Child or Young Person's Mental Health Transition Plan

A Child or Young Person's Mental Health Transition Plan  is a CARE PLAN.

A Child or Young Person's Mental Health Transition Plan  is a joint-agency plan to prepare for transition out of a Children and Young People's Mental Health Service (CYPMHS) as a consequence of the PATIENT's age or change to care needs.

The purpose of a Child or Young Person's Mental Health Transition Plan  is to prepare the PATIENT, appropriate members of their support network (such as family/ Carers, with the PATIENT's agreement), and receiving SERVICES (including primary care) for transition out of a Children and Young People's Mental Health Service.

The Child or Young Person's Mental Health Transition Plan  must be agreed by both the sending and receiving SERVICES, the PATIENT and appropriate members of their support network (with the PATIENT's agreement), at least 6 months prior to transition to:

• Agree PATIENT needs to inform the network of care around the PATIENT (such as parents/ Carers, and including the receiving SERVICE)

• Support the PATIENT and their network of care to manage the process of transition

• Agree transition goals with the PATIENT.

Note: where the PATIENT enters a Children and Young People's Mental Health Service less than 6 months prior to transitioning, the Child or Young Person's Mental Health Transition Plan  must be agreed at least one month prior to transition.

A Child or Young Person's Mental Health Transition Plan may incorporate or be incorporated into a Mental Health Care Plan and/or a Discharge Plan, and these multiple plans may also be brought into a single plan. However, the single plan must  incorporate the requirements from the Child or Young Person's Mental Health Transition Plan.

A Child or Young Person's Mental Health Transition Plan and a Discharge Plan  may overlap, where the PATIENT is transitioning out of a  Children and Young People's Mental Health Service into primary care or other SERVICES delivering mental health support (e.g. counselling at school or voluntary sector).