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Primary Care Liaison (PCL) Service

What is PCL?

The Primary Care Liaison (PCL) service is a team of wellbeing practitioners trained in mental health and emotional wellbeing support, for children, young people (aged 5-25 years), and families. You will be offered a 1-hour assessment session to assess and triage to either suitable support, a referral, signposting, or liaison. The PCL team is based across GPs, Primary Care Networks, and YPAS community hubs.

About

The YPAS Primary Care Liaison Service is an early intervention service that aims to give CYP (children & young people) and families, access to mental health and emotional wellbeing support.

The service is aimed at CYP from 5 – 25 years old and parents/carers.  The YPAS team of Wellbeing Practitioners is qualified to offer evidence-based YPAS assessments, provide liaison between services, and support CYP and families throughout this process.

The service can be offered in GP surgeries and YPAS hubs North, South, and Central. A GP or another Primary Care Health Professional can refer you.

How will this service help me?

The PCL service offers an assessment to determine the best support for you, at this time. This might include a referral to YPAS for wellbeing, therapeutic support, or signposting to another agency and we can offer liaison between services as required.

FAQs

How can I access the service? +
You can speak to your GP practice (either by appointment, eConsult, or via receptionist) or another primary care professional. You can ask for our support at your next visit to the GP.
What support will I receive? +
An assessment with one of our wellbeing practitioners, to determine the best support for you at this time.
Can I access the group provision as well as support? +
Yes.
Is the PCL service counselling? +
No, the PCL service is an assessment for mild to moderate mental health, however, following an assessment our practitioners can refer to counseling if required.
Where is the service offered? +
The service can be offered in GP surgeries and YPAS community hubs based in North, South, and Central Liverpool. A GP or another Primary Care health professional can refer you.
Who do I contact to find out more about this service? +
Contact [email protected] or phone 0151 707 1025 and ask for someone from the PCL leadership team.
Who are YPAS? +
YPAS delivers a wide range of wellbeing and therapeutic services for children and young people aged 5 to 25 years old and parents/families. Our citywide services consist of individual support and open-access groups. They are delivered from 3 community hubs, primary schools, secondary schools, GP practices, and other community education settings

Amazing, thank you for the information and support. It's a scary world being a parent to a child with ASD but now I feel there is light at the end of a very dark tunnel. Such a lovely, friendly team. Thank you.

Parent/Carer

I worked with Emily. I enjoyed talking about what's going on in my life whilst it is being fun, it's never 'there's something wrong', it's always 'how do we help you' which I like. Emily is amazing, she's helped me so much and she's just a lovely person!!!

Young Person Aged 15

YPAS was the first organisation that took me in and also the quickest, Sonia helped me get through a very difficult stage in my life and has bettered me as a person. I feel better equipped to deal with situations in life and my mental health has improved overall because of it.

Young Person Aged 20

My son has loved coming to sessions each week with Lisa. He has calmed down a lot. This has been a fantastic service with people who genuinely care. Thank you, Lisa!

Parent/Carer

I felt progression and I found my strength and resilience through the sessions. I am proud of myself for staying strong and showing my commitment through the past months of my sessions. I also gained a handful of coping strategies and I maintained my balance by controlling my worries.

Young Person Aged 18