How will the organisation identify young people's needs

MI to resolve ambivalance / use of decisonal balance

ITEP Mapping / Young Person friendly around building strengths / goal setting / support networks

Promote / facilitate meaningful activities / which can be evidenced for effectiveness via YP feedback

Inclusive of all physical / social / and mental health needs e.g. education, recovery (support network / access to mutual aid / peer support) needs

Comprehensive assessment seeks positive / resiliance /assets / Protective factors of YPs to identify recovery capital and hence reocovery needs

Staff experts in assessments so can deliver in innovative ways to engage YPs - e.g. using paperwork as back up, and undertaken assessments through engaged conversation

Use of ITEP maps in assessments to engage YP / YP friendly

Use of IT to complete assessments - e.g. IPADs to engage YPs and prevent duplication of work

Ensure comprehensive include an initial care plan

YP groups to be created to develop questionnaire around YP needs

YP peer support to promote recovery support

YP volunteering so service has strong YP influence, and YP knowledge base

involving family / carers in treatment

Think Family

Family involvment group meetings

work with agency to safeguard

work with agency to share and source info avoiding duplication of work

presence with other agency to capture YPs in other services

signpost to other services

automatic referral to YP services for YPs presenting in A and E

Link to LAC, social services to capture YPs at risk

Raise CAFs and be lead professional when need presents

Outreach assessments for young people who cant get to service

Offering screening / brief assessments before comprehensive to detemine if comprehensive assessment is needed

Drop in / duty for assessments on ad-hoc basis

Use of other venues for assessments to reach young people

Identify different cultural groups in the community and have presence there

Ensuring all care plans are SMART and stretching, recovery focused

All Initial care plans are reviewed to a full care plan with young person input

Care plans are reviewed regularly

Care plans are linked to risk management

Identify services in community that can help with needs around;

housing

education / employment

social welfare

health

link to recvoery support e.g. SMART recovery / NA in community

Raising awareness in communities through eduction to help communities support YP's with needs

harm reduction

advice

relapse prevention

CBT

strong presence in community to build awareness, capture YPs and hence address need e.g. stalls, events, promotional materials

Provide education in community to promote awareness around substances and needs

Facilitation of fun activities in communities that can engage YPs and thus capture YPs to address needs - e.g. seeking participation in community sports events

Open Minded - i.e. anyone entering into treatment should be viewed as at least in contemplation around substances, and has potential to change, as opposed to being in pre-contemplation