Specialist Prevention and Intermediate Care (SPIC) – Have Your Say

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We are creating new services in Cornwall to help adults (18+) with managing mental health and trauma, finding and keeping a home, and day to day living skills. It will help people build confidence, independence, and stronger links in their community.

What is happening?

We are working with local people and partners to design a new service.

The service will offer short-term, person-centred support to people who approach adult social care or housing services. The aim is to help people feel safe, learn new skills, and move forward independently.

Cornwall’s health, care and housing services are under pressure. Many people with lots of needs do not get the right help early enough.

This new service will offer early, flexible support to help stop crises and reduce the need for more intensive help later.

Who will it help?

Adults with support needs related to:

  • Mental health and trauma
  • Homelessness or risk of homelessness
  • Drug or alcohol dependence
  • Autism
  • Learning disabilities
  • Other support needs

It will support people who may not be able to get help from other services but still need joined up, specialist support to stay well and independent.

What will change?

People using the service will have access to:

  • One-to-one support focused on confidence and independence
  • Group sessions to learn skills and build connections
  • Help with housing and everyday living
  • Support that is trauma-informed and safe
  • Flexible, short-term help based on personal goals

What are the expected benefits?

We expect the service to help:

  • Reduce homelessness
  • Reduce avoidable hospital admissions
  • Improve mental health and wellbeing
  • Build confidence and daily living skills
  • Make services easier to use and better connected

Timeline

We will work with people with lived experience, providers and partners throughout 2026 to design this service.
New contracts are planned to start in April 2027.

How to get involved

Please complete our short survey below by 18 March 2026 to help us shape support in Cornwall

We want to hear from:

  • People with lived experience
  • Families and carers
  • Professionals
  • Community partners

Co‑design and engagement sessions will run throughout 2026.

If you want to join, stay informed or share your views:

Email: adultscommissioning@cornwall.gov.uk



We are creating new services in Cornwall to help adults (18+) with managing mental health and trauma, finding and keeping a home, and day to day living skills. It will help people build confidence, independence, and stronger links in their community.

What is happening?

We are working with local people and partners to design a new service.

The service will offer short-term, person-centred support to people who approach adult social care or housing services. The aim is to help people feel safe, learn new skills, and move forward independently.

Cornwall’s health, care and housing services are under pressure. Many people with lots of needs do not get the right help early enough.

This new service will offer early, flexible support to help stop crises and reduce the need for more intensive help later.

Who will it help?

Adults with support needs related to:

  • Mental health and trauma
  • Homelessness or risk of homelessness
  • Drug or alcohol dependence
  • Autism
  • Learning disabilities
  • Other support needs

It will support people who may not be able to get help from other services but still need joined up, specialist support to stay well and independent.

What will change?

People using the service will have access to:

  • One-to-one support focused on confidence and independence
  • Group sessions to learn skills and build connections
  • Help with housing and everyday living
  • Support that is trauma-informed and safe
  • Flexible, short-term help based on personal goals

What are the expected benefits?

We expect the service to help:

  • Reduce homelessness
  • Reduce avoidable hospital admissions
  • Improve mental health and wellbeing
  • Build confidence and daily living skills
  • Make services easier to use and better connected

Timeline

We will work with people with lived experience, providers and partners throughout 2026 to design this service.
New contracts are planned to start in April 2027.

How to get involved

Please complete our short survey below by 18 March 2026 to help us shape support in Cornwall

We want to hear from:

  • People with lived experience
  • Families and carers
  • Professionals
  • Community partners

Co‑design and engagement sessions will run throughout 2026.

If you want to join, stay informed or share your views:

Email: adultscommissioning@cornwall.gov.uk



  • SPIC Service Survey Questions and Answers

    Please complete our short survey to Help us shape support in Cornwall - Let's Talk Cornwall. This survey will close on 18th March 2026

    We are creating new services in Cornwall to help adults (18+) stay well, live independently, and have a home. This includes support with mental health and trauma, finding and keeping a home, and day to day living skills. Your feedback will directly shape these services.

    •    All questions are optional.

    •    You can answer for yourself or for someone you support (as a carer/family member).If you are a carer or family member, please answer from the perspective of the person you support where possible.

    •    Estimated time: 15 minutes.

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    We will use the information you provide to inform the Specialist Prevention and Intermediate care services  

    The Data Controller for the information you provide in this survey is Cornwall Council, New County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro TR1 3AY. Data Protection Registration Number: Z1745294. Once the survey has closed, your data will be held within Cornwall Council’s secure network and premises for up to 2 years. Where we ask you to supply personal data on this form, we will only make access to this data available to authorised members of staff who are required to process it for the purposes outlined in this privacy notice. Please note that other information you provide, such as responses to open questions, may be published in full.

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