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Care Programme Approach

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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. 

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