The Provision of a Mental Health Service for Children and Young People (CYP) with Learning Disability and/or Autism, including Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) Supporting CYP wit...

Specialist Mental Health Service for Children & Young People (CYP) with a Learning Disability and/or who are autistic. The service supports the mental health needs of CYP who have complex needs and present with significant communication challenges, as a result of their Learning Disability and or autism that require specialist approaches to mental health support. These often do not appear in isolation and many of CYP will experience co-occurring difficulties, such as: • Emotional dysregulation • Behaviours of concer...