Issue - meetings

To provide an update on the Community Calm Café model.

Ms Wain, Commissioning Specialist – Mental Health,delivered a presentation to the Committee, which provided details of calm cafes, that offered safe places for advice and guidance.  She said that these had been created through a one team, partnership approach, which included Social Work and Telford Mind as constant partners.

Ms Wain said that the NHS funded cafes were open and accessible to those who needed wrap around support within community locations and that the aim of cafes was to reduce demand on statutory services.  She was pleased to announce that some new cafes, specifically for 18- to 25-year-olds, were launching soon in Dawley and Meeting Point House.

The timetable of calm cafes in Telford and Wrekin and the summary of demographics in terms of their use, were noted.

Members were invited to attend one of the cafes to see the impact these were having in the local community and to receive any feedback from Members.

It was acknowledged that the cafes provided tremendous support and comfort to those who attended. If asked whether Town and Parish Council’s within the borough were aware of the cafes and or promoted them, officers advised that the Council had a good relationship with the borough’s Town and Parish Councils but would look to reach out to them to see if they promoted the cafes.

RESOLVED, that the presentation, be noted.