West Essex Youth Counselling Service

The Youth Counselling Service (YCT) was commissioned from 1st April 2020 to deliver a short-term contract to support the emotional wellbeing and mental health needs of children and young people who do not require a specialist mental health service but who otherwise need additional support. The programme is funded by West Essex CCG with Local Transformation Plan monies. The contract duration is set to align with the current Southend, Essex and Thurrock Children & Young People's Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health (SET CAMHS) Service. The scope of the SET CAMHS service is currently being developed by the collaborative partners within Essex. Through these discussions a decision will be made whether this service sits within the scope of the main CAMHS service and will be procured with it or not. Should the decision be taken that the service sits separately a commissioning and procurement decision will be taken to support the longer-term provision for this service.