THRIVE

The THRIVE Framework for system change aims to:

• Talk about mental health and wellbeing support using a common language that everyone understands
• Focus on joined-up working between services to ensure a collaborative and consistent approach to every child and young person’s care
• Think about the mental health and wellbeing needs of children, young people and families through the following five needs-based groupings:
  • Thriving
  • Getting Advice
  • Getting Help
  • Getting More Help
  • Getting Risk Support

Thriving

Children and young people who need support to maintain mental wellbeing through effective prevention and promotion. This group includes those at risk of developing mental health difficulties.

Getting Advice

Children, young people and families who need advice and signposting. This group includes both those with mild or temporary difficulties, and those with fluctuating or ongoing severe difficulties who are managing their own health and not wanting goals-based specialist input. The input from CAMHS might be signposting to other services and providing advice around self-management.

Getting Help

Children, young people and families who need specific interventions relating to their mental health need. This group includes those who would benefit from evidence-based help and support with clear aims and agreed criteria for assessing if these aims have been achieved.  Depending on the needs of the young person, this therapeutic support can be offered by different therapeutic services.  This group might also receive input from CAMHS, which could include interventions focused on goals and outcomes, informed by evidence.

Getting More Help

Children, young people and families who need more extensive and specialised interventions and support relating to their mental health needs. This group includes those who would benefit from evidence-based help and support with clear aims and agreed criteria for assessing whether these aims have been achieved. The input from CAMHS might be more extensive with specialist treatment, including inpatient admissions if required.

Getting Risk Support

Children, young people and families who have not benefitted from or are unable to use help, but are of such a risk that they still need contact with services. The group includes those who have already been offered extensive input with limited therapeutic progress. The input from CAMHS will be risk management, crisis response and supporting the network.

Page last updated 1st May 2023.