A Plaid Cymru Government would establish Wales-wide hubs to provide mental health support for young people.
The hubs would offer early intervention for young people who are not ill enough to require advanced psychiatric treatment; yet require support for their mental health.
They would offer pre-arranged counselling and could deal with emergencies and other walk-ins.
We would establish hubs to provide comprehensive, youth-focused services, including mental health services, health and other community and social services in a single community-based setting, sometimes referred to as “one-stop shops”, with “youth” defined to include both adolescents and young adults .
The hubs will also offer other services to treat the whole person in an age appropriate manner. There will be the opportunity to co-locate other services (employment, specialist education etc.) in these areas. This would be a one stop shop for young people to access a range of services focused on mental health.
They would be offering counselling on both an appointment and emergency basis – with a large enough team to deal with emergencies.
The main selling point would be anyone could walk in and get advice and arrange counselling if needed.
They would be linked with other health services to refer people. They could also offer group activities and more general youth work.
By offering intermediate services and early intervention the teams will prevent problems from developing into significant psychological needs.
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