Appendix 38 - Resources for transition child to adult services
Barnet Multi-Agency Preparation for Adulthood (PfA) - Protocol First Review 2020-2023:
The planning process to support transition from adolescence into adulthood for young people with complex learning difficulties, disabilities, additional needs or mental health needs.
BACDIS: https://www.bacdis.org.uk/policy/documents/transition_moving-on-well.pdf is an excellent document with lots of valuable information and resources with support groups and websites that parents, young people and schools/colleges may find useful.
Youth Health Talk: www.youthhealthtalk.org and Transition Information Network
Transition information Network: www.transitioninfonetwork.org.uk are useful resources of information and good practice for young people, families and professionals.
Expert Patients Programme16: can help adults with long-term health conditions develop confidence in taking control of their own health needs; the Supporting Parents Programme is available at: www.expertpatients.co.uk
Connexions: personal adviser and the transition social worker need to work in partnership with the young person and family to agree how they prepare for the process of transition and how the young person will be supported to have a lead voice in planning and reviews
NSF: Multidisciplinary working is emphasised in the National Service Framework for Long-term Conditions, published by the Department of Health in 2005; it underlines the importance of maintaining independence and social and psychological wellbeing, including personal care, equipment, (assistive technology) and housing planned around individual needs.
The Transforming Care Prevention and Support (TCaPS) service is an NHS England Accelerator site initiative. Using a keyworker model the service provides flexible early intervention and crisis prevention support for young people and their families rated green and/or amber on the At Risk of Admission registers. It includes funding for Personal Health Budgets (PHBs) which have been particularly successful in supporting the needs of people with autism and learning disability.
Other general resources:
