Developing a parent-infant strategy and securing cross-agency commitment to delivery

Local authority — strategy development and stakeholder engagement

The Challenge

Brent’s Start for Life team had a clear goal — to develop a strategy and engage other agencies in delivering it — but needed expert support to navigate the landscape, particularly around securing CAMHS involvement in a parent-infant pathway.

Having the associate’s expertise and steering us in the right direction was very useful. We were able to understand the landscape of perinatal mental health service provision and the shortfalls to avoid.

Brent Council

What We Did

Supported engagement with and integration of CAMHS into a parent-infant pathway
Provided support with strategy development

What Changed

A team was set up to provide mild to moderate perinatal and infant mental health support

This may be relevant to you if you are

A Start for Life team that has a strategy ambition but needs expert support to develop it
An area where CAMHS or other agencies need to be drawn into a parent-infant pathway
A council that needs help understanding the wider landscape before committing to a direction

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