HGfL: Health & Well Being: Healthy Schools

The Targeted Mental Health in Schools (TaMHS) project in Hertfordshire was a two year project funded by the DCSF / DfE from 2009 to 2011.

Needs Assessment

An Assessment of Need for Watford 2009

The Targeted Mental Health in Schools project created an opportunity to examine the needs of pupils, staff, parents and professionals in a targeted area.

Focusing on the 2 extended schools consortiums in Watford, the project first had to establish what it needed to achieve and this report initially served to shape the delivery of the project. However, the richness of the information gleaned from the needs assessment has meant this report may be relevant to a wider group of colleagues.

The information in this report was gathered through a variety of focus groups where questions and discussion were facilitated as well as existing data and a survey of parents developed specifically for this project.

Resources

Title	Subject	Downloads / Links
Tools for Schools	Tools for Schools is a Watford based resource which enables universal professionals to use a common process for identifying and intervening early in emotional well being concerns. It also contains a risk assessment and benchmarking tool with support on care pathways and a directory of services.	Acrobat pdf, 376kb/48 pages, 07/12/2010, tools_schools_brochure.pdf
Meeting the needs of children and young people in Hertfordshire:	A document for professionals on Integrated Practice	Acrobat pdf, 260kb/30 pages, 01/09/2009, meeting_needs.pdf
Kids in the Middle	An Agony Aunt’s guide for parting parents and their children	Acrobat pdf, 1.21mb/24 pages, 01/09/2009, kids_in_middle.pdf
TaMHS Evidence Based Guidance	This guide supports the strategic integration of all agencies involved in the delivery of child and adolescent mental health services (including schools) so that they can work together to deliver flexible, responsive and effective early intervention mental health services.	Teachernet Publications: TaMHS Evidence Based Guidance
Useful Web Links	DCSF Targeted Mental Health in Schools programme	DCSF: TMHS project
Useful Web Links	Young Minds	www.youngminds.org.uk