Children and Young People Mental Health update Report Final

Committee report · Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee · Thu 18 Sep 2025 · East Sussex County Council · agenda item 15

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“were presented to the MHLDA Board in May 2025 and agreed and a delivery plan has now been developed for approval by the CYP Mental Health Delivery Group and MHLDA Board. 4.2.1 Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) in Schools As part of our strategic priority to improve access to early support, we are continuing to implement the government’s ambition for 100% of schools and colleges to have access to a Mental Health Supp”

What the meeting decided

The minutes record: Noted. “RESOLVED to: 1) Note the report; and 2) Schedule a progress report on neighbourhood mental health support teams to a future meeting. </AI7> <AI8> 16. HOSC future work programme 16.1 The Committee discussed the items on the future work programme. 16.2 The Committee” minutes ↗

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Noted · Received for information; no decision followed.

The report provides an overview of children and young people's mental health service provision in East Sussex, alongside two associated system-wide transformation programmes for children and young people's mental health and the all-age neurodevelopmental pathway. p7

In East Sussex there are two main children and young people's community mental health services commissioned by NHS Sussex: Mental Health Support Teams in Schools, provided by East Sussex County Council, and the Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, provided by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. p30 p31 p32

There are currently 5,604 children and young people waiting for neurodevelopmental assessment, waiting an average of 645 days. p73

The Crisis Outreach Acute Support Team, a new service that launched in April 2025, provides an alternative to inpatient admission for children and young people experiencing acute mental illness in Sussex. p54

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p7The paper provides an overview of the children and young people’s mental health service provision in East Sussex alongside an overview of the two associated system wide transformation programmes for children and young people’s mental health and all age neurodevelopmental pathway.
p30There are two main children and young people’s community mental health services in East Sussex commissioned by NHS Sussex:
p31· Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) in Schools provided by East Sussex County Council
p32· Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) provided by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
p54Crisis and Intensive Home Treatment: The Crisis Outreach Acute Support Team (COAST) is a new service that launched in April 2025 which provides assessment/targeted support and a new alternative to inpatient admission or enhanced discharge offer for children and young people who are experiencing acute mental illness living in Sussex. The team delivers bespoke and holistic treatment based on formulation of clinical need and associated risk. Inpatient General Adolescent Unit:
p73There are currently 5,604 children and young people waiting for neurodevelopmental assessment, waiting an average of 645 days.

Places and organisations it names

East Sussex County Council

Other papers for this meeting

Access to General Practice in East Sussex · Committee report
Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee agenda · Committee agenda
Children and Young People Mental Health update · Committee report
HOSC Work Programme September 2025 · Committee report
HOSC future work programme · Committee report
Improving Access to General Practice in East Sussex - HOSC · Committee report
Minutes of the meeting held on 26 June 2025 · Committee report
NHS Sussex update · Committee report
Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee minutes · Committee minutes

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