National Autism Webinar - Meeting the needs of autistic adults in mental health services

ICB Exec leads and mental health commissioners are invited to attend this webinar, which focuses on the recently published national guidance: meeting the needs of autistic adults in mental health services.  

Autistic adults are more likely than non-autistic adults to report symptoms of mental ill health and to be diagnosed with a co-occurring mental health condition. Partly due to recent improvements in appropriate reporting and recording the numbers of people diagnosed as autistic in mental health inpatient settings is increasing.  Therefore ICBs, mental health services and system partners need to plan to effectively meet the mental health needs of the autistic adult population and support them to live well in the community wherever possible and, when clinically necessary, provide effective and therapeutic community, crisis and inpatient care.  

Introduced by Tom Cahill, National Director for Learning Disabilities and Autism, the webinar will equip ICB leads with an understanding of 10 key principles to improve the quality, accessibility and acceptability of care and support for autistic adults to meet their mental health needs, both in the community and in inpatient settings. An overview of the complementary national guidance to support integrated care boards to commission acute mental health inpatient services for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults will also be provided.

In this webinar, we will cover:

• Introductions by Tom Cahill, National Director, Learning Disability and Autism Programme NHSE
• National Guidance, meeting the needs of autistic adults in mental health services.
• Data and Autism Dashboards
• Supporting integrated care boards to commission acute mental health inpatients services for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults.
• Workforce implementation
• Local implementation

Questions about this event?

Name: Louise Bridgman

Email:louise.bridgman2@nhs.net

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