AN UPDATE ON THE POSITIVE DIRECTIONS TRAUMA VANGUARD PROJECT
28 February 2023
In August 2021, Coventry and Warwickshire ICB were successful in their bid to become the NHSE/I West Midlands Vanguard for the Framework for Integrated Care. The Framework for Integrated Care is the NHS’s response to the Long-Term Plan commitment of investing in additional services for children and young people with complex needs, including some of the most complex children locally who have been subjected to child exploitation and significant trauma(s).
This funding has enabled the ICB and partners to pilot work with our young people to lead on designing the framework and offers a unique opportunity to respond to assess the impact of this new way of working to achieve cultural and organisational change.
Our young people have told us that they want:
- Practitioners that are trauma informed and understand our story
- Practitioners to take time to get to know us and what we like and are good at
- Practitioners that are relatable
- Practitioners and resources that are accessible and that connect us back with our community (Social Prescribing)
- Don’t label us as bad
- Don’t diagnose us as mad
The project has responded to this clear steer from our young people with the development of innovative working practices across Coventry and Warwickshire, which includes:
- Youth Worker Pilot in Children’s Services in Coventry and Warwickshire Local Authorities
- Case Consultation from a Psychology Service
- Speech and Language Practitioner in Coventry Youth Justice
- Occupational Therapy Practitioner in Coventry Edge of Care
- Universal Social Prescribing Platform
- Enhanced Social Prescribing
- System Trauma Informed Response
You can learn more about the project by reading the West Midlands Vanguard Newsletter.
You can view the new Positive Pathways social prescribing platform here https://www.happyhealthylives.uk/staying-happy-and-healthy/keeping-yourself-happy-and-healthy/positive-pathways-social-prescribing/