Care Programme Approach

The Care Programme Approach (CPA) is a package of care that may be used to plan your mental health care. This section explains what CPA is, when you should get and when it might stop.

• The Care Programme Approach (CPA) is there to support your recovery from mental illness
• CPA is a framework used to assess your needs. And make sure that you have support for your needs.
• Community Mental Health Teams, Assertive Outreach Teams and Early Intervention Teams are likely to use CPA.
• Your mental health services will have policies about who is able to get help under CPA.
• Under CPA you will get a care coordinator who monitors your care and support.
• Your care coordinator will review your plan regularly to see if your needs have changed.

This section covers:

1. What is the Care Programme Approach (CPA)?
2. Who gets help under the Care Programme Approach (CPA)?
3. What do I get under the Care Programme Approach (CPA)?
4. Will I get money to help me to pay for my care?
5. When will my Care Programme Approach (CPA) stop?
6. What support can I get if I’m not under the Care Programme Approach (CPA)?
7. What can I do if I’m not happy with the help I am getting?

These pages are created by Rethink Mental Illness' Advice and Information Service in accordance with the Information Standard. Last reviewed in September 2017. Next review September 2020.