BeU Swindon
Date: 28 Sep 2023
BeU Swindon, commissioned by BSW Integrated Care Board, will be launched on October 1st 2023. BeU Swindon is a free, accessible and comprehensive service which will encompass therapeutic interventions such as counselling, youth work, and social prescribing, in addition to providing a digital self-help platform and the Mental Health Teams in School (MHST). This service will cover CYP from age 0-18 (or up to 25 for those YP who are care experienced and/or have SEND), their parent/carers/guardians, professionals and the school community across Swindon.
BeU Swindon will take a whole school approach in line with the Thrive Model, (thrive-booklet_march-15.pdf (annafreud.org) combining the existing three services - Targeted and Mental Health Support (TAMHS), Mental Health Support Teams (MHST), and introducing a revised online resource/digital counselling offer called ‘The Sandbox’.
The core focus is on adapting the system to best serve the needs of CYP. This entails:
- Prioritising Relationships: Minimising 'hand-offs' and the need for CYP to repeatedly share their stories.
- Establishing Clear Access Routes: Ensuring straightforward access for CYP and professionals.
- Emphasising Thriving: Investing in early prevention and striving to return those facing difficulties to a thriving state.
- Community Based Approach: Serving local communities and building community capacity.
- Collaborative System: Operating as a unified system with shared case management, performance assessments, and assessments across providers.
- Multi-Agency, Multidisciplinary Teams: Providing support to families, professionals, and universal settings, with a particular emphasis on schools.
- Goal-Oriented & Episodic Interventions: Involving children and young people in goal setting and decision-making.
The new single point of access service will support local young people and their families, schools and professionals with early intervention and prevention support options placed in the heart of the community. The community hubs will be placed in secure locations and known as ‘The Haven’. The digital element of the offer will be delivered by ‘The Sandbox’ who were elected by children and young people(CYP) across Swindon as part of the tender process.
The new Facebook page: www.facebook.com/beuswindon
The new website, which is due to go live on 1 October: www.beuswindon.co.uk
