Agenda item - Formal Public Involvement

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Formal Public Involvement

This is the part of the meeting when members of the public can formally ask questions of the Board or present a petition. These need to be notified to the Board in advance of the meeting Contact the Secretary to the Board at penny.jennings@brighton-hove.gov.uk

 

(a) Petitions - to consider any petitions received by noon on 4 September 2019;

 

(b) Written Questions - to consider any written questions received by noon on 4 September 2019;

 

(c) Deputations - to consider the Deputation in respect of “Mental Health Pledge” forwarded from Full Council on 25 July 2019 (copy attached)

Minutes:

15(a)   Written Questions

 

15.1    There were none.

 

15(b)   Petitions

 

15.2    There were none.

 

15(c)   Deputations – Mental Health Pledge

 

15.3    The Chair, Councillor Moonan, referred to the Deputation which had been forwarded to the Board from the July meeting of full Council and was set out on the agenda at pages, 23 – 28. As the matter had already been considered at Council and the Deputees had spoken there they did not have the opportunity to address the Board however the Board were invited to accept the Deputation in order that a formal response could be given by the Executive Director, Families, Children and Learning. The Board agreed and the Chair thanked the Deputees for their Deputation and invited the Executive Director to respond to the contents of the Deputation.

 

15.4    The Deputation stated:

 

Our deputation is a request to Council to commit to collaborating with us to create a pledge to young people in Brighton and Hove, that will outline the experience they can expect when engaging with Mental Health Services in our city.

We are asking for this issue to be referred to the Council’s Health and Wellbeing Board, which would allow us to start a working relationship with the relevant health organisations that would allow us to create this pledge.

What should the Pledge look like?

The pledge will be a document of accountability of Mental Health Services in our city. It will aim to ensure a consistent and person-centered approach is offered to young people at every point of access, and set a minimum standard to be adhered to when engaging with young people around mental health.

The pledge will be Young Person Centred and designed by listening to the voices of young people of Brighton and Hove, and written in conjunction with the CCG, Primary Care Trust, local mental health charities and other relevant health authorities.

How will the Pledge be created?

The pledge will be created in partnership with service providers and lead by the young people of our city. This will involve focus group sessions with schools, youth groups, after school clubs and the universities. In working in conjunction with health organisations and the young people of our city we can ensure that the pledge is practical, informed by real lived experiences and can be implemented by relevant health services.”

 

15.5    The Executive Director, Families, Children and Learning responded:

 

“This deputation has come when thereis a pan Sussex review of children’s and young people’s mental health services already underway. This review already has engagement events as a part of its remit, both of the children and young people directly using services as well as their parent/carers.

There is already an established group in place, the Youth Voice Group, and it would be most sensible to refer the deputation to this group so that the Youth Voice Group can be central to the development of any pledge. The Youth Voice Group is made up of a wide range of youth groups including the Youth Council. We are also aware that a Young Minds pledge that has been launched for CYP MH - called #Iwill. https://www.iwill.org.uk/pledge/youngminds/ and the local Youth Voice will be clearly focused on this.

 

Given the engagement work that is already in place for the pan Sussex review it would seem sensible to ask the Youth Voice Group to be central to the development of any pledge with services after review has finished. The review would also clarify what is a city service, what is a pan Sussex service which would also impact on any pledge coverage.

It needs to be clearly understood that any pledge would need to have the service providers’ and commissioners’ full understanding and support. In the main the mental health services are provided by the NHS and not the council.

We would anticipate we could update the Board of the outcome of the review in January 2020 and update the Board regarding the Mental Health Pledge in March 2020.”

 

15.6    RESOLVED – That the contents of the petition and response to it be noted.

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