To improve links and partnership working between Early Intervention in Psychosis Services (EIP), Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and Further Education Colleges in order to support young people with a first episode of psychosis to re-engage with, achieve in and progress on from education, training and employment.
What are we aiming to achieve?
How will we do this work?
By the development of pilot sites across the country. Each pilot site will develop strong partnership approaches, shared ways of working and greater understanding of how to enable young people with psychosis to access and succeed in learning. Outputs will include data evidence of the impact and effectiveness of the project and a downloadable ‘good practice' framework.
Who is this work for?
This work is primarily to benefit young people with a first episode of psychosis. The project aims to improve the support they get from EIP services and from FE colleges so that they can remain in and fulfil more potential in education.
The work will also benefit staff in EIP services and in FE colleges who will get a better understanding of how to support young people with psychosis.
What have we learnt from this work?
The Back on Track 2 final report will contain all learning from this project, and will soon be available for download from this page. The reports below contain learning from two projects that took place in 2008, both of which have contributed to the development of Back on Track 2.
Back on Track Year 1 Report - This is the first year report from the pioneering Back on Track project developed in Portsmouth between Headspace Early Intervention Service and Highbury College. It inspired the Back on Track 2 project;
Author: Pam Ringland
Delivering Race Equality Report - A report from a project that took place in London for Delivering Race Equality. It audited Early Intervention caseloads and looked at the education and employment rates of Service Users from Black and Minority Ethnic communities and also looked at the impact of culturally sensitive provision at FE colleges for Service Users from BME communities.
Authors: Dr. Annie Lau, Alison Black & Victoria Sturdy.
What is (or will be) the impact of this work?
Data will be collected to see if the project is successful in developing ways of supporting more young people using EIP services to re-engage with education and training and therefore reach their potential and improve their life chances.
Contact Information
Clare Worrall
Regional Project Officer: Mental Health and Learning, North West Region
clare.worrall@niace.org.uk
+44 (0)7920 493 618
NIACE
21 De Montfort Street
Leicester
LE1 7GE
