROM CHILD TO ADULT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 2007/8 REVIEW SCOPING REPORT Proposed review title: THE TRANSITION FROM CHILD TO ADULT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Aim of review To map, review and improve the transition from child to adult mental health services for young people with mental illness in Hillingdon. Terms of Reference 1. To map the provision of mental health services on both sides of the transition from child to adult mental health services for young people with mental illness in Hillingdon. 2. To investigate service users’, their families’ and advocates’ views on the transition from child to adult mental health services. 3. To investigate disparities in services to different groups of young people with mental illness, and whether these are appropriate. 4. To investigate whether improvements are needed in relation to the transition from child to adult mental health services. Background and importance 1. One in four people suffer some form of mental illness at some point in their life. If this starts in childhood then a crucial period can be when the young person reaches their teenage years and moves after 18 years old from help provided by child mental health services to adult mental health services. 2. Increasing numbers of young people are presenting with mental illness problems due to a variety of factors (better diagnosis, greater family and societal awareness, drug and alcohol problems and the pace of modern life), which causes pressures on services. Cause for concern is the difficulties some young people experience in the transition from child to External Services Scrutiny Committee – Working Group on the transition from child to adult mental health services 17 th March 2008 Page 3 PART 1 – MEMBERS, PUBLIC & PRESS
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